Trump Would Eviscerate Fed Independence with Lisa Cook Firing, Her Lawyers Tell Supreme Court
Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook argued on Thursday that the Supreme Court should reject President Donald Trump’s request to fire her while her lawsuit challenging her removal is…
OpenAI Says GPT-5 Stacks Up to Humans in a Wide Range of Jobs
OpenAI has released a new benchmark that tests how its AI models perform compared to human professionals across a wide range of industries and jobs. The test, called GDPval, is…
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Extension Is Now Absolutely Free in Europe
Microsoft has made its extended security updates (ESU) for Windows 10 entirely free for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). This move follows criticism from consumer advocacy groups that…
Elon Musk’s xAI Offers Grok to Federal Government for 42 Cents
Elon Musk’s xAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. government’s purchasing arm, the General Services Administration (GSA), to sell its AI chatbot Grok to federal agencies. Under the deal,…
Spotify to Label AI Music, Filter Spam, and More in AI Policy Change
Spotify announced on Thursday a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and…
Smartphone Maker Nothing to Spin Off Its Affordable CMF Brand
Hardware startup Nothing announced on Thursday that it plans to make its affordable device brand, CMF, an independent subsidiary. India will serve as the headquarters for both manufacturing and R&D…
ChatGPT Pulse is a New Feature that Turns Your Data into a Daily Digest
ChatGPT Pro users have a new way to feed their data to the machine with the launch of a feature called ChatGPT Pulse. The new feature is available now as…
Instagram Teen Accounts Still Show Suicide Content, Study Claims
A new study has claimed that Instagram’s tools, which are designed to protect teenagers from harmful content, are failing to prevent them from seeing posts about suicide and self-harm. The…
iPhones Could Soon Offer More Support for Non-Apple Smartwatches
A rumor suggests that iPhones might soon offer more robust support for smartwatches from other brands. Apple released the iOS 26.1 beta 1 code on Monday, and some developers and…
Logitech’s New Keyboard Charges with Light and is Built to be Repaired
Logitech has announced the launch of a new repairable, solar-powered keyboard, the Logitech Signature Slim Solar+ K980. This wireless keyboard features a solar cell that the company claims can last…
Does Your New iPhone 17 Have Scratches? Apple Says Do This to Fix It
Apple is pushing back on complaints that the new iPhone 17 models scratch too easily, blaming the marks on the MagSafe display stands in retail stores. The company told a…
Hertz Deployed an AI Vehicle Scanner. Then Came the CX Meltdown.
Hertz, the global rental car giant, has sparked customer backlash after it deployed an AI system to scan vehicles for damage and bill customers automatically. Adam Foley, an AI and…
Google’s Cheaper AI Plus Plan is Now Available in Over 40 Countries
Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Senegal,…
YouTube Now Lets You Hide Recommendation Pop-ups at the End of Videos
YouTube will finally allow you to hide the pop-up recommendations that appear at the end of videos. The company announced on Wednesday that when you see an end screen, you…
Google Photos Brings Conversational Editing Tool to More Android Devices
Google Photos’ Gemini-powered conversational editing tool is now available to more Android users in the U.S. The tool, which lets you edit photos by describing the changes you want using…
Microsoft Adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot
Microsoft is leaning into its new partnership with OpenAI’s chief rival, Anthropic. Starting Wednesday, the software giant began incorporating Anthropic’s AI models into its AI assistant, Copilot, which has previously…
WhatsApp Can Now Translate Messages on iOS and Android
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows users to translate messages into their preferred language. The Meta-owned company announced on Tuesday that if a user sees a message…
The Point of No Return: Apple Blocks Downgrades from iOS 26
If you have yet to upgrade your iPhone to iOS 26, be aware that you cannot downgrade back to iOS 18. Apple has stopped “signing” iOS 18.6.2, a process where…
TikTok Child Data Protection Inadequate, Canadian Privacy Officials Say
A Canadian investigation has found that TikTok’s efforts to prevent children from using the app and to protect their personal data have been inadequate. The joint probe, conducted by Canada’s…
After India, OpenAI Launches Its Affordable ChatGPT Go Plan in Indonesia
OpenAI is expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan beyond India, where it first launched a month ago. The company is now rolling out its ChatGPT Go paid plan in Indonesia…