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Stripe Unveils Billing Tool To Add Markups On AI Model Token Costs

Stripe has introduced a preview of a new billing feature designed to help AI startups pass through the cost of large language model token usage to customers, while also allowing…

ChatGPT Uninstalls Surge 295% In US After OpenAI DoD Deal As Claude Downloads Climb

U.S. uninstallations of ChatGPT’s mobile app rose 295% day-over-day on Saturday, February 28, following news that OpenAI had reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, which the Trump…

Cursor Tops $2 Billion Annual Revenue As Startup Counters Growth Doubts

Cursor has surpassed $2 billion in annualized revenue, according to a Bloomberg source, with the four-year-old company reportedly doubling its revenue run rate over the past three months. The disclosure…

Drone Strikes Damage AWS Data Centers In UAE And Bahrain Amid US Iran Conflict

Amazon Web Services said drones struck three of its facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Sunday, causing structural damage and service disruptions following US and Israeli strikes…

CISA Replaces Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala After Year Of Turmoil And Staffing Cuts

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has replaced its top acting leader, a spokesperson confirmed, following a year marked by staffing reductions, internal disputes and leadership instability under the…

Pokémon Winds And Waves Announced For Switch 2 As Series Marks 30 Years

The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, the 10th main series installment in the franchise, set for release on the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027. The reveal…

Apple And Netflix To Co Broadcast F1 Canadian Grand Prix In First US Simulcast

Apple and Netflix will co-broadcast the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in the United States, marking the first time American fans can watch a live F1 race simultaneously on both…

Suno Reaches 2 Million Paid Subscribers And $300 Million In Annual Revenue Amid Copyright Disputes

Suno has reached 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue, co-founder and chief executive Mikey Shulman said in a LinkedIn post, marking an increase from figures…

ChatGPT Reaches 900 Million Weekly Users As OpenAI Secures $110 Billion Funding Round

OpenAI said Friday that ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users and now counts 50 million paying subscribers, bringing the chatbot closer to the 1 billion-user mark. The company…

OpenAI Fires Employee Over Alleged Insider Trading On Prediction Markets

OpenAI has dismissed an employee for allegedly using confidential company information to trade on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the company confirmed to Wired. A spokesperson said the employee’s actions violated…

Xiaomi Unveils 17 Ultra With Leica Cameras And Expands Gadget Lineup Ahead Of MWC

Xiaomi launched a range of new devices ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, led by its camera-focused Xiaomi 17 Ultra smartphone, alongside an AirTag-style tracker, Xiaomi Watch 5 smartwatch,…

OpenAI Reaches Pentagon Agreement As Anthropic Faces Federal Phase-Out And Supply Chain Threat

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman announced late Friday that the company has reached an agreement permitting the US Department of Defense to use its AI models within the department’s classified…

Claude Rises To No 2 In Apple US App Store After Anthropic Pentagon Dispute

Anthropic’s chatbot Claude has climbed to number two among free apps in Apple’s US App Store, following public negotiations between the company and the Pentagon over military access to its…

Woolworths Revises Olive AI Assistant After Users Object To Human Claims And Personal Stories

Woolworths said it has revised the scripting of its AI customer service assistant, Olive, after customers complained that the bot claimed to be human and referred to “memories of its…

Target To End Sales Of Cereals With Synthetic Colours By May Amid Processed Food Scrutiny

Target said it will stop selling breakfast cereals made with synthetic colours by the end of May, becoming the latest retailer to respond to criticism of ultra-processed foods and growing…

Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Halt Anthropic Use After Military Access Dispute

US President Donald Trump said he will direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic, escalating a dispute over the company’s refusal to grant the…

Instagram To Alert Parents If Teens Repeatedly Search For Suicide-Related Terms

Instagram will begin notifying parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time, the company said on Thursday. The feature…

Figma Expands AI Coding Push With OpenAI Codex Integration

Figma is deepening its push into AI-assisted development by integrating OpenAI’s coding tool Codex directly into its platform. The move comes just one week after Figma announced a similar partnership…

EBay To Cut 800 Jobs Weeks After Depop Acquisition And Revenue Growth

eBay is reducing its workforce by about 800 employees, or roughly 6 percent of its full time staff, marking its third round of layoffs in three years. The company said…

X Expands Ad Aspect Ratio Support To Let Brands Reuse Creative From Other Platforms

Elon Musk’s X has expanded support for additional image and video ad aspect ratios, allowing advertisers to upload creative assets built for other social platforms without reformatting or cropping them.…