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Instagram Users Report Mass Bans, Blame AI for Crackdown

For several weeks, Instagram users have voiced growing frustration over a wave of account bans and suspensions they claim were issued in error. Many speculate the surge may be linked…

Google Apologizes and Releases Report After Hours-Long Cloud Outage

Google has issued an apology and an incident report following a significant outage that affected over 70 Google Cloud services globally. The disruption impacted platforms such as Cloudflare, OpenAI, Shopify,…

TikTok Introduces New AI Tools for Advertisers, Featuring AI Avatars in Video Ads

TikTok is enhancing its growing collection of generative AI tools designed to help advertisers create engaging content more efficiently. On Monday, the platform introduced new capabilities including image-to-video and text-to-video…

Zelenskyy Plans to Discuss Ukraine Weapons Purchase with Trump at G7 Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to urge President Donald Trump to approve additional arms purchases from the United States during their meeting at the G7 summit in Canada this week.…

OpenAI-Microsoft Relationship Shows Signs of Widening Cracks

OpenAI and Microsoft appear to be approaching a turning point in their partnership, according to reports citing anonymous sources. Internal discussions at OpenAI have considered publicly accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive…

OpenAI Secures $200 Million Contract with U.S. Defense Department

OpenAI has been granted a $200 million contract to provide artificial intelligence tools to the U.S. Defense Department. This one-year deal marks OpenAI’s first contract listed on the Department of…

Preview New AirPods Features in the iOS 26 Beta

Apple unveiled developer betas for its latest operating systems during WWDC 2025, including iOS 26, which brings exciting new AirPods features like remote camera control. Now, users can test these…

Trump Directs ICE to Increase Deportations in Democratic Cities

President Donald Trump has called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to intensify deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities and urged agents to “do all in their power” to deliver what…

Trump Urges Peace in Israel-Iran Conflict

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for about an hour on June 14, addressing the ongoing Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing mutual concern about the…

ChatGPT ‘Absolutely Wrecked’ by 1978 Atari in Chess Match

OpenAI has set ambitious expectations for ChatGPT’s future as a super-intelligent artificial general intelligence (AGI). Yet, in a recent showdown, its flagship chatbot was soundly defeated by a 46-year-old chess…

Waymo Reduces US Service Amid ‘No Kings’ Protests

Following attacks on its robotaxis during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, Waymo is scaling back its autonomous vehicle service in multiple US cities ahead of planned nationwide “no kings” protests…

Facebook Videos Convert to Reels as Meta Removes Length Limits

Meta is changing the way videos appear on Facebook by turning all videos into Reels. Although users can currently upload either a traditional video or a Reel, this will soon…

As Trump Weighs Strikes on Iran, Polls Show Limited Public Support

For years, American public opinion, particularly on the right, has leaned toward isolationism and skepticism about foreign wars, viewing many global conflicts as not America’s responsibility. This stance is now…

Trump to Push Back US TikTok Ban Deadline, White House Confirms

TikTok will remain available in the United States for at least another three months, as President Donald Trump prepares to extend the sale-or-ban deadline for the third time since taking…

Israel Warns ‘Tehran Will Burn’ Following Iran’s Revenge Strikes

Israel’s defense minister declared that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues retaliatory strikes on the Israeli homefront. This statement comes amid escalating fears of a prolonged and destabilizing conflict between…

Musk’s X Files Lawsuit Against New York Over Social Media Hate Speech Law

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against New York state challenging a law that requires social media companies to disclose how they monitor and manage hate…

Sam Altman Says Meta’s $100M Offers Failed to Lure OpenAI Talent

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched an aggressive hiring campaign to build a top-tier AI superintelligence team. Led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and located near Zuckerberg’s office,…

European Satellites Create Artificial Eclipse in Space to Study Sun’s Corona

On June 16, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that two satellites successfully created an “artificial total solar eclipse” in space. This breakthrough will provide scientists with detailed data to…

Trump Faces Pressure from All Sides, but Iran Decision Rests Solely with Him

President Donald Trump finds himself under intense pressure from multiple fronts as he contemplates a critical national security choice: whether to strike Iran’s deeply buried nuclear site at Fordow. Both…

Meta Threads Tests Spoiler-Free Discussions for Movies and Series

Meta is testing a new feature on Threads designed to keep conversations about movies, TV shows, gaming, and other entertainment free of spoilers. The feature blurs content that users mark…