Studio Ghibli demands OpenAI halt training on their work

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also swapping his X profile picture for a “Ghiblified” version of himself.

YouTube TV hands out $10 “sorry about the Disney thing” credits

Users say you need to manually log in, head to the “Manage Base Plan” section, and click your way into the...

Meta claims downloaded porn was for personal use, not to train AI

Adult film studio says Meta was secretly feeding porn clips to its AI video generator, “Movie Gen,” and wants damages north...

Sam Altman hits back at critics: OpenAI’s finances are just fine

When asked whether OpenAI might hit $100 billion in revenue by 2028 or 2029, Altman smirked: “How about ‘27?”

Meta is spending on AI products more than most

On the Meta's earnings call, Zuckerberg doubled down, insisting the spending spree was just beginning.

WhatsApp makes securing your chats as easy as unlocking your phone

WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > End-to-end Encrypted Backup.

Canva wants to be your all-in-one creative AI design tool

Most of the new AI features sit behind a premium paywall, and there’s no way to pick and choose which features...

Apple’s leaker drama just got messier (and a bit weird)

Ramacciotti’s filing says Prosser paid him $650 after the FaceTime call, not as part of any prearranged deal.

Researchers say AI browsers are a cybersecurity mess

The AI agents can be manipulated through sneaky prompt injections hidden in text, images, or websites.

Microsoft, Google, Meta opened their wallets to go all-in on AI

AI spending is the new flex.

Microsoft says it’s recovering after Azure outage cripples the internet

In a cosmic bit of irony, this came one week after Amazon’s AWS outage.

xAI’s Grokipedia is apparently racist and transphobic

Every article claims to have been “fact-checked” by Musk’s chatbot, Grok.

Grammarly parent co. rebrands to Superhuman

The classic Grammarly assistant still exists, but now it’s just one piece of this larger, shinier puzzle.

OpenAI finally finishes its for-profit glow-up with Microsoft

The new for-profit entity is a public benefit corporation, meaning it’s supposed to make money and do good.

ChatGPT is getting a pay with PayPal button

Starting sometime in 2026, you’ll be able to check out directly through ChatGPT using your PayPal wallet.

Senators want to ban teens from chatting with AI

Chatbots would also be legally required to remind users every 30 minutes that they are, in fact, not human.

This fancy home robot needs humans to do all the actual work

The future of home robotics is unfolding before our eyes, as Joanna Stern of the WSJ dives into the world of...

Gmail security alert: 183M credentials exposed—are you at risk?

A massive data breach has put 183 million accounts at risk, but rest assured, Gmail's fortress remains un-breached, according to Google.

OPPO’s Find X9 series is basically a camera with a phone attached

OPPO is basically making pocket-sized cameras that happen to send texts.

US DOE partners with AMD for $1 billion AI supercomputer

It’s a massive computing system designed to train and fine-tune large AI models to speed up breakthroughs in science, energy, and...