Apple lays off dozens in sales team
Apple has laid off dozens of employees in its sales team to streamline operations and remove overlapping roles, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The company aims to enhance customer connec...
Oversight Board permits manipulated Duterte video on Facebook
Meta’s Oversight Board ruled that the company correctly allowed a manipulated video to remain on Facebook, depicting a Serbian protest as occurring in the Netherlands in support of former Philippine...
OpenAI moves ChatGPT Voice into main chat thread
OpenAI has updated how its Voice mode operates within ChatGPT, moving voice interactions directly into the ongoing chat thread rather than isolating them in a separate interface. The change, applicabl...
Perplexity launches Instant Buy AI shopping assistant with PayPal
Perplexity has launched a new AI shopping assistant feature for its users in the United States, enabling easier and more personalized product purchases through its AI system. The tool, available at no...
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 with Oryon CPU
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, a standard edition in its Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 series following the Elite variant unveiled in September. This system-on-a-chip targets modern smartphones, ...
Suno buys Songkick in Warner Music Group settlement deal
Warner Music Group announced a settlement with AI music startup Suno on Tuesday, resolving a copyright lawsuit filed last year. The agreement includes the sale of WMG’s live-music platform Songkick ...
Interactive fiction replaces chatbots for minors on Character.AI
Character.AI announced on Tuesday the launch of “Stories,” a feature enabling users to create interactive fiction with their favorite characters, as an alternative to its chatbots now inaccessible...
Google Messages prepares to add live location tracking
Google is testing a series of interface updates for its Messages app that could streamline how users handle media and share their location, according to Android Authority. A recent beta build of the A...
