The EU wants to talk to US tech companies ahead of Germany’s upcoming election
The European Union will give tech and social media companies a “stress test” to see how they handle misinformation ahead of Germany’s election next month.
European Commission officials have invited tech companies, including X, Meta, Snap, TikTok, Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn,
The AI industry’s pace has researchers stressed
To outside observers, AI researchers are in an enviable position. They’re sought after by tech giants. They’re taking home eye-popping salaries. And they’re in the hottest industry of the moment.
But all this comes with intense pressure.
More than half a dozen r
US users dumped RedNote after Trump paused the TikTok ban
In the days leading up to the TikTok ban in the U.S. on Sunday, U.S. users flooded the Chinese app RedNote, which offered a similar experience to their favorite short-form video app. The app, which is listed in the U.S. App Store under its Chinese name Xiaohongshu, quickly became the No. 1 free app
French e-bike startup Angell nears bankruptcy
Angell, a French smart electric bike startup, has announced in an email to customers that the company is declaring insolvency and approaching a court to ask for judicial liquidation.
“It’s over for Angell,” said company co-founder and CEO Marc Simoncini on Instagram. (He also happens to
Kodiak has made its first driverless truck deliveries to customer Atlas Energy
Kodiak Robotics has officially handed off two autonomous trucks to customer Atlas Energy Solutions, marking the startup's first commercial launch.
Atlas, a provider of proppant (i.e., sand) and oilfield logistics, received its first Kodiak-equipped trucks in December and began driverless
Threads is testing ads in the US and Japan
Meta's X rival Threads said Friday that it is now testing ads with select brands in the U.S. and Japan. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the company will listen to feedback before expanding this experiment in other markets.
“We know there will be plenty of feedback about how we should a
Sam Altman’s World now wants to link AI agents to your digital identity
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the technology world by surprise on Thursday with the release of Operator, his company’s first AI agent that can act autonomously on the web.
But OpenAI is not Altman’s only venture that’s trying to capitalize on the popularity of AI agents.
Flip, the TikTok Shop rival, launches a creator fund that grants up to $100M of equity value
Flip is a social commerce app that lets shoppers become creators. They can share honest reviews and earn cash based on engagement on the platform. As Flip competes with TikTok Shop and other platforms in a highly competitive market, it has introduced a new creator fund that offers a unique opportun
Google commits to combating fake reviews in the UK after 5-year probe
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has reached an agreement with Google to counter the scourge of fake online reviews. The internet giant has committed to several remedies.
Bogus endorsements have blighted the web since the creation of user reviews, which is why regulators around the world have
Allara lands $26M to expand women's hormone telehealth
Growing up with an OB-GYN father, Rachel Blank assumed that most women received excellent gynecological care. She regularly witnessed her dad's patients thanking him for delivering their child when they would bump into him around town.
But Blank realized that not all women's health issues
LG Electronics takes majority stake in Bear Robotics, reportedly valuing startup at $600M
LG Electronics is betting on robotics as its next big growth driver. The South Korean electronics company said on Friday that it has agreed to acquire an additional 30% stake in Bear Robotics, a California-based startup it previously backed that is building AI-powered server robots for restaurants.
Apple expands its in-app purchase tools to cover creator experiences, large content catalogs, and more
Apple announced on Thursday a new API called the Advanced Commerce API to support more in-app purchase formats, such as subscriptions and content add-ons. The company added that it is not changing the commission structure to support these use cases.
“The App Store facilitates
US indicts five individuals in crackdown on North Korea’s illicit IT workforce
U.S. authorities have indicted five people over their alleged involvement in a multi-year North Korean IT worker scheme that saw them obtain remote employment with dozens of American companies.
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced the indictment of North Korean citizens Jin Sung-Il and
Tata acquires 60% stake in Apple partner Pegatron’s India unit
Tata Electronics has acquired a 60% controlling stake in the Indian arm of Apple assembly partner Pegatron as the conglomerate expands its iPhone-manufacturing capacity in the country.
Taiwan-based Pegatron operates three iPhone production plants in India, including one near Chennai in India’