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SeatGeek and Spotify team up
Plus - Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features; Google debuts $499 Pixel 10a
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Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use
An internal research study at Meta dubbed “Project MYST” created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and co...
Epstein associate and Day One founder explains herself
Plus the latest in startup business news.
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Amazon’s Ring canceled their partnership with Flock
Plus, Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude’s app into the top 10.
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Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT
Plus - Aurora’s driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers; Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line...
xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands
Plus - Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personalize your feed; Amazon Pharmacy to expand same-day delivery to nearly 4,500 US cities
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Spotify hits a record 751M monthly users
Plus - Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts; Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data...
YouTube TV introduces cheaper bundles
Plus - So, what’s going on with Musicboard?; Snapchat now lets you inform others when you have arrived at your destination
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Backlash over OpenAI’s GPT-4o retirement shows how dangerous AI companions can be
Plus, the EU says TikTok must disable ‘addictive’ features like infinite scroll, fix its recommendation engine.
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Meta tests a standalone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos
Plus - Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue; Spotify ventures into physical book sales, adds new audiobook featur...
Alexa+ is now available to everyone in the US
Plus - Tinder looks to AI to help fight ‘swipe fatigue’ and dating app burnout; Spotify upgrades its lyrics feature with offline access, more translat...
TikTok recovers from dip in usage
Plus - The latest in startup businiess news
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UpScrolled zooms past 2.5M users
Plus: Grubhub waives delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50; Ring brings its ‘Search Party’ feature for finding lost dogs to non-Ring...
Anthropic brings agentic plugins to Cowork
Plus - Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands; The iPhone just had its best quarter ever
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Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works
Plus - Spotify rolls out group chats; Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better
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Chrome takes on AI browsers
Plus - LinkedIn will let you show off your vibe-coding chops with a certificate; Amazon says it is laying off 16,000 employees
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OpenAI launches Prism
Plus -Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the U.S.; Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B
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TikTok alternatives see surge in downloads
Plus - ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
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Tesla discontinues Autopilot in bid to boost adoption of its Full Self-Driving software
Plus - Google Photos’ latest feature lets you meme yourself; Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ahead of new version
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Google’s AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos
Plus - Substack launches a TV app; Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with no human safety driver
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Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide
Plus - Studies show Consumers spent more on mobile apps than games in 2025; YouTube will soon let creators make Shorts with their own AI likeness
ICE becomes one of the most-blocked accounts on Bluesky
Plus Netflix is rolling out a live voting feature; Netflix revises offer to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount
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Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows
Plus - Well, there goes the metaverse!; TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDrama’
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ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads
Plus, Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs.
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Netflix’s first original video podcasts feature Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin
Plus - Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again; Wikimedia Foundation announces several new AI partnerships
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App downloads declined again in 2025, consumer spending soared
Plus - Google’s Trends Explore page gets new Gemini capabilities; Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff
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Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare
Plus - The latest in startup business news
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Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+
Plus - Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri; Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code
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X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers
Plus, Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power.
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OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo
Plus - Illinois health department exposed over 700,000 residents’ personal data for years; Disney+ is launching short-form videos this year
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Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes
Plus - Spotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends; Spotify lowers monetization threshold for video podcasts
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Threads is developing in-message games
Threads is developing in-message games; Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses; Amazon’s Ring doorbells get fire alerts, a...
Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026
Plus - DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI; Amazon revamps Fire TV
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OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
Plus, Tesla annual sales decline 9% as it’s overtaken by BYD as global EV leader.
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The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025
In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off.
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Anthropic brings agentic plugins to Cowork
Plus - Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands; The iPhone just had its best quarter ever
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2025 was the year AI got a vibe check
Money was no object for the AI industry in early 2025. A vibe check crept in the second half of the year.
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Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system
Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan vehicles’ license plates and their occupan...
TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards
Plus - ChatGPT launches a year-end review like Spotify Wrapped
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OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation
Plus - TikTok agrees to deal to cede control of US business to American investor group; Netflix is betting on podcasts to become the new daytime talk...