Elon Musk’s X is refusing to hand over data to French authorities, claiming its defending its users’ free speech and privacy while branding a criminal investigation into alleged algorithm manipulation as “politically motivated”, ArsTechnica reported. In a post on Monday, Xs Global Government Affairs account denied the allegations, insisting the French investigation “egregiously undermines X’s fundamental right to due process
The first iOS public beta should arrive this week, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, MacRumors reported. “All indications are that iOS 26 should go into the public beta phase this coming week”, said Gurman, in his Power On newsletter today. In a social media post last week, Gurman said that the iOS 26 public beta would likely be released on
Microsoft on Friday said it will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical assistance to the U.S. military after a report in investigative journalism outlet ProPublica sparked questions from a U.S. senator and prompted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to order a two-week review of Pentagon cloud deals, Reuters reported. The report detailed Microsoft’s use of Chinese engineers to work on
Meta has refused to sign the European Union’s code of practice for its AI Act, weeks before the bloc’s rules for providers of general-purpose AI models take effect. TechCrunch reported. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” wrote Meta’s chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan in a post on LinkedIn. “We have carefully reviewed the European Commissions Code
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Agent, an advanced AI assistant that performs complex, multi-step tasks by directly controlling a virtual computer. Built with a new model combining capabilities from prior tools, Operator and Deep Research, the agent can automate workflows such as scheduling meetings, preparing presentations, or even submitting weekly office parking requests. The tool, which requires user permission before irreversible
The battle between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI’s Sam Altman for the industry’s top AI talent shows no signs of cooling off. This time, Zuckerberg appears to have secured two more researchers from OpenAI, Gizmodo reported. Citing unnamed sources close to the matter, Wired reports that OpenAI researchers Jason Wei and Hyung Won Chung are making their way over
Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases at the U.S. Social Security Administration, The Treasury and Justice departments, and the Department of Homeland Security, Krebs On Security reported. So it should fill all Americans with a deep sense of confidence to learn that Mr Elez over the