Meta announced on Wednesday that it will begin charging developers to run chatbots on WhatsApp in regions where regulators are forcing the company to allow them. This move follows the company’s ban on third-party chatbots through the WhatsApp Business API,…
As AI tools have democratized software engineering, a new generation of users has emerged, eager to build their own apps. But just as large language models speed up the coding process, the old problems of hosting, security, and general DevOps…
AI data labeling startup Handshake has acquired the data label auditing startup Cleanlab. Handshake originally launched in 2013 as a platform for hiring recent college graduates. Approximately one year ago, the company expanded to launch a human data labeling business…
As AI tools have democratized software engineering, a new generation of users has emerged, eager to build their own apps. But just as large language models speed up the coding process, the old problems of hosting, security, and general dev…
The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an accident involving a Zoox autonomous vehicle that crashed into the driver’s side door of a parked car. Officers responded to the crash, which occurred at around 2 p.m. local time on January…
Generative AI apps that create photos, videos, and songs are growing in popularity. With the release of Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro suite, available to the public on Wednesday, the tech giant has approached AI as a tool that aids…
Elon Musk is reportedly targeting a June timeframe for the highly anticipated SpaceX initial public offering. According to the Financial Times, the billionaire hopes to align the offering with both his birthday on June 28th and a rare early June…
Many in the industry believe the winners of the AI model market have already been decided: Big Tech will own it, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and a bit of Amazon, along with their model makers of choice, largely OpenAI and…
Patreon is challenging a new mandate from Apple that requires all creators on its platform to adopt a subscription billing model. Apple has set a new transition deadline of November 1, 2026 for this change. While the shift will only…
The year 2025 saw a swarm of AI browsers launch from companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, Opera, and The Browser Company. Their aim was to replace Chrome with features like sidebar assistants and automated tasks. Now, Google is flexing its own…
