Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump: Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message. Read More |
The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing: A trip in a Waymo robotaxi still costs more, on average, than a comparable ride in a human-driven Uber or a Lyft. But that gap is narrowing, according to new data published Tuesday by Obi, a company that aggregates real-time pricing and pickup times across multiple ride-hailing services. Read More |
Google's more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the U.S.: Gemini 3 Pro and other AI tools are now available globally through the Google AI Plus plan, which is $7.99 per month in the United States. Read More |
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Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni's Phia raises $35M to 'make shopping fun again': "We are just at such a prime time of opportunity," Gates said to explain the new fundraise. "Commerce itself for the consumer hasn't really been adapted in the last 30 years, and the opportunity to make a truly personalized, end-to-end shopping experience is today." Read More |
WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users from cyberattacks: Strict Account Settings adds restrictions like automatically blocking media and attachments from unknown senders, and silencing calls from unknown numbers. Read More |
Uber launches an 'AV Labs' division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners: Uber is not developing its own robotaxis again; instead it plans to collect and offer data. It's a bet that more volume will help autonomous vehicle partners solve the weirdest edge cases. Read More |
If you live in the UK, you probably won't be able to visit Pornhub anymore: Pornhub parent company Aylo will restrict access from U.K. users, rather than comply with age-verification mandates, which the company said it believes have not succeeded in promoting online safety. Read More |
Amid Trump attacks and weaponized sanctions, Europeans look to rely less on US tech: European governments are looking to move away from U.S. tech and reclaim their digital sovereignty at a time of unpredictability and volatility in the United States. Read More |
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