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Spotify, Warner Music Group sign new deal to help deliver ‘further paid subscription tiers’ Feb 07, 2025

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Plus - Snapchat+ subscribers can now create custom AI-generated stickers; Tinder revamps ‘Explore’ page to connect people with similar dating intentions

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Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini Feb 06, 2025

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Plus - Workday cuts nearly 2,000 employees; Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business

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Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good Feb 05, 2025

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Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date.

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President Trump says new US sovereign wealth fund could purchase TikTok Feb 04, 2025

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Plus - The Beatles won a Grammy, thanks to AI; Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky

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AI startup Perplexity sued for alleged trademark infringement Feb 01, 2025

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Plus - WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware; Apple Intelligence will support more languages starting in April

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Mark Zuckerberg teases a 2025 return to ‘OG Facebook’ Jan 31, 2025

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Plus - How DeepSeek changed Silicon Valley’s AI landscape; Amazon hikes prices for its Music Unlimited subscriptions

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A Majority of US teens have lost trust in Big Tech Jan 30, 2025

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American teens have lost their faith in Big Tech, according to a new report from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit offering reviews and ratings for media and technology, which more recently includes AI products.

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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok Jan 29, 2025

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Plus - Eric Schmidt says DeepSeek marks a ‘turning point’ for the global AI race; Waymo begins testing robotaxis on LA freeways

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Sam Altman’s World now wants to link AI agents to your digital identity Jan 25, 2025

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Plus - Flip, the TikTok Shop rival, launches a creator fund that grants up to $100M of equity; Kodiak has made its first driverless truck deliveries to customer Atlas Energy

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OpenAI launches Operator Jan 24, 2025

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Plus - Threads rolls out a post scheduler, ‘markup’ feature, and more; X sees a jump in consumer spending on mobile, despite decline in daily active users

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