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U.S. Senators Demand Answers From TikTok Over Safety Experiment Involving 15 Million Users
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal have given TikTok until September 1 to answer questions about an experiment that withheld an algorithmic safety feature from about 15 million U.S.…
Meta Rolls Out Pocket AI Game-Making App Across the U.S.
Meta is rolling out Pocket, an experimental app that lets users create small interactive games with AI prompts, to everyone in the U.S. The app first launched quietly in Brazil…
Rillet Raises $100 Million at $1 Billion Valuation as AI Accounting Business Grows
AI accounting startup Rillet has raised $100 million in a Series C round that values the company at $1 billion. Iconiq led the financing, with returning investors including Andreessen Horowitz…
Offshore Sportsbooks Offer Betting on Little League World Series Games
Offshore sportsbooks are offering betting markets on the Little League Baseball World Series, an international tournament featuring players who are generally 10 to 12 years old. U.S.-regulated sportsbooks and federally…
U.S. Public Concern About AI Rises as Industry Faces Growing Trust Problems
Public concern about artificial intelligence is rising in the U.S., with new polling showing more Americans are uneasy about its role in daily life and skeptical of the people leading…
Google Adds Interactive Study Tools, Quizzes, and 3D Simulations to Search and Gemini
Google has added a new set of study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals, customized quizzes, file-based study documents, and 3D simulations. The company is also bringing…
OpenAI Says Technical Error Revoked Some Researchers’ Cybersecurity Access
OpenAI says a technical error caused some cybersecurity researchers to lose access to Daybreak Blue, a vetted program that gives approved users fewer restrictions when using advanced AI models for…
T-Mobile Physically Cut a Cable to Expel Salt Typhoon Hackers From Its Network
T-Mobile cybersecurity staff physically cut a network cable in 2024 after tracing suspicious activity to a compromised system linked to China-backed hacking group Salt Typhoon, according to new reporting from…
Retro-Inspired Gadgets Bring Typewriters, Cassette Players, Instant Cameras, and Landlines Back
Older technology is finding new life as hardware companies combine familiar designs with features such as Bluetooth, cloud syncing, USB-C, Wi-Fi, and app connectivity. Current products range from distraction-free digital…
TerraPower Plans First Data Center Nuclear Project as AI Power Demand Grows
TerraPower plans to announce its first nuclear power project designed for a data center this year, according to Bloomberg. The Bill Gates-founded nuclear startup expects construction on the project to…
Navi Raises $100 Million From Prosus at About $1.3 Billion Valuation
Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking its first institutional funding since Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal started the company in 2018. The investment values the Bengaluru-based startup…
TikTok Is Developing Peer-to-Peer Payments Through Direct Messages
TikTok is developing a feature that could let users send money to each other through direct messages, according to Bloomberg. The system would reportedly use TikTok Pay, the company’s existing…
OpenAI Tightens Model Development Security After Hugging Face Incident
OpenAI has introduced stricter security measures for testing and training advanced AI models, including stronger monitoring, network isolation, and additional alignment checks during post-training. The company says the controls will…
Comcast Adds Wi-Fi Motion Detection to Newer Xfinity Routers
Comcast has added a free motion-detection feature to newer Xfinity gateways that can alert customers when movement is detected inside their homes. Called Wi-Fi Motion, the system uses changes in…
Leaked Camera-Equipped AirPods May Use Low-Resolution Visual Data Instead of Recording Video
Apple’s rumored camera-equipped AirPods may use low-resolution cameras to give Siri visual information without allowing users to record photos or video, according to previous reporting from Bloomberg. The distinction could…
Anthro Energy Breaks Ground on Kentucky Battery Materials Factory Set for 2028
Anthro Energy has broken ground on a battery materials factory in Louisville, Kentucky, that is designed to produce 25 gigawatt-hours of electrolytes annually, enough for more than 300,000 electric vehicles.…