TikTok Launches Shared Collections and Previews Shared Feeds for Group Content Discovery
TikTok has introduced “Shared Collections,” a new feature that allows users to organize and share saved videos with friends and family in a single space, and has also previewed “Shared…
Hinge Introduces AI-Powered ‘Convo Starters’ to Prompt First Messages
Hinge has rolled out a new AI-driven feature called “Convo Starters” designed to help users initiate conversations with personalised message suggestions, as the dating app seeks to reduce silent matches…
OpenAI Reports Surge in Enterprise AI Use Amid Internal Warning on Google Competition
OpenAI said enterprise use of its AI products has accelerated sharply over the past year, with ChatGPT message volume among business users increasing eightfold since November 2024, as the company…
Australia Moves Ahead With Under-16 Social Media Ban as Tech Firms Push Back
Australia is set to enforce a nationwide ban on social media use for children under 16 from 10 December, a move that has prompted sustained opposition from major technology companies…
OpenAI Disables App Suggestions After Users Flag Ad-Like Messages in ChatGPT
OpenAI has disabled certain app suggestions in ChatGPT after paying subscribers reported seeing messages that resembled advertising, with executives acknowledging the company “fell short” in how the promotional content appeared,…
Awear Develops EEG Wearable to Track Brain-Based Stress in Real Time
Awear, a startup founded by former Rakuten Symphony R&D head Antonio Forenza, has developed a behind-the-ear EEG wearable designed to measure brain activity linked to chronic stress and provide users…
Sensor Tower Data Shows Gemini Narrowing the Gap With ChatGPT
ChatGPT remains the world’s most widely used AI chatbot, but its user growth is beginning to slow as Google’s Gemini gains traction, according to new data from market intelligence firm…
Researchers Say Intellexa Staff Had Remote Access to Live Government Spyware Operations
Spyware maker Intellexa had direct remote access to some government customers’ surveillance systems, allowing its staff to view personal data collected from hacked phones, according to new findings published by…
Legal AI Startup Harvey Confirms $8B Valuation After $160M Funding Round
Legal artificial intelligence company Harvey has confirmed that it has closed a new $160 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at $8 billion following earlier reports…
Musk Says Latest Tesla Software Update Allows Texting While Driving
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said a new version of the company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software allows drivers to text while the system is engaged, despite laws in most U.S.…
Anthropic CEO Addresses AI Bubble Concerns and Warns of Aggressive Risk-Taking
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said the question of whether the artificial intelligence industry is in a bubble cannot be answered with a simple yes or no, while warning that…
YouTube Warns Australia’s Teen Ban Will Remove Parental Controls and Reduce Safety
YouTube says Australia’s new law banning under-16s from holding social media accounts will make children less safe on its platform by removing parental supervision tools when the rules take effect…
Meta Begins Removing Under-16 Users From Instagram and Facebook in Australia
Meta has begun removing Australian users under the age of 16 from Instagram, Facebook, and Threads ahead of a nationwide social media ban that comes into force on 10 December,…
Amazon Web Services Introduces Three AI “Frontier Agents,” Including Long-Running Coding Agent Kiro
Amazon Web Services has introduced three new artificial intelligence agents it calls “frontier agents,” including an autonomous coding system named Kiro that the company says can operate independently for hours…
Android 16 Introduces AI Notification Summaries, Deeper Customization, and New Accessibility Tools
Google is rolling out Android 16 with a set of new artificial intelligence, customization, safety, and accessibility features, while also shifting Android to a more frequent update schedule starting with…
OpenAI Faces Backlash After App Suggestions in ChatGPT Are Mistaken for Paid Ads
OpenAI has faced user criticism after ChatGPT displayed an unsolicited suggestion for the Peloton app during a conversation, prompting concerns that advertising had appeared inside the paid version of the…
Mixpanel Data Breach Raises Concerns After Sparse Disclosure and OpenAI Fallout
A cybersecurity incident at analytics provider Mixpanel, disclosed just hours before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend, has prompted scrutiny over the company’s limited explanation of the breach and its impact…
Rufus Helps Lift Amazon’s Black Friday Sales as AI Shopping Surges
Sensor Tower Data Shows Strong Uptake of Amazon’s AI ChatbotAmazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, saw a sharp rise in use on Black Friday, according to new data from market intelligence…
Epic Games CEO Challenges ‘Made With AI’ Labels on Game Stores
Sweeney Pushes Back on Marketplace Disclosure RequirementsEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said it “makes no sense” for game stores to label titles made with AI, arguing that AI tools will…
South Korean Police Arrest Four Over Hacking of 120,000 Home Cameras for Exploitative Videos
Police Detail Large-Scale IP Camera BreachesSouth Korean authorities have arrested four people accused of hacking more than 120,000 home and business video cameras and using the captured footage to create…