Monday, August 04, 2025

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Palantir tops $1 billion in revenue for the first time, boosts guidance

cnbc - Palantir surpassed Wall Street's estimates and lifted its full-year outlook

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Google pokes fun at Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad

Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - When Apple launched the iPhone 16 last year, they promised a new AI-powered version of Siri would be a lot more personalized, in part due to Apple Intelligence. Now, over a year later, Apple has had to delay the improvements, and Google is not letting any…

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ChatGPT will ‘better detect’ mental distress after reports of it feeding people’s delusions

Emma Roth / theverge - OpenAI, which is expected to launch its GPT-5 AI model this week, is making updates to ChatGPT that it says will improve the AI chatbot’s ability to detect mental or emotional distress. To do this, OpenAI is working with experts and advisory groups to imp…

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Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Rivian is suing Ohio’s department of motor vehicles over the state’s ban on car companies bypassing dealerships to sell cars directly to consumers. In the federal lawsuit, the electric vehicle company calls the ban “irrational in the extreme,” arguing tha…

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X to Resurrect Vine Archive in AI-Powered Push for Video Dominance

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Elon Musk has announced X is restoring the archive of the defunct video app Vine, tying the nostalgic move to a broader AI and video strategy aimed at competing with TikTok.The post X to Resurrect Vine Archive in AI-Powered Push for Video Dominance appear…

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Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

techspot - Battlefield 6 will include a powerful anti-cheat system that requires players to enable Secure Boot on their Windows PCs. Battlefield Wire confirmed the news on X, stating that EA's anti-cheat technology will run at the kernel level on Windows and rely on…

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8BitDo’s first wireless Xbox controller is a surprise Rare collaboration

Tom Warren / theverge - 8BitDo has created its first wireless Xbox controller in partnership with Rare, a game studio acquired by Microsoft. The officially licensed controller features a gold and blue design, with plenty of Easter eggs to celebrate Rare’s 40th anniversary. The $…

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Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / techcrunch - Internet giant Cloudflare says it detected Perplexity crawling and scraping websites, even after customers had added technical blocks telling Perplexity not to scrape their pages.

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xAI’s Grok Imagine Instantly Turns Any Picture Into a Video—It’s Wild

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Elon Musk’s xAI has created a new AI tool called Grok Imagine in early beta, which can turn a single image into a full video—complete with motion and sound—in under 30 seconds. The feature is currently in beta and available through X and the Grok app. Mus…

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Hits 700 Million Weekly Users, Revenue Surges to $13 Billion

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI says its ChatGPT service has reached 700 million weekly active users and $13 billion in annual recurring revenue, backed by a new $8.3B funding round.The post OpenAI’s ChatGPT Hits 700 Million Weekly Users, Revenue Surges to $13 Billion appeared fi…

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Lyft and China’s Baidu look to bring robotaxis to Europe next year

Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The companies want to launch the robotaxi services in Germany and the U.K. first, pending regulatory approval.

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Amazon shuts down Wondery podcast studio, cuts 110 jobs

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Despite securing big names in the business, the company is now shifting its strategy in an effort to better compete with rivals like Spotify and YouTube.

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Spotify Implements Third Price Hike Amid Rising Costs

Spotify has announced a fresh subscription price increase—its third in three years—with adjustments set to affect users outside the U.S. The move reflects the streaming giant’s response to rising operational costs and competitive pressures, signaling another recalibration of its pricing strategy amid a challenging market landscape.

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If you have interest in a folding iPhone, here's how to tell Apple

appleinsider - You have to get emailed a survey, but if Apple asks you how you feel about your current iPhone, you now also get the chance to say you'd really like an iPhone Fold.Apple's foldable iPhone could debut in 2026, unless enough users tick "Not at all intereste…

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Future iPhones Could Adopt Superior Tandem OLED Display Tech

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Apple is planning to bring tandem-structure OLED panels to its iPhone lineup in the coming years, which would bring over some of the display improvements currently exclusive to Apple's M4 iPad Pro models.The Elec reports that Apple has set a two-year prod…

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iPhone 17 Rumor Mill Heats Up With New Details

Rumors about Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 are swirling as reports hint at a redesigned camera bump, higher refresh rates, and even a remarkably thin battery in the “Air” model. Though unconfirmed, these whispers continue to fuel speculation ahead of the flagship’s eventual debut.

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Tesla board awards $29bn of shares to Elon Musk - Financial Times

google - Tesla board awards $29bn of shares to Elon Musk Financial Times

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Apple is Building an ‘Answer Engine’ to Rival ChatGPT

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple is reportedly building a new AI 'answer engine' in response to Siri's troubled overhaul, a talent exodus to Meta, and new security threats.The post Apple is Building an ‘Answer Engine’ to Rival ChatGPT appeared first on WinBuzzer.

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