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Meta Launches ‘Vibes,’ a Short-Form Video Feed of AI Slop

Meta is introducing “Vibes,” a new feed in the Meta AI app and on meta.ai for sharing and creating short-form, AI-generated videos. The feed is reminiscent of TikTok or Instagram…

US Officials Issue ‘Emergency’ Cybersecurity Order After Hackers Breach at Least One Government Agency

US cyber officials issued an “emergency directive” on Thursday, ordering federal agencies to defend their networks against an “advanced” group of hackers. The hackers have breached at least one agency…

Trump Signs Memorandum Ordering Probes of Groups Aiding ‘Organized Political Violence’

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum to intensify government-wide efforts to identify organizations his administration suspects of supporting political violence. The directive aims to intensify efforts to…

Spotify Denies Recent Accusation That It Changed Its Terms for Artists

Spotify has publicly addressed misinformation circulating about its terms of use, reassuring users that it has not modified its policies to permit the transfer of rights to artists’ music to…

Amazon Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Millions of Customers Over ‘Deceptive’ Prime Sign-ups

Amazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had taken the company to court over allegedly “deceptive” Prime membership sign-ups. The regulatory agency…

Trump Would Eviscerate Fed Independence with Lisa Cook Firing, Her Lawyers Tell Supreme Court

Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook argued on Thursday that the Supreme Court should reject President Donald Trump’s request to fire her while her lawsuit challenging her removal is…

Trump Approves TikTok Deal Through Executive Order, Vance Says Business Valued at $14 Billion

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, which officially approves a proposal that would keep TikTok alive in the U.S. According to Vice President JD Vance, the deal…

Tesla Asks EPA Not to Roll Back Emissions Rules as Trump Calls Climate Change a ‘Con Job’

Tesla has asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to roll back current vehicle emissions standards, a position that sets it apart from other major automakers who want to see…

OpenAI Says GPT-5 Stacks Up to Humans in a Wide Range of Jobs

OpenAI has released a new benchmark that tests how its AI models perform compared to human professionals across a wide range of industries and jobs. The test, called GDPval, is…

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Extension Is Now Absolutely Free in Europe

Microsoft has made its extended security updates (ESU) for Windows 10 entirely free for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). This move follows criticism from consumer advocacy groups that…

Elon Musk’s xAI Offers Grok to Federal Government for 42 Cents

Elon Musk’s xAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. government’s purchasing arm, the General Services Administration (GSA), to sell its AI chatbot Grok to federal agencies. Under the deal,…

SpaceX Spotted Offering Free Starlink Mini Dish to Select Users

SpaceX has been offering a free Starlink Mini dish to some of its customers as part of a new promotion. The deal has been appearing through a pop-up on the…

Spotify to Label AI Music, Filter Spam, and More in AI Policy Change

Spotify announced on Thursday a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and…

Smartphone Maker Nothing to Spin Off Its Affordable CMF Brand

Hardware startup Nothing announced on Thursday that it plans to make its affordable device brand, CMF, an independent subsidiary. India will serve as the headquarters for both manufacturing and R&D…

ChatGPT Pulse is a New Feature that Turns Your Data into a Daily Digest

ChatGPT Pro users have a new way to feed their data to the machine with the launch of a feature called ChatGPT Pulse. The new feature is available now as…

TikTok Child Data Protection Inadequate, Canadian Privacy Officials Say

A Canadian investigation has found that TikTok’s efforts to prevent children from using the app and to protect their personal data have been inadequate. The joint probe, conducted by Canada’s…

Labubu Dolls Make Up 90% of Fake Toys Seized at UK Border

Fake Labubu dolls accounted for 90% of the £3.5 million worth of counterfeit toys seized at the UK border so far this year, according to data from the Intellectual Property…

Trump to Put Import Taxes on Pharmaceutical Drugs, Kitchen Cabinets, Furniture, and Heavy Trucks

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will impose a series of new import taxes, which are scheduled to take effect on October 1. The tariffs include a 100%…

Instagram Teen Accounts Still Show Suicide Content, Study Claims

A new study has claimed that Instagram’s tools, which are designed to protect teenagers from harmful content, are failing to prevent them from seeing posts about suicide and self-harm. The…

Government Could Buy Car Parts to Protect Jaguar Land Rover Suppliers

Ministers are considering stepping in to support Jaguar Land Rover’s suppliers after the carmaker was forced to suspend production due to a cyber-attack. The attack at the end of August…