Apple plans to update its Declared Age Range API and launch new APIs “later this year” to verify the ages of Apple Account users in Texas from January 1, 2026
Today, Apple and Google notified all developers about next year's requirements under the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA), now law in Utah, Texas, and Louisiana. … Bluesky: Tyler King / @tyleraking...
OpenAI partners with SAP to launch OpenAI for Germany, bringing its AI tools to Germany's public sector through SAP's Delos Cloud
a partnership to bring frontier AI to Germany's public sector, through a sovereign, certified cloud environment. Built on SAP's Delos Cloud and running on Microsoft Azure, this new initiative will hel...
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 /...
The US FTC orders Google, OpenAI, Meta and Instagram, Snap, xAI, and Character.AI to turn over information about how their AI chatbots impact children and teens
Meta, OpenAI, Musk's XAI Among Targets Chris Morris / Quartz : Federal agency plans to examine the mental health risks of AI chatbots from OpenAI, Snap, Meta, and more Ian Stark / UPI : FTC orders com...
Meta rolls out a tool that lets users attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, giving users a way to build upon posts' 500-character text limit
Meta's Threads app is adding a way for users to post up to 10,000 characters … Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada : Threads Users Can Now Add Up to 10,000 Characters to Posts Tim Marcin / Mashable : Thr...
The EU says companies exporting chips to the US will face a 15% tariff ceiling despite President Trump's new “approximately 100%” chip levy announcement
2nd Update Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : But EU Secures 15% Cap as US Hits Imported Chips With 100% Tariff Bluesky: Mary Branscombe / @marypcbuk : Think of a number. Now think of another number....
Substack apologizes after sending a push alert encouraging some users to subscribe to NatSocToday, a Nazi newsletter advocating for a “White homeland”
The alert contained a swastika and prompted users to subscribe to newsletter featuring opinions and news important to the “white nationalist community.” Bluesky: @jonayariley , @jimllmixit , @dankenne...
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet says “while we still prepare for growth in 2026, we cannot confirm it”, after Trump threatened 30% tariffs on the EU; ASML falls 9%+
3rd Update Mauro Orru / Morningstar, Inc. : ASML Narrows Guidance Amid Tariff Uncertainty, Warns On 2026 Growth RTÉ : ASML warns it may not achieve growth in 2026 Prashant Rao / Semafor : Trump threat...
Sam Altman says he believes in “techno-capitalism” and is “politically homeless” as Democrats no longer encourage a “culture of innovation and entrepreneurship”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he's ‘politically homeless’ in July 4 post bashing Democrats — cnbc.com/2025/07/04/o... Sacha Ramtohul / @poticha : Not to anyone's surprise but Altman's as much a real-li...
Microsoft says it didn't stop services to the International Criminal Court, after a May report stated it “cancelled” ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's email address
Chief prosecutor's email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a “kill switch” through U.S. tech giants abroad. Bluesky: @glynmoody , @marypcbuk , and @gateklons . Mastodon: @Go...