In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system
In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system The EC is taking issue with the fact that X, the social network formerly known…
Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data
Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data The pet company has published almost no details about what happened, who was affected, and what personal data was exposed. The pet…
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in a disruptive deal valued at $82.7B
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in a disruptive deal valued at $82.7B In one of the most groundbreaking deals the streaming world has ever seen, Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for…
After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something stranger
After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something stranger "You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to include four…
Walmart-backed PhonePe winds down its Pincode app in yet another e-commerce step back
Walmart-backed PhonePe winds down its Pincode app in yet another e-commerce step back PhonePe has shut down its Pincode app over two years after its debut. PhonePe has shut down…
Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity
Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity The newspaper is alleging copyright infringement and calling out Perplexity's Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) as a culprit. The newspaper is alleging copyright infringement and calling out…
Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin
Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin The agency already opened an investigation in October over Waymo's performance around school buses. The agency already opened an…
Micro1, a Scale AI competitor, touts crossing $100M ARR
Micro1, a Scale AI competitor, touts crossing $100M ARR Micro1 started the year with roughly $7 million ARR. Now, it claims to have surpassed $100 million in ARR, double what…
Apple’s executive shakeup continues with departures of general counsel and policy head
Apple’s executive shakeup continues with departures of general counsel and policy head Apple loses two more top senior executives with exits of longtime general counsel Kate Adams and environmental VP…
Anthropic CEO weighs in on AI bubble talk and risk-taking among competitors
Anthropic CEO weighs in on AI bubble talk and risk-taking among competitors Anthropic's CEO shared his thoughts on the economics of AI and the risk-taking of competitors, saying some were…