Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Limit Passport Sex Marker Choice
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a fight over policies targeting LGBTQ+ Americans. The emergency appeal, filed Friday, asks the justices to let the administration…
Trump and ByteDance Tout TikTok Deal Approval, but No Official Details Yet
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that a deal for the TikTok video platform, which would see it controlled by a consortium of U.S. investors, had been approved by Chinese…
Facebook Is Getting an AI Dating Assistant
Meta announced on Monday that it is bringing an AI assistant to Facebook Dating. This chatbot is designed to help users find matches that are more closely tailored to their…
TikTok’s Algorithm to be Licensed to U.S. Joint Venture Led by Oracle
Under the terms of a deal framework laid out by President Donald Trump’s administration, tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video…
Musk’s Neuralink Targets Thought-to-Text Clinical Trial in October
Elon Musk’s brain implant start-up, Neuralink, is planning to launch a U.S. clinical trial next month for a device that it claims can translate thoughts into text. According to Neuralink’s…
Meta CTO Explains Why Smart Glasses Demos Failed at Connect
Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth used his Instagram to provide a more technical explanation for why multiple demos of Meta’s new smart glasses technology failed at the company’s developer…
Libby App Makes It More Complicated to Delay Delivery of Library Ebooks
The Libby app, a popular choice for many libraries that lend ebooks and audiobooks, has changed the way its hold system works. Previously, users could set the app to delay…
iPhone 17 Goes on Sale Globally as Apple Faces China Rivals and AI Doubts
The iPhone 17 hit store shelves worldwide on Friday, drawing long lines of eager customers from Beijing to London. The launch featured several new products, including the iPhone 17 Pro,…
Google Now Lets You Share Custom Gemini AI Assistants
Google announced on Thursday that it is now possible to share your Gemini Gems, which are custom AI assistants and experts designed for specific tasks. The Gems feature was launched…
Uber Eats to Pilot Drone Delivery in Partnership with Flytrex
Uber will test using drones for Uber Eats deliveries in some U.S. markets by the end of this year, a move made possible through a new partnership with Israeli startup…
This ChatGPT Flaw Could Let a Hacker Steal Info From Your Emails
OpenAI has patched a flaw that could have allowed hackers to manipulate ChatGPT into leaking private information from a victim’s Gmail inbox. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by cybersecurity…
Google Adds Gemini to Chrome for All Users in Push to Bolster AI Search
Google is embedding more artificial intelligence into its Chrome browser as the search giant works to fend off growing competition from AI startups like OpenAI and Perplexity. On Thursday, Google…
Bumble BFF’s Revamped App Focuses on Friend Groups and Community Building
With friendship apps continuing to gain popularity, Bumble announced on Wednesday the relaunch of its BFF app. The revamped app is a direct response to a trend of younger generations…
Google Revamps Discover Page to Show Content from Creators
On Wednesday, Google announced an update to the Discover page in its flagship Search app that will allow users to follow specific publishers and creators to surface more of their…
Amazon Introduces AI Agent to Help Sellers with Tedious Tasks
Amazon announced on Wednesday a new artificial intelligence agent designed to help third-party merchants operate their online businesses. This new tool, an upgraded version of the company’s Seller Assistant, will…
OpenAI Releases First-of-its-Kind Study on How People Use ChatGPT
Despite the rapid adoption of large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, few comprehensive studies have delved into exactly how the technology is being used in everyday life—that is, until now.…