Meta Restructures Its AI Team Yet Again
Meta has officially reorganized its artificial intelligence division following earlier reports of a major shake-up. The changes were confirmed this week in an internal memo, days after speculation began. The…
Spotify Adds Custom Playlist Transitions Feature
Spotify is introducing a feature that lets subscribers create more polished and personalized playlists. The custom transitions option allows listeners to automatically add transitions between tracks or fine-tune them using…
Air Canada Flights Resume After Tentative Deal With Attendants
Air Canada flights are back in operation after the airline and its flight attendants reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday. The union, which represents 10,000 flight attendants, confirmed its members…
Meta Expands AI Translations Worldwide for Creators, Starting With English and Spanish
Meta announced on Tuesday that it is launching an AI-powered voice translation feature across Facebook and Instagram worldwide. The tool, available in every market where Meta AI is supported, lets…
Trump Urges Adult Charges for DC Teens, but District Laws Differ
As hundreds of federal law enforcement officers and National Guard troops deploy across Washington, President Donald Trump has turned his attention to the city’s juvenile crime laws. His criticism, echoed…
California Unveils $55M Plan to Grow Public EV Charging Network
California has introduced its largest electric vehicle charging program yet, the state’s Energy Commission announced on Aug. 5. The $55 million Fast Charge California Project is designed to cover as…
X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue
Elon Musk’s X is seeing sharp declines on Android devices while maintaining growth on iOS. According to new figures from Appfigures, global downloads of X from Google Play in July…
Free VPNs on Google Play Accused of ‘Leeching’ From Windscribe
A free app called JET VPN was discovered hijacking access to VPN servers from Windscribe to run its own network. Windscribe, a Canadian VPN provider, flagged the incident as an…
Tesla’s Optimus Rival Unitree Stands Out at China’s ‘World Humanoid Robot Games’
The first World Humanoid Robot Games wrapped up in Beijing on Sunday after a three-day competition that drew 280 teams from 16 countries, including the United States. Many teams used…
Apple Issues Emergency Patch for Zero-Day Flaw on iPhones and Macs
Apple has rolled out an emergency software update to address a newly discovered security flaw that targets iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-43300, allows attackers to exploit…
Everything Google Announced: Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, Pixel Buds 2a, and More
Google moved away from its typical slide-heavy California stage presentation this year. At its Made by Google showcase in New York, the company leaned into a late-night variety show vibe.…
Texas Attorney General Accuses Meta, Character.AI of Misleading Kids on Mental Health
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for “potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health…
Hank Green’s Focus Friend App Climbs App Store Charts With Its Adorable Design
You must stay focused. No TikTok, no Instagram, no little phone games. If you fail, a small anthropomorphic bean will be very disappointed — because its knitting project depends entirely…
Grok Struggles to Define Its Own ‘Therapist’ Companion
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has been found exposing the internal prompts that guide its cast of AI companions. These include playful personas like “Ani,” the anime-inspired character, and “Bad…
Android-to-iPhone Messages May Soon Get End-to-End Encryption
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages on iPhones could be closer than expected. Code found in early iOS 26 betas suggests Apple is already experimenting with the secure protocols that…
Roblox Faces Potential Wave of Lawsuits Over Child Safety Lapses
A coalition of parents and lawyers is preparing multiple lawsuits against child gaming platform Roblox, following a federal case accusing the site of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation.…
Shein, Temu Face Price Increases After Trump Ends $800 Import Exemption
Starting August 29, a trade rule that allowed low-value packages to enter the United States without duties will officially end. The decision follows an executive order signed by President Donald…