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Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck’s AI Filmmaking Startup InterPositive

Netflix said Thursday it is acquiring InterPositive, a filmmaking technology company founded in 2022 by actor Ben Affleck, in a move that reflects the streaming platform’s continued development of artificial…

OSHA Investigates Worker Death At Rivian Warehouse In Illinois

Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the death of a worker at a warehouse operated by Rivian in Illinois. The federal agency confirmed Friday that the…

Nintendo Sues U.S. Government Over Tariffs Imposed Under Trump Orders

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the United States government seeking refunds for tariffs it paid under trade policies introduced by Donald Trump. The case was filed Friday in the…

X Tests Ads That Appear As Recommendations Under Posts

X (formerly Twitter) is experimenting with a new advertising format that places a recommendation directly below posts mentioning a company or product. The test was first spotted by an X…

Meta Faces U.S. Lawsuit Over Privacy Claims In AI Smart Glasses

Meta is facing a new lawsuit in the United States alleging that its AI-powered smart glasses misled consumers about privacy protections after reports that contractors reviewed sensitive user footage. The…

Roblox Launches AI Chat Rephrasing Feature To Replace Banned Language

Roblox has introduced a real-time chat feature that automatically rephrases messages containing banned words, replacing them with language the company says is more respectful while preserving the original meaning. The…

Amazon Launches Redesigned Fire TV Mobile App With Content Discovery Features

Amazon has begun rolling out a redesigned version of its Fire TV mobile app that allows users to browse and discover streaming content directly from their phones. The update expands…

BYD Unveils Blade Battery 2.0 With Five-Minute EV Charging Capability

Chinese automaker BYD has introduced a new electric vehicle battery system that the company says can charge from 10 percent to 70 percent in about five minutes. The battery pack,…

Hackers Breach FBI System Used For Surveillance Warrants

Hackers have breached a system within the Federal Bureau of Investigation that is used to manage wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, according to a report published Thursday. The incident…

AWS Launches Amazon Connect Health AI Platform For Healthcare Administration

Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Connect Health, a new platform designed to help healthcare organizations automate administrative tasks using AI agents. The company announced the system Thursday, positioning it…

Cluely CEO Admits $7 Million Revenue Claim Was False After Earlier Interview

Cluely co-founder and CEO Roy Lee has admitted that a previously reported $7 million annual recurring revenue figure for the startup was inaccurate. Lee acknowledged on Thursday in a post…

Twenty-Two U.S. States Sue Trump Administration Over New 10 Percent Tariff

Twenty-two U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to block a new round of tariffs introduced by the White House after the Supreme Court ruled earlier…

Pentagon Labels Anthropic A Supply Chain Risk As Company Prepares Legal Challenge

The U.S. Department of Defense has designated artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, marking the first time a U.S.-based technology firm has received such a classification from…

Father Sues Google After Man’s Death Linked To Alleged Gemini AI Delusion

A wrongful death lawsuit filed in California accuses Google and its parent company Alphabet of designing the Gemini AI chatbot in ways that contributed to the death of a 36-year-old…

Google Expands Canvas In AI Mode To All U.S. Users Through Search

Google has expanded access to its Canvas feature in AI Mode to all users in the United States using English, bringing the tool from an experimental rollout in Google Labs…

Law Enforcement Seizes LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Database In International Operation

U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have seized the database of LeakBase, a website prosecutors describe as one of the largest online forums used by cybercriminals to exchange stolen passwords…

Google To Cut Play Store Commissions And Allow Alternative App Stores After Epic Settlement

Google will reduce its Play Store commissions and introduce a new program to support alternative app stores following a settlement with Epic Games that resolves a long-running dispute over competition…

Apple Music Introduces Metadata Tags To Identify AI-Generated Music Content

Apple Music is introducing new metadata fields that allow record labels and distributors to indicate when artificial intelligence has been used in the creation of music uploaded to the platform.…

Anthropic CEO Criticizes OpenAI Defense Deal In Memo To Staff

Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei criticized OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman over the company’s defense contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, describing the arrangement as “safety…

Nvidia CEO Says Company Unlikely To Make Further Investments In OpenAI And Anthropic

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company is unlikely to make additional investments in OpenAI and Anthropic, indicating that its recent stakes in the artificial intelligence developers may be the…