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​Doorstep integrates into existing delivery apps and then, using phone sensors, tracks when a driver has entered a building, gone up an elevator, and made it to the desired doorstep.    

​Teen Accounts first rolled out to Instagram a year ago after Meta and other popular social networks were grilled by U.S. lawmakers for not doing enough to protect teens on their services.  

​The AI platform Clarifai has launched a new reasoning engine that it claims will make running AI models twice as fast and 40% less expensive.  

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​Databricks is on the hook to pay at least $100 million to OpenAI in this deal, even if customer usage falls short. It’s a bet, but one that Databricks has already hedged.  

​Apple is blaming the EU’s enforcement of the DMA for delaying the launch of some features in the EU, saying the rules are “leading to a worse experience” for Apple customers in the bloc by exposing them to new risks and reducing choices.  

​Starpath is changing the space-rated solar panel industry in its quest to build off-world colonies.  

​Drivers who listen to TuneIn will now receive real-time alerts, including extreme weather warnings and other emergencies.