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Microsoft Copilot Terms Call AI 'Entertainment Only'
Microsoft's Copilot Terms of Use, updated in October, explicitly label the AI chatbot as being for 'entertainment purposes only' and tell users not to rely on it for important advice — a disclaimer th
SpaceX files $75bn IPO, touts orbital data centers
SpaceX has filed confidential IPO paperwork to raise $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, while CEO Elon Musk touts orbital data centers as a core future revenue stream.
Mikko Hyppönen shifts from malware to anti-drone
Cybersecurity veteran **Mikko Hyppönen** has transitioned from his long-standing career in fighting malware to developing advanced anti-drone systems for law enforcement and the military. This strateg
Gemini planned a Seattle day in Google Maps — with one wrong turn
A Verge reporter let Gemini, operating as 'Ask Maps' inside Google Maps, plan a full day of Seattle stops by public transit, and found the AI itinerary worked — with one notable hallucination that sen
Japan targets 30% Global Physical‑AI Share by 2040
Japan is accelerating the rollout of AI‑powered robots across factories, warehouses and critical infrastructure to offset a shrinking workforce, backed by a $6.3 billion government push and leveraging
Intel TSNC Hits 18x Neural Texture Compression
Intel has detailed its Texture Set Neural Compression (TSNC) technology, a neural network-based texture codec offering up to 18x compression over bitmaps, with an alpha SDK planned later this year.
How Amazon Echo Learned to Talk and Listen
The Verge's Version History podcast traces how Jeff Bezos's long-held vision for a voice computer became the Amazon Echo and Alexa, detailing the product's surprise low-key launch, the engineering cha
OpenAI CEO Sidelined CFO Over IPO Timing
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is publicly at odds with CFO Sarah Friar over IPO timing, with reports that he has sidelined her from key financial meetings even as he pushes to take the company public by year-
Grammarly kills Expert Review AI, faces class action
Grammarly (now Superhuman) disabled its Expert Review AI feature after The Verge found it was attributing AI-generated writing suggestions to real people — including deceased professors and Verge staf
LinkedIn scans browsers for 6000 extensions without
LinkedIn is reportedly covertly scanning users' browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collecting hardware data without explicit consent, a practice dubbed 'BrowserGate' by security researchers
Microsoft Copilot is for entertainment only per 2025
Microsoft's updated Copilot Terms of Use, effective October 2025, explicitly state the AI is "for entertainment purposes only" and not for "important advice," a disclaimer that Tom's Hardware notes ap
UK urges Anthropic to expand with dual listing offer
The UK government, led by Keir Starmer, is intensifying its efforts to attract American AI startup **Anthropic** to expand its presence in Britain, reportedly including a dual listing proposal. This p
Apple Turns 50, Reviews 3 Hits and 3 Misses
Apple marked its 50th anniversary by reflecting on three iconic products that reshaped daily life and three missteps that underscore the company’s occasional miscalculations and the evolving challenge
Halter Raises $220M Series E, Valued at $2B
Halter, the New Zealand startup behind solar‑powered smart collars that turn cattle into virtual‑fenced herds, secured a $220 million Series E led by Founders Fund, pushing its valuation to $2 billion
Delve Parts Ways with Y Combinator Amid Hack Allegations
Compliance startup Delve has been removed from Y Combinator’s portfolio amid accusations of misleading clients and a purported data breach, prompting the firm to blame a malicious attacker and roll ou
Cisco, IBM Back Bill to Exempt IT From Repair Law
Colorado's Senate Business, Labor, and Technology committee unanimously advanced a bill backed by Cisco and IBM that would exempt 'critical infrastructure' IT equipment from the state's consumer right
Microsoft ships MAI models to rival Google, OpenAI
Microsoft publicly released its first proprietary AI models — transcription, voice, and image — on its Foundry platform, revealing work that had already been quietly running inside Copilot and Teams.
Folk artist Murphy Campbell hit by AI deepfakes, copyright troll
Folk musician Murphy Campbell discovered AI-generated covers of her songs uploaded to Spotify under her name, then became the target of fraudulent copyright claims on her own public domain performance
Google's Gemma 4 Runs Frontier AI on Single GPU
Google has launched Gemma 4, a new family of open AI models designed for efficient, on-device execution, capable of running frontier AI on a single GPU. Both Google and NVIDIA emphasize Gemma 4's abil
NASA Fixes Outlook Glitch on Artemis II
During Artemis II's journey to the Moon, commander Reid Wiseman found his Microsoft Outlook wasn't working — a problem NASA fixed remotely from Mission Control, calling the issue routine.
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