The U.S. government’s enforcement letter to Anthropic, which effectively forced the company to pull its latest AI models offline just before the weekend, should be a wake-up call for any U.S. tech company — AI lab or otherwise. To catch you up on the news blitz: On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Commerce Department sent Anthropic…
Fox is buying its way deeper into the streaming interface. The TV corporation is adding another free streaming platform to its roster with the $22 billion purchase of Roku. Announced on June 15, the deal combines Roku, which has 100 million subscribers on its ad-supported The Roku Channel video streaming service, with Fox’s Tubi, another…
The New Moon has passed, and visibility will slowly be returning over the next few nights. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Tuesday, June 16, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. Tonight, 7% of the moon will be be lit up, according to NASA’s Daily Moon Guide. When is the next Full Moon? The…
Trump administration officials concluded talks with Anthropic on Monday without lifting export controls that were imposed last week on the company’s most advanced AI models in response to jailbreaking concerns, according to three people briefed on the matter. The administration continues to believe that there are ways to disable some of the guardrails on Anthropic’s…
Over the weekend, Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced a small revolt when he delivered his commencement speech at Stanford University, where he earned his graduate degree in materials science and engineering. About 200 students from the graduating class reportedly walked out, while others loudly booed the tech executive. The focus of the protest was Google’s…
Nintendo is facing a potential incident after a threat actor claimed to have stolen nearly a decade’s worth of internal corporate data and demanded a $2 million ransom to prevent the information from being released publicly. While the gaming giant has not confirmed the alleged breach, Cybernews researchers reviewing samples of the leaked data say…
Corporate leadership changes rarely come without internal shakeups, reorganizations, and layoffs, and Xbox appears to be going through that right now. Just a few months after longtime Xbox head Phil Spencer left the company and former AI executive Asha Sharma was put in charge, the gaming world received a duet of news stories from Xbox…
The overall power output is not bad, though. On “Want Want” by Maggie Rogers, I was impressed by the grungy, guttural sound thanks to the sub. On “So Neurotic” by the band Ex-Vöid, I was expecting total mush as the guitars intersect, but it’s loud, jangly, and clear. “Spangled” by the band Fust had bone-crunching…
As Meta tries to catch up in the AI race and boost engagement with its AI bot, the company announced Monday that it’s rolling out new AI features on Facebook that aim to change how users find information, create content, and interact with the platform. The headline update is “AI Mode,” a new way to…
Father’s Day gifts are easier to get right when they fit into your dad’s everyday routine. With Father’s Day coming up, Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart are already discounting tech that can make those routines a little easier, from listening on the go to tracking workouts and packing lighter for travel. I picked deals that…
