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Spotify partners with Netflix for video podcast distribution deal
Plus - The latest in startup business news
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Salesforce announces Agentforce 360
Plus - Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze; Apple says goodbye to the Clips app
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri pushes back on MrBeast’s AI fears but admits society will have to adjust
Plus: Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors
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Sora hit 1M downloads faster than ChatGPT
Plus - YouTubers who were kicked off the platform for rule violations can now request a ‘second chance’; Netflix is letting users play games on their...
Amazon Pharmacy is launching vending machines for prescription drugs
Plus - OpenAI’s Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating system; Sora’s downloads in its first week was nearly as big as ChatGPT’s launch...
X splits Verified Organizations into ‘Premium Business’ and ‘Premium Organizations
Plus - Facebook updates its algorithm to give users more control over which videos they see; California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and ot...
OpenAI launches apps inside of ChatGPT
Plus - Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos; Instagram introduces new ‘Ring’ award for top creators
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Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store
Plus, a hacking group claims they've stolen a billion records from Salesforce customer databases.
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Threads takes on X with new communities feature
Plus - The latest in startup business news
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Amazon launches a grocery brand
Plus - OpenAI’s new social app is filled with terrifying Sam Altman deepfakes; Spotify now lets you exclude tracks from your taste profile, improving...
OpenAI is launching its own TikTok competitor
Plus - Spotify’s founder and CEO Daniel Ek is stepping down; Ring cameras can now recognize faces and help to find lost pets
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Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.5
Plus - Snapchat caps free Memory storage, launches paid storage plans; OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT
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The Trump administration is going after semiconductor imports
Plus, Sierra Space’s spaceplane faces a reinvention after NASA contract change.
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Spotify denies recent accusation that it changed its terms for artists
Plus - OpenAI says GPT-5 stacks up to humans in a wide range of jobs; Threads is developing a tool that lets you ‘tag’ its algorithm to configure your...
Meta launches super PAC to fight AI regulation
Plus - Google Photos users on Android can now edit their photos by talking to or texting the AI; Disney is raising the price of Disney+
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Nvidia plans to invest up to $100B in OpenAI
Plus - Facebook is getting an AI dating assistant; eBay to acquire social marketplace platform Tise
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OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild
Plus: Mastodon has a new plan to make money.
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Mark Zuckerberg has begun his quest to kill the smartphone
Plus - Uber is trying drone delivery again; Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems
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Why the iPhone Air’s real breakthrough is its battery
Plus - Google revamps Discover page to show content from creators; Amazon launches AI agent to help sellers complete tasks and manage their businesses...
YouTube rolls out Studio updates
YouTube on Tuesday announced a suite of new features coming to YouTube Studio, the platform over 30 million creators use to manage their channels and...
Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks
OpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5; Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks; PayPal adds new one-to-one payment links that...
A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law
Plus, Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury.'
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Justice Department sues Uber
Plus - HBO Max is going to get more expensive; Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival
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OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing deal
Meta adds new features to Community Notes fact checks; YouTube’s multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos rolls out to all creators
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Tesla is seeking permits to offer ride-hail services at Silicon Valley airports
Plus - Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic; OpenAI denies that it’s weighing a ‘last-ditch’ California exit amid...
Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’
X enthusiast and Reddit shareholder Sam Altman had an epiphany on Monday: Bots have made it impossible to determine whether social media posts are rea...
Tesla shareholders to vote on investing in Musk’s AI startup xAI
Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg; Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3
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Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ happen again
Plus - OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn; Threads challenges X by offering free support for up to 10K characters, plus p...
Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel
The Trump administration wants the United States to be the dominant force when it comes to artificial intelligence, and one way the administration hop...
MrBeast plans to launch a phone company
Plus - Instagram tests Picture-in-Picture viewing for reels; Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B valuation.
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Space investing goes mainstream
Plus - Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through; Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue...
Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users
Plus, Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization
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Mark Cuban’s war on America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine
‘They can’t react as quickly’
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Google and Grok are catching up to ChatGPT, says a16z’s latest AI report
ChatGPT rivals like Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and, to a lesser extent, Meta AI, are closing the gap to ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot, accord...
YouTube’s ‘Hype’ feature launches globally
Plus - Meta to spend tens of millions on pro-AI super PAC;
Google Translate takes on Duolingo with new language learning tools
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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI
Plus - Apple might opt for a curved glass design for 20th anniversary iPhone; Tech founder throws hat in California governor’s race
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Transport Topics (Aug. 25, 2025)
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today’s briefing covers a State Department declaration regarding work visa...
Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth
Plus, Nvidia reportedly halts production on its H20 AI chips.
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YouTube Music celebrates 10 years with new features
Plus - Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree; Instagram now lets creators link multiple reels in a series
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Google doubles down on ‘AI phones’ with its Pixel 10 series
Plus - Google pays $30M to settle lawsuit over children’s YouTube data; Meta is shaking up its AI org, again
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