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Light Introduces $299 Flip Phone With Minimalist Software and Tactile Controls

Minimalist technology company Light has introduced the Light Flip, a $299 mobile phone designed for people who want basic communication tools without social media, app stores or an external display.…

Snap Reaches Tentative Settlement in Youth Social Media Harm Lawsuit

Snap has reached a tentative settlement with a young plaintiff who accused Snapchat and other social media platforms of using addictive design features that harmed his mental health. The agreement…

Suno Data Breach Exposes Information Linked to 55.3 Million Users

AI music generator Suno suffered a cyberattack that exposed personal information linked to more than 55.3 million people, according to breach-notification service Have I Been Pwned. The November 2025 incident…

Chris Fall Resigns as Head of US AI Standards Agency After Three Months

Chris Fall has resigned as director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation after three months in the role, the US Commerce Department confirmed. The department did not provide…

Google Develops More Efficient AI Chip for Gemini Models

Google is developing a new server chip intended to run its Gemini AI models with less power and greater efficiency. The processor, internally called Frozen v2, could enter service as…

X Releases Rebuilt Android App After Year-Long Development

X has released a rebuilt version of its Android app after nearly a year of development. The company says the new app improves loading speeds, scrolling, notifications and overall reliability…

Kimi K3 Sparks US Debate Over Open AI Models and Market Competition

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has intensified debate in the United States over whether advanced Chinese open-weight models pose a security risk or provide useful competition to proprietary systems. The dispute…

Judge Temporarily Blocks Paramount Skydance’s $110 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance from completing its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states raised antitrust concerns. The 14-day order prevents the…

Adobe Adds AI Photo Critiques and Editing Tools to Project Indigo

Adobe is adding experimental AI features to Project Indigo, its iOS camera app designed around manual controls and computational photography. The update can assess photos, suggest ways to reshoot them,…

Hackers Exploit Critical WordPress Flaws to Take Control of Vulnerable Websites

Hackers are exploiting two recently patched vulnerabilities in WordPress to take control of websites that have not installed the latest security updates. The flaws affect WordPress 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and…

YouTube Clarifies Monetisation Rules for Repetitive and AI-Generated Videos

YouTube has clarified which types of “inauthentic content” can make channels ineligible for revenue through the YouTube Partner Program. The update targets generic or repetitive videos, distressing material designed to…

Infinity Raises $15 Million to Build AI Software for Multiple Chip Designs

AI infrastructure start-up Infinity has raised $15 million in seed funding at a $100 million post-money valuation. The company is developing software that automatically prepares different AI chips to run…

Craneware Investigates Cyberattack After Customer and Employee Data Stolen

UK healthcare software provider Craneware is investigating a cyberattack in which hackers accessed part of its data environment and stole a significant volume of files. The company said the incident…

Hugging Face Breach Exposes Internal Datasets and Service Credentials

AI development platform Hugging Face has disclosed a cyberattack that gave an intruder access to internal datasets and credentials used by several company services. The company is still investigating whether…

Netflix Paid $587 Million for Ben Affleck’s InterPositive AI Start-Up

Netflix paid $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, the filmmaking technology company founded by actor and director Ben Affleck. The amount appeared in the streaming company’s latest regulatory filing…

Nvidia Expands Japan Partnerships With National AI Factory and Robotics Projects

Nvidia has secured agreements across Japan’s AI, robotics and manufacturing sectors following Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s two-day visit to Tokyo on July 15 and 16. The projects include a national…

Waymo Resumes San Francisco Robotaxi Service After Power Outage

Waymo resumed its San Francisco robotaxi service after pausing rides for about an hour during a power outage that disrupted traffic signals across parts of the city. The Alphabet-owned company…

Honda Prologue Exit Adds to Shrinking US Electric Vehicle Lineup

Honda will end US sales of the Prologue after the 2026 model year, leaving the automaker without an all-electric vehicle in its American portfolio. The decision joins a series of…

DOJ Allows TikTok Downloads on Federal Government Devices

US federal employees may now download TikTok on government-issued devices after the Department of Justice concluded that a 2022 federal ban no longer applies to the platform’s restructured US operations.…

US EV Fast-Charging Network Becomes Larger and More Reliable

Electric vehicle fast charging in the United States has improved considerably since 2023, with more available chargers, broader access to Tesla’s network and higher station reliability. The progress addresses a…