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Warner signs AI music licensing deal with Udio

Warner signs AI music licensing deal with Udio

Elon Musk blames 'adversarial prompting' after Grok spewed embarrassing, sycophantic praise, sales of a teddy bear were suspended because of its sexually explicit AI, and ChatGPT group chats roll out to everyone

Cloudflare outage was not caused by a cyber attack

Spotify's SongDNA will show you which songs are sampled on a track, Google Maps using AI to predict if EV chargers availability, and European policymakers want to ease AI and privacy laws

Google's new Gemini 3 model arrives in AI Mode and the Gemini app

Snapchat's new ‘Topic Chats’ feature, Read AI is building a note-taking app, and Meta asked the Oversight Board to weigh in on Community Notes

DeepMind releases a new weather forecasting model for more accurate predictions

Cloudflare hit by outage causing 'widespread' errors, Tesla won its bid to decertify a class action lawsuit, and DeepMind releases a new weather forecasting model for more accurate predictions

Google plans to invest $40 billion towards building data centers in Texas

Jeff Bezos will head a new engineering-focused AI startup called Project Prometheus, Rivian spinoff Also revealed a $3,500 starting price for its first e-bike, and the Mac Pro could be the latest addition to Apple's product purgatory

Apple is bringing MLS to the masses

Disney+ may start hosting user-generated AI videos, Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs, and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket safely made it to space a second time

Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is finally official

Doordash now delivers food orders via a robot in Miami, Google added agentic AI checkout to shopping, and Google will allow 'experienced users' to sideload unverified Android apps

Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone

Coda Music is rolling out tools for labeling and blocking AI-generated tunes, WhatsApp will face further EU regulation, and Threads is adding features for creators to promote their podcasts

Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms

Broadcom announced an AI chipset that translates audio in real time, Meta is killing off the external Facebook Like button, and Ford's F-150 Lightning may be sunset

Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone

China told Apple to remove LGBTQ+ dating apps, Denmark is set to ban social media for users under 15, and Blizzard confirmed it's adding a virtual currency for WoW

Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Grand Theft Auto VI's release delayed again, SpaceX acquired more spectrum licenses from EchoStar, and Amazon is testing an AI tool that automatically translates books into other languages

The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

Your next Heineken may be brewed with steam from a 100MWh heat battery, Netflix is going big on video podcasts, and Sony has a new benchmark for ethical AI

Meta finally made a proper WhatsApp app for Apple Watch

Google may put giant AI installations in low-earth orbit, DJI drones might soon be banned in the US, and a UK High Court sided with Stability AI

Waymo is launching in three new cities next year

OpenAI signed a $38 billion cloud contract with Amazon, Google removed its Gemma AI model after it allegedly accused a senator of sexual assault, and TikTok announced its first-ever awards show in the US

Pentagon will reportedly award SpaceX a $2 billion contract to help develop the 'Golden Dome'

Elon Musk teased a flying car, Trump's FCC is moving to make it easier for internet companies to charge hidden fees, and Anbernic's budget DS clone is open for pre-order

Pinterest has its own AI assistant now

U.S. government closer to banning TP-Link routers, the US and China agree to one-year pause on punitive tariffs, and Mixed Reality Link for Windows 11 and Meta Quest headsets is now available

More people watched a fake NVIDIA livestream than the real thing

YouTube is offering employees buyouts, Meta will add a 'huge corpus' of AI content, and Proton launches 'Data Breach Observatory'

Adobe's new Photoshop AI Assistant can automate repetitive tasks

OpenAI sued for trademark infringement, Google is disputing Gmail was breached, and Withings’ urine analyzer is finally ready to buy

The next iPad Pro could be the first to get vapor chamber cooling

Federal investigators are looking into Tesla's Mad Max mode, Google’s AI health coach will soon be available to some Fitbit Premium users, and YouTube Shorts will integrate Adobe Premiere's video editing tools

A Chinese startup shows off its dancing humanoid robot

CBP will photograph non-citizens entering and exiting the US, Google's Gemini will now generate presentations for you, and Relive the Commodore 64's glory days

American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' of junk in Southeast Asia

Nissan's nifty solar panel system for the Sakura EV, Apple lost its UK antitrust lawsuit, and Strava pulled the plug on its Garmin lawsuit

Google Gemini will arrive in GM cars starting next year

Amazon's smart glasses with AI will help its drivers deliver packages faster, YouTube is adding a timer to Shorts, and Spotify is freezing and crashing on some Android devices

New report leaks Amazon's proposed mass-automation plans

Anthropic brings Claude Code to iOS and the web

NVIDIA shows off its first Blackwell wafer manufactured in the US

Microsoft's next Windows 11 AI gamble: Just say "Hey Copilot"

Plug-in hybrids emit almost as much pollution as gas cars, OpenAI suspended Sora depictions of MLK, and CNN's new All Access streaming service doesn't seem to include CNN

Apple's long-rumored smart display will reportedly cost $350