OpenAI says it is developing a “different ChatGPT experience” for teens and plans to use age-prediction tech to bar kids under 18 from the standard version
OpenAI is developing a “different ChatGPT experience” for teens and plans to use age-prediction technology …
Apple Watch Series 11 review: slightly better battery and Sleep Score is intuitive, but the most exciting updates are coming to older watches through watchOS 26
No one is going to wax lyrical about the Apple Watch Series 11. Not because it's a bad smartwatch — it's a great smartwatch, actually.
China says the US spin-off of TikTok will use ByteDance's Chinese algorithm and the US-agreed framework includes “licensing the algorithm and other IP rights”
Security hawks have raised fears recommendation code could be manipulated to push propaganda
YouTube unveils new generative AI tools for Shorts, including a custom version of Veo 3 called Veo 3 Fast, which includes sound, and an Edit with AI feature
At its Made on YouTube live event on Tuesday, the company unveiled new generative AI tools for Shorts creators.
A now-removed unlisted video on Meta's YouTube channel shows Meta Ray-Ban glasses with a HUD visible to the right eye, used for Meta AI and on-foot navigation
Meta's HUD glasses with sEMG wristband will in fact be Ray-Ban branded, a leaked clip which also depicts the HUD and wristband in action reveals.
YouTube unveils new livestreaming features, including letting creators transition between public and members-only streams, and ads that run next to the stream
At its Made on YouTube event on Tuesday, the video giant announced several new features aimed at improving the livestreaming experience.
Sources: Oracle is among a consortium of companies that would enable TikTok to continue its US operations if the US and China finalize their framework deal
Technology company Oracle is among a consortium of firms that would enable TikTok to continue operations in the U.S. if a framework deal between …
Google launches the Agent Payments Protocol, or AP2, designed to securely facilitate agent-led payments across platforms, with the support of 60+ organizations
ZDNET's key takeaways — Google announces Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). — AP2 helps companies carry out agent-led payments securely.
YouTube unveils new ways for creators to earn with brand deals and the Shopping program, including letting them swap out brand sponsorships in longform videos
At its Made on YouTube event on Tuesday, the company unveiled a series of new ways for creators to earn more with brand deals …
Microsoft adds automatic AI model selection to Visual Studio Code; it primarily favors Claude Sonnet 4 over GPT-5 or GPT-5 mini for paid GitHub Copilot users
Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5.
YouTube says it has paid out $100B+ to creators over the last four years and the number of YouTube channels making over $100K from TV screens has jumped 45% YoY
YouTube said on Tuesday it has paid out over $100 billion to creators, artists and media companies since 2021.
Google plans to invest £5B in the UK for AI, energy, R&D, and more over the next two years, expecting to add 8,000+ jobs a year at businesses across the country
The company said the investment would add more than 8,000 jobs a year at businesses across the U.K.
YouTube plans to expand its likeness detection tech to all Partner Program creators in the next months; creators can opt in by uploading an image of their face
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HR software provider Workday agrees to acquire Sana, an AI startup specializing in workplace tools, for $1.1B; the transaction is set to close before January 31
the Sana acquisition also will deepen Workday's educational offerings — Workday is acquiring Sana, an AI company focused on workplace tools …
Study: Grok, ChatGPT, Meta AI, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek can be easily used to create phishing emails targeting the elderly, despite being trained to refuse
Major AI chatbots were happy to help. — Reuters and a Harvard University researcher used top chatbots to plot a simulated phishing scam …
Disney, Universal, and WBD sue China-based MiniMax, alleging that its image- and video-generating service Hailuo AI was built from stolen intellectual property
Walt Disney (DIS.N), Comcast's (CMCSA.O) Universal and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) have jointly filed a copyright lawsuit …
iOS 26 review: Liquid Glass is aesthetically pleasing, there are quality-of-life upgrades, call screening is a game changer, but the Games app feels unfinished
5 features to try first Amber Neely / AppleInsider : Apple has finally explained why battery life can be different after an OS update Emma Roth / The Verge : iOS 26 with Apple's Liquid Glass redesign ...
YouTube announces AI tools for podcasters, including one that turns video podcasts into clips and another that creates video for audio-only podcasts
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
The now-removed video from Meta also showed the rumored Oakley Meta Sphaera smart glasses with a centered camera, highlighting their use in skiing and running
David Heaney / UploadVR :
Nory, which offers an AI-powered restaurant management system, raised a $37M Series B led by Kinnevik, bringing its total funding to $63M
Conor Sheridan says his AI platform frees up restaurants to focus on what matters most - “great food and even greater customer experiences”.
Tech executives say the Trump administration's stake in Intel and its intervention into other private businesses have had a chilling effect on decision making
In one case, a tech executive turned down a dinner invitation to the White House earlier this month — and sent a deputy instead. Bluesky: @niedermeyer.online and @marypcbuk Bluesky: E.W. Niedermeyer /...
OpenAI debuts GPT‑5-Codex, a version of GPT‑5 optimized for agentic coding in Codex and says it spends its “thinking” time more dynamically than previous models
If You Ask Nicely Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack : OpenAI Launches a New GPT-5 Model for Its Codex Coding Agent David Gewirtz / ZDNET : OpenAI has new agentic coding partner for you now: GPT-5-Cod...
