Meta Faces Landmark Youth Safety Trial That Could Force Major Instagram and Facebook Changes
Meta is set to face a major federal trial on August 18 over allegations that Instagram and Facebook were deliberately designed to keep children engaged while collecting data from users…
Gered Mankowitz’s Personal Music Photography Archive Heads to Auction
More than 100 signed photographs by British music photographer Gered Mankowitz will go to auction in Wiltshire on September 7, offering collectors images of artists including the Rolling Stones, Jimi…
Taxidermy Head Bought for £50 Sells for More Than £60,000 After Thylacine Identification
A mounted animal head originally mistaken for an antique fox has sold for more than £60,000 after being identified as a likely thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. The specimen had previously…
India Opens Door to Merchant Fees on UPI While Keeping Consumer Payments Free
India has created a legal path for banks and payment companies to charge fees on some Unified Payments Interface merchant transactions, potentially changing the economics of a system that has…
Flock Cuts Recommended License Plate Data Retention to Seven Days and Expands Misuse Controls
Flock Safety has announced new privacy and accountability measures for its automated license plate reader systems, including a recommendation that police departments retain data for seven days instead of 30.…
Writer Launches Palmyra X6 and New Agent Harness to Cut Enterprise AI Costs
Writer has launched Palmyra X6, a new flagship AI model built for agentic and long-running enterprise tasks, alongside an upgraded orchestration system designed to reduce the cost of running AI…
Databricks Raises $5 Billion at $190 Billion Valuation as Revenue Run Rate Tops $7 Billion
Databricks has raised $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation after investor demand for the round reached roughly $15 billion, according to co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi. The funding comes…
IBM Partners With OpenAI to Expand Enterprise AI Deployment
IBM has formed a broad partnership with OpenAI that will bring models including GPT-5.6, Codex, and ChatGPT Work into IBM’s consulting and enterprise technology services. The companies will jointly develop…
Anthropic Finds AI Agents Can Escalate Conflicts, Collude and Follow Group Pressure
Anthropic has found that groups of AI agents can develop unexpected and sometimes harmful behavior when they interact with one another, including sabotage, collusion, conformity, and improvised conflict-resolution systems. The…
OpenAI Names Dali Rajic Chief Revenue Officer After Nine Months Under Denise Dresser
OpenAI has appointed Dali Rajic as chief revenue officer, replacing Denise Dresser after nine months in the role. Rajic joins from cloud security company Wiz, where he served as president…
Ford Says Louisville EV Factory Overhaul Is on Track for Fathom Production in 2027
Ford says the $2 billion overhaul of its Louisville Assembly Plant is on schedule to begin producing the Fathom electric pickup in 2027. The sub-$30,000 midsize truck will be the…
Microsoft Merges Consumer and Business Copilot Apps as It Retires Several AI Features
Microsoft is combining its consumer Copilot app with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, creating a single product for personal, work, and school accounts. The transition starts this month and will…
Nvidia Backs $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Plan With GPU Value Guarantees
Nvidia is working with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR on financing platforms intended to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure. As part of the plan,…
Fermi Names Lee McIntire CEO as Project Matador Secures First Binding Customer
Fermi America has appointed Lee McIntire as chief executive more than three months after removing co-founder Toby Neugebauer from the role. McIntire, an independent member of Fermi’s board, previously held…
Twitch Will Use Creator Content to Train Amazon AI Models Unless Users Opt Out
Twitch will allow creator content on its platform to be used to train generative AI models across parent company Amazon, with creators included by default unless they manually opt out.…
FTC Sends $23.8 Million to Grubhub Drivers and Diners Over Deceptive Practices
The Federal Trade Commission is distributing more than $23.8 million to 640,038 Grubhub drivers and diners following allegations that the food delivery company misled workers about earnings and engaged in…
