The team at Retro, a photo-sharing app for close friends and family, is experimenting with how generative AI can be put to more creative uses. To try out the latest, cutting-edge AI technologies, the team built a new app called Splat, whic…
Even as OpenAI works to harden its Atlas AI browser against cyberattacks, the company admits that prompt injections, a type of attack that manipulates AI agents to follow malicious instructions often hidden in web pages or emails, is a r…
Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect Power, a data center and clean energy developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of the company’s debt.
The acquisition, which was announced Monday, will help Alphabet …
ChatGPT is releasing its own version of Spotify Wrapped. That is, the OpenAI-owned chatbot is now rolling out an annual review feature called “Your Year with ChatGPT” to eligible consumers in select markets, including the Un…
When you tune in to a podcast, you’re probably not opening the Netflix app — at least for now.
That might change, if Netflix gets its way. The streamer signed deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports this week, in addi…
The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filing for bankruptcy.
Each company faces its own mix of tariff pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting markets, but together they tell a larger s…
ChatGPT users can now tweak the chatbot’s warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use, according to a social media post from OpenAI.
These options (as well as similar adjustments to ChatGPT’s use of headers and lists) now appear in the Personaliz…
In just about a week, iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filed for bankruptcy.
They’re very different companies — selling Roombas, lidar, and e-bikes, respectively — but as Sean O’Kane, Rebecca Bellan, and I discussed on the episo…
?Coursera and Udemy announced on Wednesday a landmark merger agreement valued at approximately $2.5 billion, bringing together two of the biggest names in online learning.
Coursera will acquire Udemy in an all-stock transaction, marking…
Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa+ that adds a conversational AI to Ring doorbells, letting users manage deliveries, turn down sales folks, and let family or friends leave a message when they are not around.
Called Greetings, the …
Google is rolling out a beta experience that lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones, the company announced on Friday. The tech giant is also bringing advanced Gemini capabilities to Google Translate and expa…
ChatGPT has hit a new milestone of $3 billion in worldwide consumer spending on mobile as of this week, according to estimates from app intelligence provider Appfigures. This figure represents the total spending on iOS and Android devices …
Rivian’s new second-generation R1 EVs are receiving an update today that brings the new “Universal Hands-Free” driving software, which the company revealed last week at its first-ever “Autonomy & AI Day.”
The company says the new featur…
President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said on Thursday that it’s merging with TAE Technologies, a Southern California-based company that has been chasing the dream of fusion power for nearly …
Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its CEO as the Firefox browser maker scrambles to adapt in a rapidly changing browser market.
The appointment comes at a time when web browsers are seeing a revitalization of sorts as AI chan…
Bluesky, the social network that competes with X and Threads, is introducing a friend-finding feature that they claim respects user privacy, the company announced on Wednesday. To work, the app matches you with friends from your saved cont…
Google is expanding its push into consumer finance in India with the launch of a UPI-linked credit card, betting on a country of more than 1.4 billion people where fewer than 50 million currently hold a credit card.
On Wednesday, Google…
In a new experiment, Meta is limiting the number of links users can post on Facebook, unless they have a paid Meta Verified subscription.
Over the last week, several users have spotted Meta’s test, which impacts link post…
Google today released its fast and cheap Gemini 3 Flash model, based on the Gemini 3 released last month, looking to steal OpenAI’s thunder. The company is also making this the default model in the Gemini app and AI mode in search.
The …
Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits, as well as adding new third-party models for image and video generation, including Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.2 and Topa…
Apple is making it easier for Android users to watch Apple TV content on the big screen. The company on Monday said the Apple TV app for Android will now support Google Cast functionality, which lets users stream videos and audio directl…
The government has launched a new taskforce it says will help women "enter, stay and lead" in the UK tech sector.
Led by technology secretary Liz Kendall, it will see female leaders from tech companies and organisations advise the gov…
If you used a digital camera in the early 2000s, there's a good chance whole chapters of your life have been erased. A generation of photos has vanished on broken hard drives and defunct websites.
For my 40th birthday, I asked my fr…
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AI and automation have made holiday scams smarter and harder to detect.
Over 33,500 Christmas-themed phishing emails and over 10,000 holiday season-themed social media advertisements flagged in just 14 days.
