An ongoing Microsoft outage is preventing enterprise customers from accessing email inboxes, files, meetings and other Microsoft cloud services. Technology giant Dr Posted on X Around 2:30 pm ET that the outage was “part of the North American service infrastructure not processing traffic as expected.” Microsoft did not provide specifics on the cause of the … Read more
Front-facing ring camera video footage will be more difficult to fake or manipulate. On Thursday, Amazon-owned device maker Dr introduced Ring Verify, a new video authenticity feature that will allow anyone to determine if a video has been altered in any way. The company says this can be useful if you see shared videos, such … Read more
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said he was “surprised” that OpenAI has already moved to introduce ads within its AI chatbots. In An interview with Axios at DavosThe AI leader responded to a question about using ads to monetize AI services, saying the idea was something Google’s team was thinking about “very carefully.” Hassabis also … Read more
AI chatbots are getting better at answering questions, summarizing documents and solving mathematical equations, but they still behave like helpful assistants for one user at a time. They’re not designed to handle the messy work of real collaboration: coordinating people with competing priorities, tracking long-term decisions, and keeping teams aligned over time. Humans&, a new … Read more
Substack, a platform primarily known for newsletters, is launching a TV app for Apple TV and Google TV. Company announcement The beta app that launched Thursday will allow customers to watch video posts and livestreams on TV created by writers on its platform. The TV app has a TikTok-like “For You” queue that will highlight … Read more
Tesla is offering passengers in Austin a robotaxi ride without a human safety driver in the front seat. CEO Elon Musk Posted on his social media platform X on Thursday: “Tesla Robotaxi Drive Starts in Austin With No Safety Monitors in the Car. Congrats to the Tesla AI team!” He then made a hiring pitch … Read more
Meta is set to go to trial in New Mexico, accused of not doing enough to protect its platform from child sexual exploitation. As the court date nears, Mater’s lawyers are working hard to limit what can be used against the company in court. According to public records reviewed by wiredThe company wants to block … Read more
Preparing for the SAT is no one’s idea of fun, but Google aims to make it less stressful with AI. Company announcement It is now focusing its AI learning efforts on standardized tests with free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini. Students can prompt Gemini by typing “I want to take a practice SAT test” … Read more
Tiger Global and Microsoft want to fully exit PhonePe, the Walmart-backed Indian payments startup that updated its IPO filing, giving investors and market watchers a rare glimpse of how global investors are cashing in on the venture’s boom through India’s public markets. Wednesday, PhonePe Updated its IPO prospectus (PDF), detailing the number of shares for … Read more
Jenny LiuThe former CEO of the exclusive, celebrity-favorite Jim Dogpound says there are two reasons he wanted to start his own venture fund. For one, she was surrounded by wellness founders at her local gym who loved testing new products and building community. Second, Liu also realized that many of these founders, especially women and … Read more