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Waymo Opens Public Robotaxi Service In Miami

Waymo has opened its robotaxi service to the public in Miami, marking the company’s latest expansion as it continues to scale driverless ride-hailing across the United States. Public Access Begins…

Google Expands Personalized AI Mode By Connecting Gmail And Photos

Google is adding more personalization to AI Mode, its conversational Search feature for complex queries, by allowing the tool to draw on data from users’ Gmail and Google Photos accounts…

Under Armour Probes Alleged Data Breach After Millions Of Records Surface Online

Under Armour said it is investigating claims that customer data was stolen after a cybercriminal advertised millions of records on a hacker forum, following reports that the information originated from…

Google DeepMind Brings In Hume AI Leadership To Strengthen Gemini Voice Features

Google DeepMind has hired the chief executive and several senior engineers from voice AI startup Hume AI under a new licensing agreement, adding experienced voice and audio talent to its…

Heathrow Scraps 100ml Liquids Rule After Completing CT Scanner Rollout

Passengers departing from Heathrow can now carry liquids in containers of up to two litres through security without removing them from their bags, after the airport completed the rollout of…

Pinterest Turns To Chinese Open-Source AI Models To Power Recommendations

Pinterest is increasingly relying on Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models to improve its recommendation and shopping features, reflecting a broader shift among U.S. companies toward lower-cost, customizable AI tools developed…

TikTok US Joint Venture Updates Privacy Policy To Allow Collection Of Precise Location Data

TikTok’s newly formed U.S. joint venture has updated its privacy policy to expand the types of location data it can collect from American users, following the completion of a deal…

Anthropic CEO Criticizes U.S. Approval Of AI Chip Sales To China At Davos

Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei publicly criticized the U.S. administration and major chipmakers after the government approved the sale of certain high-performance AI chips to approved Chinese customers, raising…

Netflix Plans Mobile App Redesign And Expands Short-Form Video Push

Netflix said it plans to redesign its mobile app and expand its short-form video features as it adapts to a viewing environment increasingly shaped by social-first platforms such as YouTube,…

OpenAI Adds Age Prediction Feature To Limit ChatGPT Access For Minors

OpenAI has added an age prediction feature to ChatGPT aimed at identifying underage users and automatically applying content restrictions, as scrutiny of AI tools and their effects on children continues…

Tesla Looks To Revive Dojo3 With Focus On Space-Based AI Compute

Elon Musk said over the long weekend that Tesla plans to restart work on Dojo3, the company’s previously abandoned third-generation AI chip, with a new focus on space-based AI compute…

X Open Sources Recommendation Algorithm Again After Renewed Transparency Pledge

X has open sourced its recommendation algorithm again, releasing new code and documentation that explain how posts are selected and ranked in users’ feeds, following a transparency pledge made by…

TGI Fridays Closes 16 UK Restaurants After Rescue Deal

TGI Fridays has closed 16 of its UK restaurants, resulting in 456 job losses, after the American-style casual dining chain was sold in a rescue deal aimed at keeping the…

Heineken CEO Steps Down as Beer Sales Continue to Fall

The chief executive of Heineken, one of the world’s largest brewers, is stepping down after six years in the role as the company grapples with declining beer sales and shifting…

Court Filings Raise Concerns Over DOGE Access To Social Security Data For Election Challenges

Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may have accessed and shared Social Security numbers in connection with efforts to support an advocacy group seeking to overturn election…

Amazon Says Tariffs Are Starting To Push Prices Higher For Consumers

Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said consumers are beginning to see higher prices as sellers respond to added costs tied to tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump, marking a…

ICE Becomes Third Most-Blocked Account On Bluesky After Verification

ICE has become the third most-blocked account on Bluesky after the platform verified the government account last week, according to data from independent tracking services, prompting renewed backlash from users…

Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead Of Trial

Days before a scheduled trial, Snap reached a settlement in a lawsuit that accused the company of designing its social media platform in ways that foster addiction and harm users’…

Blue Origin plans 5,400-satellite network to rival Starlink

Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to build a global communications network called TeraWave, marking its biggest…

Next Buys Russell & Bromley Brand After Chain Falls Into Administration

High street fashion group Next has bought shoe retailer Russell & Bromley out of administration in a £2.5m deal, securing the brand but leaving the future of most stores and…