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RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook website to continue using the popular messa…
Zoom released its AI assistant to the web today as part of its AI Companion 3.0 release. The company is also allowing free users to access the assistant’s features, such as summarizing the meetings, listing action items, or getting insight…
Meta’s social network Threads is expanding the number of topics available through its newer communities feature, the company announced on Monday. This expansion might nudge people to use communities less on Reddit and X.
The platform …
Google has revealed that its “dark web report” feature will be discontinued starting February 16, 2026. Launched initially about a year and a half ago, this tool aimed to help users monitor their personal information on the dark web.
Fo…
Ford is ending production of the fully-electric F-150 Lightning as part of a broader companywide shakeup of its electric vehicle plans, the company announced Monday. In its place, Ford will sell what’s known as an “extended range electric …
A billionaire investor keen on buying TikTok's US operations has told the BBC he has been left in limbo as the latest deadline for the app's sale looms.
The US has repeatedly delayed the date by which the platform's Chinese owner, Byt…
Plans by Google to build a huge data centre at a former RAF airfield have been approved.
The new campus at North Weald Airfield near Harlow in Essex is expected to create up to 780 local jobs and generate £79m per year for the local e…
Improvements to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure could take a hit as data center construction accelerates, according to Bloomberg.
In 2025, state and local governments reportedly sold a record amount of debt for the second yea…
WhatsApp, Meta’s messaging app that millions of Indians rely on daily, is facing a critical moment in India as recent government directions threaten to disrupt how the platform works for everyday users and businesses.
Issued late last m…
Apple is releasing another tool to dial down Liquid Glass’ transparency with its release of iOS 26.2, out now. With the update, users will be able to control the transparency of the Lock Screen’s clock. The release follows an update that i…
TECNO, official CAF global partner, introduces four intelligent tools designed to transform how fans watch, interpret and share the continent’s biggest football tournament
As preparations intensify for the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, TE…
Global conversations about artificial intelligence have been framed around the contest between the United States and China, as if innovation can only emerge from Beijing, Silicon Valley, or a narrow band of Western laboratories. Yet as the…
Global memory chip prices have been surging worldwide as supply tightens, making key components for phones, computers, and data centers harder to secure. The squeeze is being driven by demand for advanced memory chips from artificial intel…
Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market, OpenAI’s ChatGPT topped the ranks of free iPhone apps (not including games) with the most installs in 2025.
The AI app …
Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in partnership with the Presidential Committee on Economic & Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), with the collaboration of the Inter-Governm…
Google on Thursday introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered product Disco, which helps to turn your open tabs into custom applications. With Disco, you can create what Google is calling “GenTabs,” a tool that …
YouTube TV is launching more than 10 genre-specific channel packages in early 2026, the Google-owned company announced on Wednesday. The move will mark the first time YouTube TV breaks up its cable-like channel bundle.
The new packages …
Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it’s giving users more control over the streaming service’s algorithm. That’s at least how the company is framing the launch of its new “Promoted Playlists,” a feature that will init…
Learning Tree International, a leading provider of technology training solutions, today announced the launch of its AI Workforce Solutions, a comprehensive program designed to help organizations successfully navigate the artificial intelli…
World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an expanded, Venmo-like capability for sending …
TikTok is launching “Shared Collections,” a new way for users to share and organize TikTok content in one place with friends or family. The company also teased the upcoming launch of “Shared Feeds,” which will let users watch TikTok conten…
Dystopian or useful? Amazon’s Ring doorbells will now be able to identify your visitors through a new AI-powered facial-recognition feature, the company said on Tuesday. The controversial feature, dubbed “Familiar Faces,” was announced ear…
Amazon said on Wednesday it will invest an additional $35 billion in India by 2030, taking its total planned commitment in the country to about $75 billion as it expands its retail and cloud operations in the South Asian nation.
The e-c…
Adobe is doubling down on its strategy of using AI to bring more users into its product ecosystem. The company on Wednesday said it is adding features from Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat to ChatGPT, letting users ask the chatbot to use th…
Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the topics that shape your Reels recommendati…
Backbase, the leader in AI-powered banking, in partnership with African Banker magazine, has released the third edition of the Africa Digital Banking Experience Series 2025. The latest report, Next-gen Banking Innovations: AI, Cybersecurit…
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