Humanoid robot startup Figure raised a $1B+ Series C led by Parkway Venture Capital at a post-money valuation of $39B, up from $2.6B in February 2024
Figure AI Inc., a company developing humanoid robots, has received more than $1 billion in committed capital in a financing round that values …
Nothing raised a $200M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $450M+, and says it had $1B in total sales in early 2025
Smartphone startup Nothing announced today that it closed its Series C round of $200 million, which was led by the investment firm Tiger Global.
MVNO Noble Mobile launches with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang as CEO, offering cash back rewards to clients who use less than 20GB of data per month
- The schtick here is customers get rewarded by using less data - in the form of cash back rewards
OpenAI hires former xAI CFO Mike Liberatore as business finance officer, reporting to CFO Sarah Friar, to oversee infrastructure spending; he left xAI in July
OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer …
Salesforce launches Missionforce, a new business unit focused on incorporating AI into defense workflows concerning personnel, logistics, and decision making
Salesforce is increasing its focus on national security. — The customer relationship management giant announced the creation … Bluesky: @wilkos Bluesky: @wilkos : Love to integrate my CRM into the d...
Sources: Apollo Global is exploring a sale of AOL in a deal that could value AOL at around $1.5B; Apollo bought AOL in 2021 as part of its $5B Verizon deal
Apollo bought AOL in 2021; a new deal could fetch around $1.5 billion — Apollo Global Management is exploring a sale …
Invisible Technologies, a Scale AI rival that helped train ChatGPT, raised $100M, sources say at a $2B+ valuation, and says that sales doubled to $134M in 2024
Vanara, a spinoff of TPG, led the latest funding round. — Add us on Google — Artificial intelligence startup Invisible Technologies …
Filing: the Internet Archive settles with major music publishers in their copyright infringement lawsuit over its project to preserve early music recordings
A #settlement has been reached in a lawsuit where music #publishers sued the #InternetArchive over the #Great78 Project, an effort to preserve early music recordings that only exist on brittle shellac...
Sources: US FTC is probing if Ticketmaster does enough to stop bots from illegal resales, focusing on its compliance with a law against automated ticket resales
Josh Sisco / Bloomberg :
The Fellowship PAC, a new super PAC, says it will spend $100M+ to support pro-crypto legislators; sources say Tether is expected to be one of the PAC's backers
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Sources: Nvidia's China-only RTX 6000D receives lukewarm demand, with some seeing it as expensive given its performance lags the RTX 5090
could leave Nvidia with huge backlog of unwanted GPUs Annika Masrani / TipRanks Financial : Analysts Raise Nvidia Stock Price Forecasts despite China Risk Vinod Dsouza / Watcher Guru : Will Nvidia (NV...
Filing: the US SEC settles a lawsuit accusing crypto exchange Gemini of not registering the Gemini Earn lending program before offering it to retail investors
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters :
Druid, whose Druid Conductor orchestration engine allows companies to deploy specialized AI agents, raised a $31M Series C and hires Joseph Kim as CEO
Agentic artificial intelligence startup Druid AI S.A. says it's ready to scale up the adoption of its enterprise-grade platform after closing …
A look at prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket; Kalshi has ~$1B in current monthly volume and processed $6.9B in total, including $6.4B since October 2024
Kalshi co-founders, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara — The savviest billionaire traders are placing their bets on budding prediction marketplaces.
Filing: cloud cybersecurity software startup Netskope raised its IPO price range to $17-$19 per share, up from $15-$17, aiming to raise $908.2M, up from $812.6M
Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg :
Sources: Jack Ma has returned to Alibaba's campuses after vanishing from the public eye during China's 2020 tech crackdown, influencing Alibaba's pivot to AI
Bloomberg :
Robinhood files an application with the US SEC to launch Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a publicly traded fund for retail investors that holds shares of startups
Julie Bort / TechCrunch :
Investor docs: Revolut reported Q2 revenue up 46% YoY to £1.01B and is on track to deliver £4.1B+ in 2025 revenue, up from £3.1B in 2024, and has 60M+ customers
Bloomberg :
Israel-based Vega, which offers an AI-based security analytics platform, raised $65M in seed and Series A led by Accel at a $400M valuation
Meytal Vaizberg / Globes :
Seon, which uses AI to detect and prevent fraud, raised an $80M Series C led by Sixth Street Growth, bringing its total funding to $187M
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE :
Shanghai-based, US-listed lidar maker Hesai jumped 7.7% in its Hong Kong debut, giving the company a ~$4.5B market cap after raising ~$514M from the IPO
Nikkei Asia :
Doctronic, which uses generative AI for health guidance and offers video visits with licensed doctors, raised a $20M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
PYMNTS.com :
Sources: Chinese hardware maker Goertek is strengthening its grip on Meta's AI glasses supply chain, including making “Hypernova”, through a spate of dealmaking
similar to the Quest — on local ecommerce platforms. Meta executives debated launching a lawsuit against its Chinese supplier, but ultimately decided against pursuing a case ‼️ Bluesky: Tony Tassell /...
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