Industry Puts Spotlight On Fintech Fraud With Tender Short And Wirecard Parallels
The Tender Investigation PlotHBO’s financial drama “Industry” centers this season on an effort to expose a fraudulent fintech company called Tender. The story follows Harper Stern, who is running her…
Apple Weighs Adding AI Chatbot Apps To CarPlay, Report Says
Reported Plans For CarPlayApple is working on ways to support AI chatbot apps inside CarPlay, a move that could let drivers talk to services such as Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude,…
Target Plans About 500 Job Cuts As It Shifts Investment Toward Store Staffing
Job Cuts And Internal RationaleTarget will cut roughly 500 jobs across its regional offices and distribution sites in the United States, a move executives said is intended to free up…
Bangladesh Secures Limited Tariff Exemptions And U.S. Cuts Duty Rate In New Trade Deal
Agreement And Tariff ChangesBangladesh said it has secured exemptions for some clothing and textile products made with U.S.-produced materials under a new agreement announced on Monday, while Washington will cut…
Roblox Says 45% Of Daily Users Completed Facial Age Checks After Safety Lawsuits
Adoption Of Age VerificationA month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats, Roblox said 45% of its daily active users had completed age checks as of January 31.…
Senator Wyden Flags Concerns About CIA Activities Without Disclosing Details
Letter And Official ResponsesA senior Democratic lawmaker with access to some of the U.S. government’s most closely held intelligence has said he has “deep concerns” about certain activities by the…
Biotech Firms Say AI Is Closing The Talent Gap In Drug Discovery And Gene Editing
AI As A Force Multiplier In BiotechExecutives from Insilico Medicine and GenEditBio said this week that artificial intelligence is helping the industry tackle problems that have gone untreated for years…
OpenAI Moves To Retire GPT-4o As Users Protest And Lawsuits Raise Safety Concerns
Model Retirement And User BacklashOpenAI said last week that it will retire several older ChatGPT models by February 13, including GPT-4o, a model known for giving highly flattering and affirming…
Spotify Tightens Developer Mode Access With Premium Requirement And API Limits
Changes To Developer Mode AccessSpotify is changing how its APIs work in Developer Mode, the layer that lets developers test third-party applications using the platform’s APIs. The update introduces a…
Reddit Points To AI Search As A Future Revenue Driver While Unifying Search Products
Search Strategy And Product DirectionReddit told investors that its AI-powered search is becoming a core business opportunity, with user growth and product changes positioning search as both a product focus…
Google Staff Demand Transparency Over Company’s Ties To US Immigration Enforcement
Employees Challenge Google’s Government Work Google executives are facing pressure from staff over the company’s ties to the federal government’s crackdown on immigration enforcement, which in recent months turned violent…
Private Jet Makers Focus On Wealthy Travelers As Demand And Prices Rise
A Market Shift Toward High-End Jets Private jet manufacturers are increasingly targeting wealthy customers as demand for business aircraft continues to rise, a trend highlighted by the attention around Gulfstream’s…
Google Says Gemini Passes 750 Million Monthly Users As Adoption Accelerates
Google said its AI chatbot Gemini has surpassed 750 million monthly active users, according to its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, marking a sharp rise in usage as the company continues to…
Gizmo App Uses AI Prompts To Turn Ideas Into Interactive Mini Apps
A Feed Built Around Play, Not Just Video Gizmo, a mobile app from startup Atma Sciences, is offering a new way to create and share interactive media by letting users…
Amazon Prepares Closed Beta Of AI Tools For Film And TV Production
AI Studio Moves Beyond Internal Testing Amazon MGM Studios will begin a closed beta program in March for the AI tools developed by its dedicated AI Studio, according to a…