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Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck’s AI Filmmaking Startup InterPositive

Netflix said Thursday it is acquiring InterPositive, a filmmaking technology company founded in 2022 by actor Ben Affleck, in a move that reflects the streaming platform’s continued development of artificial…

Weight-Loss Surgeries And Ozempic Use Rise In Kenya As Attitudes Toward Obesity Shift

Demand for weight-loss treatments in Kenya is rising as changing social attitudes, growing health concerns, and online visibility push more people toward surgical procedures and prescription drugs such as Ozempic.…

Sleep-Focused Chocolate Brand Alice Mushrooms Expands As Demand Grows For Snack-Based Sleep Aids

Alice Mushrooms, a mushroom-infused chocolate brand launched three years ago, is gaining traction in the United States with its sleep-focused chocolate product Nightcap, now sold in about 2,000 stores nationwide…

OSHA Investigates Worker Death At Rivian Warehouse In Illinois

Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the death of a worker at a warehouse operated by Rivian in Illinois. The federal agency confirmed Friday that the…

Nintendo Sues U.S. Government Over Tariffs Imposed Under Trump Orders

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the United States government seeking refunds for tariffs it paid under trade policies introduced by Donald Trump. The case was filed Friday in the…

X Tests Ads That Appear As Recommendations Under Posts

X (formerly Twitter) is experimenting with a new advertising format that places a recommendation directly below posts mentioning a company or product. The test was first spotted by an X…

Axel Springer Agrees £575m Deal To Acquire Telegraph Media Group

European media company Axel Springer has agreed to purchase Telegraph Media Group for £575 million, securing ownership of one of the United Kingdom’s largest newspaper publishers after several years of…

London Mayor Invites Anthropic To Expand In City Amid U.S. Government Dispute

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has invited artificial intelligence developer Anthropic to expand its operations in the city while criticizing the U.S. government’s decision to designate the company a supply…

Meta Faces U.S. Lawsuit Over Privacy Claims In AI Smart Glasses

Meta is facing a new lawsuit in the United States alleging that its AI-powered smart glasses misled consumers about privacy protections after reports that contractors reviewed sensitive user footage. The…

Roblox Launches AI Chat Rephrasing Feature To Replace Banned Language

Roblox has introduced a real-time chat feature that automatically rephrases messages containing banned words, replacing them with language the company says is more respectful while preserving the original meaning. The…

Italian Prosecutors Confirm Spyware Infection On Journalist Francesco Cancellato’s Phone

Italian prosecutors have confirmed that journalist Francesco Cancellato’s phone was infected with spyware, validating earlier warnings issued by WhatsApp about a suspected surveillance attack. The confirmation comes from a technical…

Amazon Launches Redesigned Fire TV Mobile App With Content Discovery Features

Amazon has begun rolling out a redesigned version of its Fire TV mobile app that allows users to browse and discover streaming content directly from their phones. The update expands…

BYD Unveils Blade Battery 2.0 With Five-Minute EV Charging Capability

Chinese automaker BYD has introduced a new electric vehicle battery system that the company says can charge from 10 percent to 70 percent in about five minutes. The battery pack,…

Hackers Breach FBI System Used For Surveillance Warrants

Hackers have breached a system within the Federal Bureau of Investigation that is used to manage wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, according to a report published Thursday. The incident…

AWS Launches Amazon Connect Health AI Platform For Healthcare Administration

Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Connect Health, a new platform designed to help healthcare organizations automate administrative tasks using AI agents. The company announced the system Thursday, positioning it…

Cluely CEO Admits $7 Million Revenue Claim Was False After Earlier Interview

Cluely co-founder and CEO Roy Lee has admitted that a previously reported $7 million annual recurring revenue figure for the startup was inaccurate. Lee acknowledged on Thursday in a post…

Twenty-Two U.S. States Sue Trump Administration Over New 10 Percent Tariff

Twenty-two U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to block a new round of tariffs introduced by the White House after the Supreme Court ruled earlier…

Pentagon Labels Anthropic A Supply Chain Risk As Company Prepares Legal Challenge

The U.S. Department of Defense has designated artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, marking the first time a U.S.-based technology firm has received such a classification from…

Father Sues Google After Man’s Death Linked To Alleged Gemini AI Delusion

A wrongful death lawsuit filed in California accuses Google and its parent company Alphabet of designing the Gemini AI chatbot in ways that contributed to the death of a 36-year-old…

Google Expands Canvas In AI Mode To All U.S. Users Through Search

Google has expanded access to its Canvas feature in AI Mode to all users in the United States using English, bringing the tool from an experimental rollout in Google Labs…