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Meta Expands Community Notes With Alerts for Corrected Posts

Meta is rolling out updates to its Community Notes fact-checking system, which it launched in the U.S. earlier this year. Users on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will now be notified…

Reddit Replaces Subreddit Member Totals With Active User Stats

Reddit has begun phasing out the long-standing Member Count feature on communities, replacing it with two new statistics: Visitors and Contributions. Visitors uses a 28-day rolling average to display how…

Appeals Court Deals Blow to Trump in Separation of Powers Dispute

A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Shira Perlmutter, the U.S. register of copyrights, in a ruling that underscores the limits of executive power…

Reddit and Ziff Davis Support Effort to Keep AI From Breaking the Internet

Artificial intelligence may be reshaping the internet, but it is also straining its foundation: information. Chatbots consume vast amounts of web content, yet there is still no consistent way to…

Harris Calls Biden’s Reelection Decision ‘Reckless,’ While Praising His Capabilities

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says Democrats made a mistake by leaving it solely to President Joe Biden to decide on pursuing another term, though she continues to defend his…

OpenAI, Oracle Strike Landmark Cloud Partnership

Oracle shares soared after hours following news that the company signed several multi-billion-dollar contracts. One of those customers appears to be OpenAI. OpenAI’s $300 Billion Compute Deal According to the…

Elon Musk Considers Turning Starlink Into a Global Carrier After EchoStar Agreement

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hinted that Starlink could evolve into a full-fledged mobile carrier following a $17 billion agreement to acquire radio spectrum from EchoStar, parent company of Boost Mobile.…

Reddit Debuts New Tools to Help Publishers Track and Share Stories

Reddit announced Wednesday that it is launching new tools for publishers to better track and distribute their stories on the platform. The features are part of Reddit Pro, a suite…

Jaguar Land Rover Confirms Data Theft in Major Cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said Wednesday that an unspecified amount of company data was stolen in a cyberattack that has halted vehicle assembly lines. Data Theft and Notification Rules In…

Grammarly Expands With Spelling and Grammar Support for Five New Languages

Grammarly, best known for its English spelling and grammar tools, is expanding its reach. The company announced that its writing assistance features will now support Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and…

India Seeks Fast-Track EU Trade Deal Amid Trump Tariff Pressures

India is moving closer to sealing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said Tuesday, noting that around two-thirds of the deal’s chapters have…

Thailand Elects Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister After Turbulent Week

Thailand’s Anutin Charnvirakul secured the premiership on Friday after easily winning a parliamentary vote, defeating the candidate backed by the powerful Shinawatra family. His victory ended a week of political…

OpenAI Seeks to Move Canadian Publishers’ Lawsuit to U.S. Courts

OpenAI is set to argue in an Ontario courtroom that a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers over its ChatGPT system should instead be heard in the United States.…

Google CEO Praises Trump After Antitrust Dispute Resolved

At a White House dinner with tech executives, President Donald Trump congratulated Google CEO Sundar Pichai and co-founder Sergey Brin on Alphabet’s recent win in a landmark antitrust case. “Well,…

Tesla’s $1 Trillion Pay Package Could Boost Musk’s Voting Power

Tesla is once again asking its investors to approve a massive compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk. The package, valued at up to $975 billion, would be tied to a…

Why Israel’s Strike on Hamas in Doha Took Observers by Surprise

Israel launched airstrikes in Doha, Qatar, targeting the political leadership of Hamas in an operation that Israeli officials say was part of a long-standing commitment to eliminate the group’s leaders…

Trump Signs Order to Limit Drug Advertising on TV and Social Media

President Donald Trump signed a directive Tuesday aimed at tightening scrutiny of pharmaceutical advertising, both on television and social media. The administration accuses drug companies of misleading consumers about medications…

Poland Downs Russian Drones While Ukraine Warns Putin Is Probing the West

Poland’s military on Wednesday described an “unprecedented violation” of its sovereignty after several Russian drones entered the country’s airspace before being shot down. Scramble to Respond The drones crossed into…

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Rapid Appeal on Trump’s Tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, a centerpiece of his economic agenda. While the case moves forward, the tariffs will remain…

Apple Watch Gains Ability to Detect Hypertension

Apple revealed its latest Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 on Tuesday, highlighting its first attempt at blood pressure monitoring. How the Feature Works The new system…