YouTube Launches Pilot Program for Terminated Creators
YouTube officially announced on Thursday a new pilot program that allows creators previously banned from the platform to request the creation of new accounts. This shift represents a significant change…
Meta Boosts Reels With Hindi and Portuguese AI Translation
Meta is expanding its AI-powered translation capabilities for Reels, officially adding support for Hindi and Portuguese. This strategic move, rolled out across both Instagram and Facebook, aims to dismantle linguistic…
Duolingo Shuns Silicon Valley: No San Francisco Office
Duolingo has officially confirmed it will never establish an office in San Francisco, doubling down on its commitment to its Pittsburgh roots. The language-learning giant stated that Pittsburgh’s refusal to…
SoundCloud Rolls Out New Social Features to Track Friends
SoundCloud has officially launched a suite of community-focused features designed to transform the platform into a more interactive social hub. Announced this Thursday, the update introduces automated discovery tools that…
China Escalates Rare-Earth Export Curbs Amid Chip War
China has intensified its grip on the global technology supply chain by imposing stricter export controls on rare-earth minerals and essential mining technologies. Announced by the Ministry of Commerce this…
Move Your Mastodon Account to Bluesky with Bounce 2
The nonprofit organization A New Social has officially introduced Bounce 2, a groundbreaking tool designed to grant users true portability across the open social web. Launching on October 20, the…
AMD Bets Big: How OpenAI Will Pay Billions in Chips
AMD and OpenAI have officially entered an expanded partnership that fundamentally changes how AI infrastructure is financed. Under the new agreement announced Monday, OpenAI will help refine AMD’s Instinct GPU…
Google Expands AI ‘Vibe-Coding’ App Opal to 15 New Nations
Google has officially expanded the reach of Opal, its innovative AI-powered “vibe-coding” platform, to 15 additional countries. The tool, designed to allow users to build functional mini web applications through…
X Revamps Verified Orgs: New Business Tiers and Pricing
X officially announced on Tuesday a strategic overhaul of its Verified Organizations program. The platform is splitting its premium subscription service for businesses and governments into two distinct categories: Premium…
ICE Expands Surveillance Fleet With Fake Cell Towers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has invested $825,000 in specialized vehicles equipped with “cell-site simulators,” sophisticated technology capable of tracking and spying on mobile devices. Public records confirm the…
India’s Income Tax Portal Fixed Major Data Leak Flaw
The Indian government has successfully patched a critical security vulnerability within its income tax e-Filing portal. The flaw, which was identified in September by security researchers Akshay CS and a…
MrBeast Warns: Is AI an Existential Threat to Creators?
YouTube megastar MrBeast has publicly questioned the future of the creator economy, labeling the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence as “scary times” for the industry. Jimmy Donaldson, who currently holds…