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Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip
OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip is sparking online backlash as tensions over the use of AI continue.
Apple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: report
Apple has appealed a new legal demand by the U.K. government, which critics say could threaten the privacy rights of users all over the world.
Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?
Apple’s long-awaited AI overhaul finally makes Siri the assistant it was always supposed to be. But after years of delays, the launch lands in an AI landscape where chatbots have evolved into agents that can code, reason, create media, and complete complex tasks. Siri AI is genuinely useful, yet it arrives at a moment when simply being a capable AI…
Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures
Founded by the creators of viral offline events like San Francisco’s citywide scavenger hunt Pursuit, Outernet’s app helps users save places and events they discover online, then nudges them to actually go.
WhatsApp says it is is fixing an issue that disabled several accounts
Meta says it’s restoring access to WhatsApp accounts that were mistakenly flagged and placed “under review” after users reported being unexpectedly locked out of the messaging app.
Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire leads $1B round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics
Valar Atomics raised $1 billion at a $6 billion valuation after signing a development deal with Nvidia in June.
Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries
Base Power’s $1 billion round will help the startup ramp production of its home batteries.
Congress’s favorite AI tool? ChatGPT
House spending records show OpenAI’s ChatGPT dominates paid AI use on Capitol Hill, with congressional offices relying on the chatbot to draft memos, summarize legislation, and assist constituent communications.
Wispr Flow is preparing to launch a meeting notetaker, updated terms suggest
Wispr Flow’s new terms of service indicate it will introduce a notetaker that generates meeting summaries and action items.