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Australia Finds Apple and Google Abused App Store Power
Australian court rules Apple and Google abused app store dominance, a win for Epic that could reshape app distribution and developer strategies.
Sam Altman’s Phone Camera Analogy Misses Key AI Differences
Altman says phone-camera edits blur real and fake. He’s partly right — but phone processing isn't the same as generative AI, and trust still matters.
Nvidia Turns Research Muscle Toward Robotics and World AI
Nvidia's research lab expanded from ray tracing to world AI models and robotics infrastructure, unveiling new tools and synthetic-data models for developers.
Reddit Blocks Internet Archive Over AI Scraping
Reddit limits Wayback Machine access after AI firms scraped archived posts, blocking post, comment, and profile pages and leaving only homepages archivable.
Meta Hires Conservative Activist to Advise on AI Bias
Meta names Robby Starbuck as advisor after a lawsuit over false AI output, sparking debate on political bias, trust, and AI governance.
iRobot Faces Deepening Debt and Tough Market Headwinds
iRobot’s revenue fell 23% as competition, a collapsed Amazon sale, and production delays leave the Roomba maker exploring strategic alternatives.
Miele’s First Smart Canister Vacuum Hits Wi‑Fi
Miele’s Guard L1 Electro adds a touchscreen, Wi‑Fi app and reorder features — but at a $1,499 price and with security and privacy tradeoffs.
Fake Cybertruck Deactivation Video Debunked
A viral video claiming Tesla remotely disabled a Cybertruck is fake, Tesla confirms. Observers found inconsistent alerts and a doctored cease-and-desist image.
Pronto Raises $11M as Instant Home Services Surge
Delhi startup Pronto secures $11M Series A after tripling valuation in 90 days, highlighting India’s rush toward minute‑fast home services.
Anthropic's Claude Adds On-Demand Chat Memory
Anthropic adds an on-demand memory to Claude that searches past chats when asked, rolling out to paid tiers while avoiding persistent profiling.
Datumo Raises $15.5M to Scale No-Code AI Safety Tools
Seoul-based Datumo raises $15.5M to expand no-code model evaluation, licensed datasets, and AI safety tools for enterprises and non-developers.
DOJ Seizes Servers and $1M Bitcoin from BlackSuit Ransomware Gang
U.S. DOJ and global partners seized servers, domains and $1M in bitcoin tied to BlackSuit/Royal ransomware that hit 450+ victims and earned $370M.