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Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users: After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies. Read More |
Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws: Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide. Read More |
Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora: Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he's launched a startup to help other Egyptians with the same problem. Read More |
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| WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware: A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs. Read More |
Billionaire Ambani taps Google, Meta to build India's AI backbone: Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India's AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI. Read More |
Tesla challenges $243 million verdict in Autopilot death trial: The company's lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs' lawyers for "overwhelming" the jury with "irrelevant evidence." Read More |
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs: A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024. Read More |
Henrik Fisker quietly wound down his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt: The brief existence of the Fiskers' foundation is another example of how the boom of electric vehicle startups in the 2020s helped fuel a rush of wide-eyed optimism. Read More |
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Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization : The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California regulators say they'll support legislation to reduce expensive insurance coverage mandates that ride-hailing companies have to pay. Read More |
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