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A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor. Aug 05, 2025

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Dribbble is enforcing its terms of service that lets it take a cut of designers' work, and kicking out those who don't comply. One top designer has had enough, and is building his own startup instead.

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DeepMind revealed Genie 3 and SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN Aug 05, 2025

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Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, its latest foundation world model that the AI lab says presents a crucial stepping stone on the path to artificial general intelligence, or human-like intelligence. Also, enterprise security company SonicWall is urging its customers to disable a core feature of its most recent line-up of firewall devices after security researchers reported an uptick in ransomware incidents targeting SonicWall customers.

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Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel Aug 04, 2025

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Google released its first publicly available "multi-agent" AI system, which uses more computational resources, but produces better answers.

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Apple plans to ‘significantly’ grow AI investments and is open to M&A Aug 04, 2025

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Apple is open to M&A to accelerate its AI strategy, and says it's made seven acquisitions this year so far.

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Space Force bets on commercial entrants in $4B satcom contest; also Adobe adds new AI-powered image editing features to Photoshop Aug 01, 2025

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The Space Force is leveraging commercial competition for the next phase of its PTS program. Also, Adobe is adding an improved background removal tool to Photoshop using AI, so the app doesn't leave weird artifacts in your images.

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Spotify hints at a more chatty voice AI interface in the future, plus YouTube age estimation tech and TikTok parental controls Aug 01, 2025

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Spotify says AI will allow for "much more interactive" consumer experiences in its app. Also, YouTube is introducing age detection technology to identify teens on the platform in the U.S. and apply protections, and TikTok is bringing new parental controls to Family Pairing, its feature that allows parents to link their accounts with their teen's account to customize safety settings.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville and Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat now on App Store Jul 31, 2025

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Construction could start fast -- but that speed has edangered Boring Company workers in the past. Also, Jack Dorsey's Bitchat is now available on the App Store, but security researchers have questioned the app's privacy claims.

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Golden Dome may not be the golden ticket Silicon Valley is hoping for Jul 31, 2025

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Golden Dome, the White House's next-gen missile defense system, is a huge opportunity for startups that can successfully collaborate with incumbents.

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U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules, DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations, and Itch.io cracks down on adult games Jul 30, 2025

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A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took last week. Also, the Department of Government Efficiency has presented plans to use a new AI tool to eliminate half of the federal government’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s return to office, according to The Washington Post; and Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has "deindexed" adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages.

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India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch Jul 29, 2025

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India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of viewers and even paying subscribers — for allegedly promoting "obscene" content.

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