Anthropic CEO Criticizes U.S. Approval Of AI Chip Sales To China At Davos
Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei publicly criticized the U.S. administration and major chipmakers after the government approved the sale of certain high-performance AI chips to approved Chinese customers, raising…
Netflix Plans Mobile App Redesign And Expands Short-Form Video Push
Netflix said it plans to redesign its mobile app and expand its short-form video features as it adapts to a viewing environment increasingly shaped by social-first platforms such as YouTube,…
OpenAI Adds Age Prediction Feature To Limit ChatGPT Access For Minors
OpenAI has added an age prediction feature to ChatGPT aimed at identifying underage users and automatically applying content restrictions, as scrutiny of AI tools and their effects on children continues…
Tesla Looks To Revive Dojo3 With Focus On Space-Based AI Compute
Elon Musk said over the long weekend that Tesla plans to restart work on Dojo3, the company’s previously abandoned third-generation AI chip, with a new focus on space-based AI compute…
X Open Sources Recommendation Algorithm Again After Renewed Transparency Pledge
X has open sourced its recommendation algorithm again, releasing new code and documentation that explain how posts are selected and ranked in users’ feeds, following a transparency pledge made by…
Court Filings Raise Concerns Over DOGE Access To Social Security Data For Election Challenges
Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may have accessed and shared Social Security numbers in connection with efforts to support an advocacy group seeking to overturn election…
ICE Becomes Third Most-Blocked Account On Bluesky After Verification
ICE has become the third most-blocked account on Bluesky after the platform verified the government account last week, according to data from independent tracking services, prompting renewed backlash from users…
Trump Sues JPMorgan Chase For $5bn Over Account Closures
President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, accusing the bank of illegally closing his accounts for political reasons following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.…
YouTube TV To Launch Fully Customizable Multiview Experience
YouTube TV is preparing to significantly expand its multiview feature, giving viewers the ability to watch any content they choose side by side on a single screen. In his annual…
Danish Shoppers Turn To Apps To Boycott U.S. Products After Greenland Threats
European consumers are beginning to push back against the United States following President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory. In Denmark and Greenland, that backlash…
Apple’s Siri Revamp Could Turn The Assistant Into A Chatbot At WWDC
Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul could transform the assistant into a chatbot-style experience similar to ChatGPT, according to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. People familiar with the plans say the…
X Copies Bluesky’s Starter Packs With Its Own Curated “Starterpacks” Feature
X is rolling out its own version of Bluesky’s popular “Starter Packs,” becoming the latest social platform to adopt curated follow lists as a way to improve onboarding and discovery.…
Apple Is Reportedly Exploring An AI Pin Wearable With Cameras And Microphones
Apple may be developing a stand-alone AI wearable in the form of a pin that clips onto clothing, according to a report published Wednesday by The Information. The device would…
Fire Breaks Out At Rad Power Bikes Warehouse Weeks After Battery Safety Warning
A fire broke out this week at a Rad Power Bikes retail store warehouse in Huntington Beach, California, in an incident that comes just weeks after federal safety regulators warned…
Meta Retreats From Virtual Reality After Reality Labs Layoffs And Studio Closures
Meta has scaled back its long-running push into virtual reality, laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division and shutting down several internal VR game studios, according to…
