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App Store Submissions Surge 84 Percent as AI Coding Tools Expand Developer Base
New iOS app submissions to Apple's App Store have increased by 84 percent in recent weeks, a rise driven in part by non-technical users creating applications th...
Microsoft Copilot terms of service clause sparks scrutiny over output reliability
A provision in Microsoft Copilot's terms of service stating that the company makes no representations about output accuracy has drawn renewed attention from use...
Robotaxi companies decline to disclose remote operator intervention rates
Major robotaxi operators including Waymo and Tesla are refusing to disclose how frequently human remote operators must intervene to assist their autonomous vehi...
Meta to release first AI models developed under Alexandr Wang
Meta Platforms is preparing to release its first artificial intelligence models developed under Alexandr Wang, the Scale AI founder who joined the company last ...
YouTubers sue Apple alleging illegal scraping for AI training data
Three YouTube content creators have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of illegally scraping their video transcripts to train its ...
App Store sees 84 percent surge in new app submissions amid AI coding tool boom
Apple's App Store recorded an 84 percent increase in new app submissions during the first quarter of 2026, a spike attributed to the proliferation of AI-powered...
OpenAI pushes for policy framework to manage AI's economic disruption
OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane outlined the company's policy proposals aimed at mitigating AI's disruptive effects on employment and society...
Nvidia-backed data center builder Firmus raises $505 million
Firmus Technologies Pty, a data center infrastructure builder, has raised $505 million in a funding round led by Coatue Management, with participation from Nvid...
OpenAI accuses Musk of 'anti-competitive behavior,' asks state AGs to investigate
OpenAI has escalated its legal battle with Elon Musk by sending letters to the California and Delaware attorneys general, urging investigations into what it cal...
Netflix launches Playground, standalone gaming app for children under eight
Netflix released Playground on Monday, a dedicated mobile gaming application targeting children aged eight and under, expanding the streaming company's interact...
SpaceX prepares for mega-IPO at potential $2 trillion valuation
SpaceX is preparing for its long-anticipated initial public offering at a valuation that could exceed $2 trillion, according to sources familiar with the matter...
Intel's industrial Bartlett Lake CPUs modded to run on consumer motherboards
Enthusiasts have successfully modified Intel's Bartlett Lake processors, originally designed strictly for OEM and industrial edge computing deployments, to func...
Amazon reaches five-year deal with USPS for 1 billion package deliveries
Amazon has negotiated a new agreement with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver approximately 1 billion packages over five years, providing a significant revenue ...
NHTSA Closes Investigation into Tesla's Smart Summon Feature
POLICY / TECH BIZ The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation into approximately 2.6 million Tesla vehicles equipped with t...
Appeals Court Rules Prediction Market Sports Bets Are Federally Regulated Swaps
POLICY The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that sports betting contracts on federally regulated prediction markets qualify as swaps under...
US Lawmakers Propose Blocking DUV Chip Equipment Exports to Chinese Semiconductor Firms
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation that would ban the export of advanced deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography and etching equipment to...
Apple takes App Store fight with Epic to Supreme Court
Apple plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games, challenging a lower court ruling that limits its ability to collect com...
US lawmakers propose blocking DUV chip equipment exports to Chinese military-linked firms
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation that would impose a blanket ban on exporting deep ultraviolet lithography and etching tools to Ch...
Gujarat High Court bans AI use in judicial processes in landmark Indian ruling
The Gujarat High Court has imposed a comprehensive prohibition on artificial intelligence use in judicial proceedings, marking one of the most restrictive judic...
Former OpenAI Executives Launch $100M Venture Fund Zero Shot
STARTUPS / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Zero Shot Capital, a venture firm founded by former OpenAI executives and employees, is targeting $100 million for its debut...
North Korean hackers compromised top developer to hijack widely used open source project
North Korean state-sponsored hackers executed a weeks-long operation to compromise a leading developer's computer and push malicious updates to one of the web's...
Jones Day law firm discloses breach affecting 10 client files
International law firm Jones Day confirmed Monday that hackers accessed files belonging to 10 clients in a cybersecurity breach, marking another incident affect...
Drift Protocol attributes $280 million crypto theft to six-month in-person operation
The Drift Protocol disclosed Monday that a $280 million cryptocurrency theft resulted from a meticulously planned six-month operation that included establishing...
Microsoft links China-based Storm-1175 to Medusa ransomware zero-day attacks
Microsoft has attributed a series of ransomware attacks exploiting zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities to Storm-1175, a China-based financially motivated cybercr...
Meta pauses Mercor partnership after LiteLLM-linked data breach
Meta has suspended its working relationship with hiring platform Mercor following a data breach connected to LiteLLM, an open-source library used for managing A...
Iran threatens missile strikes on 'Stargate' AI data centers as US conflict escalates
Iran has threatened to target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, specifically naming facilities associated with the Stargate AI infrastructure p...
Disgruntled researcher leaks 'BlueHammer' Windows zero-day exploit
A security researcher has publicly released exploit code for an unpatched Windows privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed "BlueHammer," after reportedly beco...
Syrian government hack exposes sweeping cybersecurity failures
A March compromise of Syrian government social media accounts has revealed systemic cybersecurity deficiencies within state infrastructure, according to technic...
Nvidia-Backed Data Center Builder Firmus Raises $505 Million
Firmus Technologies, a data center builder backed by Nvidia, has raised $505 million in a new investment round led by Coatue Management. The funding reflects co...
Microsoft mandates Windows 11 25H2 update for eligible systems ahead of 24H2 end-of-support
Microsoft has initiated automatic deployment of the Windows 11 25H2 feature update to all eligible devices, citing security consolidation needs as support for t...
NASA's Artemis II crew sets new distance record from Earth
NASA's Artemis II astronauts have traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history, marking a major milestone in the mission to return humans to lunar exp...