as in australia ban on social media For teens under 16, Meta has begun notifying teen Facebook and Instagram users about the fate of their accounts. When the ban goes into effect on December 10, Meta will revoke teens’ access to their existing accounts, and will block users under 16 from starting new accounts starting…
OpenAI is moving deeper into retail, aiming to launch a new ChatGPT-powered app for shoppers in the coming weeks. The news follows OpenAI’s move last month to add dedicated retail apps to ChatGPIT, including Canva, Coursera, Figma, Expedia, Spotify, and Zillow. It also comes to join the race for OpenAI AI-powered commerce through new products…
After five years, Meta has emerged victorious from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit over its acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp. in one opinion released on tuesdayUS District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote that the FTC did not prove that Meta violated antitrust law when it bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and…
Toyota said Tuesday it will invest $912 million in five US factories to increase production of hybrid vehicles to meet rising demand. The investment in hybrid vehicles – in which Toyota is a market leader – is part of the Japanese automaker’s recent announcement to spend up to $10 billion over the next five years…
Ah, the essentials of life: death, taxes, and crow eating on the Internet. Infrastructure service Cloudflare faced massive outages on Tuesday morning, shutting down access to many popular platforms like ChatGPS, Cloudflare, Spotify and others. Outage also hits Elon Musk’s ex, just a month after CEO praised it widespread aws outageWhich included encrypted messaging service…
Data intelligence company Databricks is reportedly in talks to raise fresh capital just months after its last fundraise. Databricks is in talks to raise a funding round, which it says values the company at least $130 billion. reporting from informationThe report states that the company has not yet signed the term sheet, This would prove…
A year ago, e-commerce giant Amazon launched its new online car sales business HyundaiNow, Ford is joining forces with a certified used car twist, ford announced On Monday, customers will be able to shop, finance and purchase certified pre-owned Ford vehicles amazon autoThe partnership still keeps the dealerships – a major revenue driver for Ford…
One area outside of AI where investors are still bullish is expense management fintech, at least if the ramp to 2025 is judged. Every few months, Ramp raises another huge amount at another huge new valuation. On Monday, the fintech announced it had raised $300 million led by Lightspeed, which also included an employee tender…
DoorDash disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of an unspecified number of users, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Despite the fact that hackers stole phone numbers and physical addresses, DoorDash said that “no sensitive information was accessed by unauthorized third parties and we have no indication of the…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is getting his hands dirty once again: The billionaire is partially backing a new AI startup called Project Prometheus, which has raised $6.2 billion in funding, and will take over as co-chief executive of the new venture, The New York Times reports. informedCiting multiple sources familiar with the project. Bezos will…
