Trump signs executive order to facilitate TikTok deal
Vice President JD Vance said that the deal would value TikTok US at “around $14 billion.”
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Meta launches ‘Vibes,’ a short-form video feed of AI slop
Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every single video you come across is essentially just AI slop.
Trump Executive Order Will Hand TikTok Over to US Investors
After five deadline extensions and several rounds of negotiations, President Trump signed an executive order to put TikTok’s US operations in the hands of Oracle and other American investors.
Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts
Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts…
Amazon Will Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle FTC Suit That Alleged ‘Dark Patterns’ in Prime Sign-Ups
Amazon will pay both the Federal Trade Commission and consumers directly to settle a lawsuit alleging that it used manipulative and deceptive tactics to encourage sign-ups for Prime.
OpenAI Introduces GDPval: A New Evaluation Suite that Measures AI on Real-World Economically Valuable Tasks
OpenAI introduced GDPval, a new evaluation suite designed to measure how AI models perform on real-world, economically valuable tasks across 44 occupations in nine GDP-dominant U.S. sectors. Unlike academic benchmarks,…
OpenAI Releases ChatGPT ‘Pulse’: Proactive, Personalized Daily Briefings for Pro Users
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Pulse, a proactive experience that compiles personalized, research-backed updates each morning. In preview on mobile and limited to $200/month Pro subscribers, Pulse surfaces topical cards built from…
Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance
The investigation was sparked by a story in The Guardian that reported that Unit 8200, the elite Israel military intelligence unit, was using Azure cloud storage to house data on…
Startup founders say Trump’s $100K H-1B fee is a ‘talent tariff’ that will hurt innovation
The price hike for H1B visas could have detrimental impact on the startup industry, experts say.
Shoplifters could soon be chased down by drones
Flock Safety, whose drones were once reserved for police departments, is now offering them for private-sector security, the company announced today, with potential customers including including businesses intent on curbing…