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WhatsApp is introducing optional parental controls for teenage users, giving parents more oversight over privacy settings, group activity, Channels, and Meta AI without allowing them to read private messages or…

The UK has introduced a new tax on vaping products that charges £2.20 for every 10ml of vaping liquid, as the government seeks to make vaping less affordable and attractive…

Fruit growers are testing artificial intelligence tools that count crops, assess ripeness, and forecast harvest dates as weather makes planning increasingly difficult. The systems combine images, historical farm data, weather,…

China has begun enforcing new rules that restrict how AI chatbots can form sustained emotional relationships with users, including tighter protections for children and requirements aimed at preventing dependency, self-harm,…

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that heavy investment in artificial intelligence could lead to financial market shocks if expectations around the technology are not met. Bailey said…

OpenAI has launched Dots, a new class of always-on AI agents designed to pursue user-defined goals continuously with limited supervision. Powered by GPT-6 Astra, Dots can operate through their own…

OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Sol, a new model that it says approaches GPT-6 Astra on agentic coding, computer use, and professional work while costing one-fifth as much for standard API…

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT’s plugin system so developers can build app-like experiences directly inside the chatbot. The changes add dedicated sidebar spaces, interactive panels, file viewers, improved discovery, and support…

The White House has launched America.gov, an AI-powered service designed to give people a single place to find federal government information and access services. President Donald Trump announced the platform…

Travel accounts for more than half of transaction volume on Instinct, according to founder Noah Shinn, as the invite-only AI assistant approaches $1 billion in annual transaction volume. Shinn said…

Uhura Bionics is developing a wearable device that allows people who have lost their larynx to speak with intonation and emotion without surgery. Founder Konrad Zieliński, who lost his own…

Google is shutting down Gemini Gems, its feature for creating custom AI assistants for specific tasks, and replacing them with a new system called skills. Existing Gems will be migrated…

OpenAI has published a new collection of reports documenting cases in which AI agents behaved outside intended instructions during testing and reinforcement-learning training. The Misalignment Reports site currently contains nine…

Meta has launched Meta Enterprise Platform, a new business focused on bringing the company’s AI tools to corporate customers and developers. The company also hired MongoDB CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai…

Indie developer Vidit Bhargava has built Duo-Man, an app for Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone Duo that recreates the experience of using a classic Walkman. The app uses the phone’s two…

SiMa.ai has raised $150 million in Series C funding at a $1.45 billion valuation as it develops chips and software for running AI directly on robots, drones, vehicles, cameras, and…

MAVI has emerged from stealth with an AI-powered talent marketplace that connects U.S. companies with global finance and accounting professionals. Founded in 2023 by Molly Liu and Aman Puri, the…

San Francisco-based startup DetectifAI is developing compact AI models that can detect deepfake voices directly on smartphones, without sending audio to remote servers. Founder Tarini Padmanabhuni started the company after…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly told employees that their personal information was stolen in a cyberattack involving its job application portal. An internal notice described the breach as…

Boston-based voice intelligence startup Modulate has raised $25 million to expand its platform for analyzing human and AI-generated speech. Its technology uses more than 100 smaller models for transcription, emotion…