OpenAI’s Big Week Reshapes AI Race, Investors Say It’s Not “Crazy”
OpenAI has redefined what momentum and risk look like in the artificial intelligence arms race. In a rapid-fire series of announcements, the company unveiled partnerships involving staggering sums of money…
Disney Sent Cease and Desist Letter to Character.AI over Use of Copyrighted Characters
The Walt Disney Company has sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI, warning the artificial intelligence startup to stop using copyrighted characters without authorization. A Disney spokesperson confirmed the…
Trump Previews $500 Million Deal with Harvard on Trade Schools
President Donald Trump on Tuesday previewed a $500 million deal with Harvard University, following months of talks about a potential settlement. The proposed deal, which would restore federal funding to…
Google Drive Gets AI-Powered Ransomware Detection
Google is adding new AI-powered ransomware detection for Google Drive on desktop. The new protection is trained on millions of real-world ransomware samples and is capable of identifying maliciously modified…
Spirit Airlines on Track for a $475 Million Bankruptcy Lifeline
Spirit Airlines is making “massive progress” in its effort to revitalize the airline, according to its restructuring lawyer, Marshall Huebner. The struggling budget carrier has reached an agreement with some…
OpenAI is Launching the Sora App, Its Own TikTok Competitor, Alongside the Sora 2 Model
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the release of Sora 2, an audio and video generator that succeeds last year’s Sora. Along with the new model, the company also launched a linked…
YouTube Agrees to Pay Trump $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit over Suspended Account
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving the suspension of President Donald Trump’s account following the U.S. Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. According to…
Facebook Adds Fan Challenges, Custom Badges for Creators
Facebook is rolling out new features that aim to bring fans closer to their favorite creators, with fan challenges and customized top fan badges. The fan challenges feature will allow…
Nothing Phones Now Let You Build Personalized Apps with AI
A new AI tool for Nothing Phones will soon let you build your own apps, which can be added directly to a phone’s home screen. These “Essential Apps” are available…
Trump’s Ominous Move to Recruit Generals and Admirals to His Political Cause
President Donald Trump delivered a remarkable speech to military generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, that critics fear was an attempt to recruit the armed forces to his political cause.…
There’s a Kindle Scribe with color, but you won’t like how much it costs
Amazon is rounding out its Colorsoft collection with a new e-reader. The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, which was unveiled at the company’s Devices & Services event in New York City, is…
Elon Musk Plans to Take on Wikipedia With ‘Grokipedia’
Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with his own rival encyclopedia site. On Tuesday, the Tesla CEO announced on X that his xAI startup is building Grokipedia, which he…
Opera Launches Its AI-Centric Neon Browser
Browser maker Opera has launched its AI-centric browser, Neon, which allows users to create apps through AI prompts and build repeatable prompts through a feature called “Cards.” With this move,…
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, Its Best AI Model for Coding
Anthropic has launched a new frontier model called Claude Sonnet 4.5, which it claims offers state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks. The company says Claude Sonnet 4.5 is capable of building…
OpenAI Takes on Google, Amazon with New Agentic Shopping System
ChatGPT users in the U.S. can now make purchases within conversations, as OpenAI launches its new “Instant Checkout” feature. The new tool is available to all ChatGPT Pro, Plus, and…
US Shutdown Looms After Trump and Democrats End Meeting Without a Deal
The U.S. is hurtling towards a government shutdown on Tuesday night, and there appears to be little appetite on either side of the partisan divide to avoid it. A last-ditch…