Ryan Beiermeister, who served as OpenAI’s vice president of product policy, was fired in January. According to a Wall Street Journal report, her termination followed an accusation of sexual discrimination from a male colleague. Beiermeister has denied the allegation, stating…
UpScrolled, a social network that surged in popularity after TikTok’s ownership change in the U.S., is now confronting a serious content moderation problem. The platform, which grew to over 2.5 million users in January, is facing user reports that it…
For 24 years, Microsoft’s Amanda Silver has worked to help developers. In recent years, that focus has shifted to building tools for AI. Following a long period working on GitHub Copilot, Silver now serves as a corporate vice president in…
Google released the first beta of Android 17 on Wednesday. This update delivers performance improvements and introduces new ways to add features to media and camera applications. A significant change is how developers will access new APIs and features for…
Threads is introducing an AI-powered feature that lets users personalize their feed. The Meta-owned social network announced the platform’s new “Dear Algo” feature on Wednesday. It allows users to tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less…
TikTok launched a new Local Feed in the U.S. version of its app. This feature displays content related to travel, news, events, shopping, and dining near the user’s current location. The feed’s arrival follows a recent update to TikTok’s terms…
Inertia Enterprises has raised $450 million to build one of the world’s most powerful lasers. This laser is intended to serve as the foundation for a grid-scale power plant, with the fusion startup planning to begin construction in 2030. The…
At least nine engineers, including two co-founders, have now publicly announced their departure from xAI in the past week, though two of those exits appear to have occurred a few weeks ago. Neither xAI nor Elon Musk have publicly commented…
The fight to tame spreadsheets with AI continues. A new company called Meridian has emerged from stealth with a more comprehensive approach to agentic financial modeling, built around an IDE-like workspace, and it has secured significant funding to build it.…
Richa Kaul describes herself as a data privacy enthusiast. At social gatherings, she often finds herself helping others adjust their phone privacy settings. This personal mission led her to a professional realization: the most effective way to protect consumer data…
