TikTok users express alarm over privacy policy language allowing collection of sensitive data including immigration status and sexual orientation, though legal experts clarify the existing policy merely discloses potential processing of information users voluntarily share rather than active data harvesting by the company.
Microsoft releases open-source Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit featuring 45+ expert database rules that instantly transforms AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot into database optimization specialists, covering everything from data modeling to global distribution with a simple one-command installation.
ClickHouse acquires LLM engineering platform Langfuse in a strategic move that leverages existing infrastructure partnerships while maintaining unchanged open source commitments and promising enhanced performance for users.
Over 800 Hollywood stars including Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett launch 'Stealing Isn't Innovation' petition demanding AI companies stop using copyrighted works without permission, while the entertainment industry remains deeply divided on artificial intelligence adoption.
World Labs, founded by AI pioneer Dr. Fei-Fei Li, seeks $5 billion valuation amid fierce competition as tech giants pour billions into spatial intelligence technology, believing traditional language models need physical world understanding to achieve human-level artificial intelligence.
Tencent's open source Hunyuan 3D model reaches 3 million downloads on Hugging Face while the tech giant advocates for model-agnostic AI platforms at Davos 2026, as their internal AI tools now generate over half of new code for 12,000+ engineers across 900+ business scenarios.
Railway secures $100 million Series B funding led by TQ Ventures to tackle software deployment bottlenecks as AI dramatically accelerates development speed but infrastructure tools struggle to keep pace.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announces ambitious 2026 vision as platform reaches milestone 200 billion daily Shorts views and surpasses $100 billion in creator payouts over four years, while rolling out new AI tools and enhanced parental controls.
Google DeepMind acquires Hume AI's CEO Alan Cowen and seven engineers in a $100 million licensing deal to integrate emotional voice technology into its AI models, positioning the tech giant to compete directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT voice capabilities.
Leading AI models achieve only 24% accuracy on real white-collar tasks in new benchmark testing, with Gemini 3 Flash and GPT-5.2 struggling most when tracking information across multiple workplace tools like Slack and Google Drive in consulting, banking, and legal scenarios.