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Reddit Points To AI Search As A Future Revenue Driver While Unifying Search Products

Search Strategy And Product DirectionReddit told investors that its AI-powered search is becoming a core business opportunity, with user growth and product changes positioning search as both a product focus…

Google Staff Demand Transparency Over Company’s Ties To US Immigration Enforcement

Employees Challenge Google’s Government Work Google executives are facing pressure from staff over the company’s ties to the federal government’s crackdown on immigration enforcement, which in recent months turned violent…

YouTube Revenue Tops $60bn As Google Pushes Subscriptions

A Milestone Year For YouTube Google has revealed YouTube brought in more than $60bn (£44bn) in revenue in 2025 as the firm targets getting more subscribers. The figure, which totals…

Washington Post Chief Executive Steps Down After Mass Layoffs

Leadership Change Announced The Washington Post said its chief executive William Lewis is stepping down, days after overseeing large job cuts, with the newspaper saying the move comes after what…

Private Jet Makers Focus On Wealthy Travelers As Demand And Prices Rise

A Market Shift Toward High-End Jets Private jet manufacturers are increasingly targeting wealthy customers as demand for business aircraft continues to rise, a trend highlighted by the attention around Gulfstream’s…

Google Says Gemini Passes 750 Million Monthly Users As Adoption Accelerates

Google said its AI chatbot Gemini has surpassed 750 million monthly active users, according to its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, marking a sharp rise in usage as the company continues to…

Starbase Approves Creation Of Municipal Police Department

Commission Vote And Structure Starbase, the company town created by Elon Musk’s SpaceX in South Texas, is moving to form its own police force after the city’s commission approved an…

Gizmo App Uses AI Prompts To Turn Ideas Into Interactive Mini Apps

A Feed Built Around Play, Not Just Video Gizmo, a mobile app from startup Atma Sciences, is offering a new way to create and share interactive media by letting users…

Amazon Prepares Closed Beta Of AI Tools For Film And TV Production

AI Studio Moves Beyond Internal Testing Amazon MGM Studios will begin a closed beta program in March for the AI tools developed by its dedicated AI Studio, according to a…

Tinder Tests AI Feature Chemistry To Address Swipe Fatigue And User Declines

Chemistry Feature And Early Testing Tinder is testing a new AI-powered feature called Chemistry as it looks to reduce what it calls “swipe fatigue,” a complaint from users who say…

ShinyHunters Claims Harvard And UPenn Breaches And Publishes Stolen Alumni Data

Hackers Post Records On Leak Site A hacking group known as ShinyHunters said it was responsible for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania and…

Roblox Opens Beta Of 4D Creation Tools That Add Interactive Objects

From 3D To 4D Objects Roblox has opened the beta of a new 4D creation feature that lets creators build interactive objects, expanding beyond the static 3D models generated by…

Uber Names Balaji Krishnamurthy CFO As Company Steps Up Autonomous Vehicle Push

Leadership Change And Financial Context Uber said it is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its vice president of strategic finance and investor relations, to chief financial officer, replacing Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, who is…

Adobe Puts Animate Shutdown On Hold After Customer Backlash

Reversal After Discontinuation Plan Drew Criticism Adobe said it is pausing its plan to discontinue Adobe Animate after a strong backlash from customers following an earlier announcement that the 2D…

Amazon Makes Alexa+ Available To All US Prime Members With Free Access And New AI Features

Wider Release Across Devices And Pricing Amazon said Alexa+, its generative AI-powered upgrade to the Alexa assistant, is now available to all customers in the United States, with the company…

Spotify Expands Lyrics Features With Offline Access, Global Translations, And New Placement

Feature Changes And Subscriber Push Spotify said on Wednesday that it is updating its built-in lyrics feature by adding global access to translations, allowing lyrics to be viewed offline, and…

Intel Says It Will Build GPUs As It Seeks Turnaround And Challenges Nvidia

Announcement At Cisco Event And Leadership Team Intel said it will begin producing graphics processing units, marking a shift beyond its traditional focus on central processing units, as the company…

Homeland Security Uses Administrative Subpoenas To Seek Data On Critics Of Trump Administration

Reports Describe Requests For User Information The US Department of Homeland Security has been using administrative subpoenas to seek user information from technology companies about people who criticise the Trump…

Pandora Plans Shift To Platinum-Plated Jewellery As Silver Prices Surge

Price Volatility Drives Material Change Jeweller Pandora said it will switch from using silver in some of its ranges to platinum-plating after a sharp rise in silver prices, which have…

EU Warns TikTok To Change Platform Design Or Face Fines Under Online Safety Rules

Commission Cites Breach Of Digital Services Act The European Union has told TikTok it must change what regulators describe as the platform’s “addictive design” or face heavy fines, after the…