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Pinterest Tests Conversational AI Shopping With New Ask Pinterest App

Pinterest has introduced Ask Pinterest, an experimental standalone app that uses conversational AI to provide personalized shopping ideas and recommendations. The limited-access service allows users to submit complex requests in…

Apple’s Hide My Email Domain Change Could Make Private Addresses Easier to Block

Apple will change the domain used for newly generated Hide My Email addresses, making it easier for apps and websites to identify when someone is using an email alias. Later…

Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Business AI Adoption Amid Funding and Government Dispute

Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business adoption during May, according to new spending data from Ramp. The increase came as Anthropic raised $65 billion, filed confidential paperwork for a US initial…

Qualcomm Introduces New Platforms for AI Glasses and Wearable Devices

Qualcomm is expanding its wearable technology business with Snapdragon Reality Elite, a mixed-reality platform designed for stronger on-device AI, and Snapdragon START, a toolkit intended to help manufacturers develop AI…

FIFA Fixes Security Flaw That Exposed World Cup Broadcast Controls

A security researcher discovered a flaw in FIFA systems that reportedly provided access to internal platforms used to manage live World Cup broadcasts. The vulnerability could have allowed an unauthorized…

Google Releases Android 17 and Wear OS 7 With New AI and Multitasking Features

Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, with both operating systems arriving first on eligible Pixel devices. The accompanying June Pixel Drop adds AI-powered video editing, music generation,…

Rivian Cuts Hundreds of Jobs One Week After R2 Deliveries Begin

Rivian is cutting hundreds of jobs one week after beginning deliveries of its R2 electric SUV. The company said the reduction affects less than 2% of its workforce and is…

Mobileye Plans US Robotaxi Service With 17,000-Vehicle Expansion Target

Mobileye plans to launch its own robotaxi service in a major US city in 2027, expanding from an autonomous driving technology supplier into a direct ride-hailing operator. The company expects…

Snap Launches $2,195 Specs Smart Glasses With On-Device AI and AR

Snap has introduced its consumer Specs smart glasses at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, pricing the standalone augmented reality device at $2,195. Preorders open on June 16…

WordPress VIP Report Finds AI Visibility Is Rising Faster Than Consumer Trust

WordPress VIP says brands are gaining more traffic from AI search platforms, but many consumers remain cautious about AI-generated answers and want clear links to original sources. Its new report…

India Temporarily Blocks Telegram Ahead of NEET Medical Entrance Re-Test

India has temporarily blocked Telegram nationwide until June 22 after authorities said fraud groups were using the messaging platform to target students before a major medical entrance examination. The restriction…

Justice Department Backs xAI in Lawsuit Over Unpermitted Data Center Turbines

The US Department of Justice has supported xAI in a lawsuit seeking to stop the company from operating dozens of natural gas turbines at its Colossus 2 data center in…

Robinhood to Cut About 290 Jobs in Organizational Restructuring

Robinhood will cut about 10% of its full-time workforce as it restructures the company around smaller teams and fewer management layers. The reduction will affect approximately 290 employees, based on…

Probably Raises $9 Million to Build More Accurate AI Data Tools

Probably has raised $9 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz to develop AI systems that prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users. Founder Peter Elias said the company…

SpaceX to Acquire Cursor in $60 Billion All-Stock Deal

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the company behind AI coding platform Cursor, in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion. The agreement comes four days after SpaceX began trading…

Threads Reaches 500 Million Monthly Users and Adds Private Feed Controls

Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users nearly three years after Meta launched it as a competitor to X. The platform also introduced Your Algo, a private setting that…

ChatGPT’s AI Assistant Market Share Falls Below 50% as Gemini and Claude Gain

ChatGPT remains the world’s most widely used AI assistant, but its market share fell below 50% for the first time as users increasingly divided their activity among Google Gemini, Anthropic…

Respond.io Raises $62.5 Million to Expand AI Messaging Platform Globally

Respond.io has raised $62.5 million in Series B funding as the Malaysia-based company expands its AI-powered customer conversation platform into North America and Europe. Camber Partners led the round, with…

Softstar Shoes Transfers Ownership to Employees as US Founders Prepare to Retire

Oregon-based Softstar Shoes has transferred ownership of the company to its approximately 30 employees as former owner Tricia Salcido begins planning for retirement. The shoemaker completed the transition through an…

Starbucks Korea to Close Stores Early for History Training After ‘Tank Day’ Campaign

Starbucks Korea will close all its stores early on June 22 so employees can attend mandatory training on South Korean history and social sensitivity. The action follows public criticism of…