Ruben Mitchell India’s apparent move against Jack Dorsey’s offline messaging app ‘Bitchat’ is raising a bigger question for privacy and open-source software: can a government target code because an app works without the internet? The issue surfaced after Dorsey posted what he said was a notice from India’s Ministry of Home Affairs directing GitHub to restrict access … Read more
Anthropic has launched ‘Opus 5’, adding another high-end model to the Claude lineup and giving users a new option alongside ‘Fable 5’. The new model is positioned as smaller, cheaper, and less restrictive than Fable, while still outperforming it on several benchmark tests cited in the launch. The timing is notable. ‘Opus 5’ arrives only … Read more
AI tools are changing who gets to build startups, how quickly they can launch, and how visible their early mistakes become. A new wave of young founders is using coding assistants, open-source communities, and public social platforms to move faster than the old Silicon Valley path allowed. The shift is especially visible among founders still … Read more
A group of major AI and technology companies is urging policymakers not to impose broad restrictions on open-weight AI models, as Washington debates how to respond to fast-improving Chinese AI systems and allegations of model misuse. The open letter, titled “Open Weights and American AI Leadership,” was signed by Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, Hugging Face, Mistral, … Read more
World Foundation has raised $52.5 million through a strategic WLD token sale, putting fresh money behind one of the more controversial ideas in consumer technology: proving that someone online is a real human without forcing them to hand over more personal information than necessary. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital, with Bain Capital … Read more
Midjourney has acquired Co-Star, the astrology app known for its highly shareable daily readings, in a move that suggests the AI image company is thinking beyond image generation alone. The deal reportedly brings Co-Star’s team of about two dozen employees into Midjourney. That matters because Co-Star is not an AI image lab or a video … Read more
Bluesky’s AI assistant ‘Attie’ is expanding from feed-building into social research, giving users a way to ask questions about what is happening across Bluesky and the wider AT Protocol ecosystem. The new feature, called Quests, is meant to let users ask open-ended questions about trends, news, conversations and influential accounts. Instead of manually searching across … Read more
Rivian is suing the US government for a refund tied to tariffs it says should be returned, adding another cost fight to an EV business that is already under pressure to scale profitably. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade and names the US government, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and … Read more
OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT Voice into the ChatGPT desktop app for Work and Codex, making voice control a more direct way to coordinate AI agents rather than just a conversational extra. The update means eligible users on macOS and Windows can speak to ChatGPT while using Work or Codex, ask it to start tasks, check … Read more
Facebook Marketplace is getting a more serious seller workflow, and the move says a lot about where Meta thinks Facebook still has room to grow. Meta is launching a dedicated ‘Seller’ app for people who list on Facebook Marketplace frequently. The app is designed to give regular sellers a separate place to create listings, manage … Read more