Lucid Motors To Cut 12% Of Staff As Company Pushes Toward Profitability
Lucid Motors is cutting 12% of its workforce as it works to reduce costs and improve efficiency while preparing new vehicle launches and expanding production, according to an internal memo…
OpenAI Reviewed Shooter’s Chats Before Tumbler Ridge Attack And Did Not Alert Police
An 18-year-old accused of killing eight people in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, used OpenAI’s ChatGPT in ways that triggered internal safety tools, according to reporting, but the…
Google Startup Chief Flags LLM Wrappers And AI Aggregators As Growth Risks
Two business models that surged during the generative AI boom are now facing tougher questions, as Darren Mowry, who leads Google’s global startup organization across Cloud, DeepMind, and Alphabet, said…
Microsoft Names Asha Sharma To Lead Gaming As Phil Spencer And Sarah Bond Exit
Microsoft announced a leadership change in its gaming division on Friday, with Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer leaving the company and Xbox President Sarah Bond also departing, as…
Wikipedia Moves To Remove Archive.today Links Over Abuse And Reliability Concerns
Wikipedia editors have agreed to remove all links to Archive.today and its related domains after concluding that the service should no longer be used as a citation source, a decision…
Rivian Adds Apple Watch Controls As Software Update Expands Vehicle Features
Rivian is adding Apple Watch support to its vehicle controls, letting owners use the watch instead of a phone for basic functions, as part of a broader software update that…
School Admissions Site Ravenna Hub Fixes Flaw That Exposed Student And Parent Data
A student admissions platform used by families to apply to schools has fixed a security flaw that allowed any logged-in user to access the personal information of other families and…
OpenAI Nears Funding Deal Above $100 Billion At Valuation That Could Top $850 Billion
OpenAI is close to finalizing a funding round of more than $100 billion at a valuation that could exceed $850 billion, according to Bloomberg, as the company continues to spend…
Zuckerberg Testifies In Trial Over Claims Social Media Harms Teens And Kids
Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testified on Wednesday in a trial that seeks to determine whether the company’s social media apps are addictive and harmful to teenagers and children,…
New York Pulls Robotaxi Legalization Plan, Blocking Waymo Expansion Outside New York City
New York has withdrawn a budget proposal that would have changed state traffic law to allow robotaxis to operate outside New York City, a move that halts Waymo’s latest attempt…
Reddit Tests AI Search With Product Carousels Tied To Community Recommendations
Reddit is testing a new AI-powered search tool that links community recommendations to products from its shopping and advertising partners, adding interactive product carousels to search results for a small…
Meta To Shut Down Messenger Website And Shift Web Users To Facebook Messages
Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website and will end access to messenger.com in April 2026, directing web users to Facebook’s messaging interface while keeping the Messenger mobile app…
Google Chrome Adds Split View And PDF Tools As Browser Competition Increases
Google is rolling out three new features in Chrome, Split View, PDF annotations, and Save to Google Drive, as the company works to keep the world’s most widely used browser…
Toyota Canada Brings Digit Humanoid Robots Into RAV4 Plant Under Service Contract
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has signed a robots-as-a-service deal to deploy seven humanoid robots at a plant that builds RAV4 SUVs, moving the Digit platform from a year-long pilot into…
YouTube Expands Conversational AI To TVs As Living Room Platforms Add On-Screen Assistants
YouTube has expanded its conversational AI tool to smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices, bringing on-screen questions and answers to the living room and placing the service alongside Amazon,…