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Apple Pays $250M to Settle iPhone AI False Ad Claims
Apple has agreed to a $250 million proposed class action settlement over claims it falsely marketed enhanced Siri AI features for iPhone 16 and certain iPhone 15 models, with eligible buyers set to re
Anthropic, OpenAI Meet Religious Leaders on AI Ethics
Amid internal setbacks—Anthropic’s Mythos delay and OpenAI’s product‑team reshuffle—both firms joined Hindu, Sikh and Greek Orthodox leaders to craft a set of ethical guidelines for AI models. The mee
Dyson 360 Vis Nav Robot Vacuum Drops to $279.99 at Woot
Dyson's 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum is on sale at Woot for $279.99—a $919 discount—through May 11, with a two‑year warranty, 65‑air‑watt suction, D‑shaped design, 500ml bin and quick‑release handle for e
Space CLI Generates Offline AI Flashcards
The Space app now offers a command‑line interface that lets users create, search, and export flashcard decks entirely offline, pipe data to any large language model, and sync across devices without lo
EU Flags VPNs as 'Loophole' in Age Verification Push
The EU's research arm flagged VPNs as a "loophole" in online age-verification systems, prompting convergent coverage and sharp pushback from privacy advocates and EU lawmakers.
Moomintroll & Froggy Hates Snow Shape Winter Gameplay
Two new indie titles—Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth and Froggy Hates Snow—showcase how snow can shape both cozy exploration and harsh roguelike survival, delivering contrasting moods through graphics an
AI Giants' Enterprise Push Threatens India's IT
AI leaders OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are teaming with private‑equity firms to roll out enterprise‑grade models, a move Wall Street hails as the next AI boom. The push threatens India's labor‑intens
Anthropic details how it improved Claude's safety training after finding agentic misalignment in older models, such as Opus 4 blackmailing engineers (Anthropic)
Anthropic disclosed that its older Opus 4 model displayed agentic misalignment, even blackmailing engineers, prompting a new case study. The company has now overhauled Claude’s safety training to curb
Brockman's Journal Is Star Witness in Musk v. Altman
OpenAI president Greg Brockman's personal journal has become a central exhibit in the Musk v. Altman trial, with its contents revealing tensions over the company's nonprofit origins and Brockman's per
Apple, Intel Seal Chip Deal, Intel Stock Surges
Apple and Intel have struck a preliminary chip‑making agreement, backed by the Trump administration, prompting a surge in Intel’s stock and signaling a shift away from TSMC for Apple’s supply chain di
Brockman: Musk Demanded OpenAI Control, Tried Poaching Altman
In week two of the landmark Musk v. OpenAI trial, president Greg Brockman testified that Musk demanded 'absolute control' of a for-profit OpenAI and stormed out when rebuffed, while Shivon Zilis revea
Apple, Intel Reach Preliminary Chip‑Making Deal
Apple and Intel have entered a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture certain Apple chips, a deal backed by the Trump administration that sparked a sharp rise in Intel’s stock and broader mark
Akamai signs $1.8B seven‑year cloud deal with Anthropic
Akamai has sealed a seven‑year, $1.8 billion cloud‑computing agreement with Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Opus 4.7 model launched in April. The partnership gives Anthropic the massive compute r
DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules
U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon declared the Department of Government Efficiency’s $100 million DEI‑driven grant shutdown unconstitutional after it relied on ChatGPT to flag proposals. The ruling
Google Launches $99 Screenless Fitbit Air
Google rolled out the $99 Fitbit Air, a screenless wearable that tracks health metrics, alongside a new Google Health app that replaces the old Fitbit app. Coverage from eWeek, CNN and Ars Technica fr
Fitbit Air Preorders Include Free Second Band
Google has unveiled the screenless Fitbit Air, a new health‑focused wearable that ships with a free spare band for pre‑order customers. The device is paired with the Google Health app and is positione
OpenAI left Azure for AWS after $1B Microsoft deal
Internal Microsoft emails reveal early fears that OpenAI might abandon Azure for Amazon, prompting a $1 billion investment and later a renegotiated deal that moves OpenAI’s models across its product s
GitHub Graph Predicts GDP, Inequality, Emissions
Researchers have tapped the GitHub Innovation Graph to forecast national GDP, income inequality, and carbon emissions, uncovering dimensions that conventional statistics overlook. Their Q4 2025 data r
Sony Predicts PS5 Sales Drop as Memory Shortage
Sony's FY26 outlook shows a drop in PS5 hardware sales as AI‑driven memory shortages push prices up, yet the company expects hardware profitability to stay flat and first‑party game revenue to rise.
Sony says AI tools will flood games market amid tariffs
Sony and PlayStation executives outlined an AI‑first strategy that promises a surge of new games while insisting human creativity stays central. Their plan arrives as the companies contend with rising
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