Former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI's Sam Altman delay their revolutionary palm-sized screenless AI device launch due to computing power struggles, software glitches, and privacy concerns, as the team scrambles to avoid the fate of Humane's failed AI Pin while perfecting camera-microphone-speaker communication technology.
OpenAI launches Sora 2, an invite-only iOS app that generates realistic videos with dialogue from text prompts, sparking controversy as users immediately create deepfakes of SpongeBob, JFK, and Martin Luther King Jr., raising intellectual property concerns despite new content safeguards.
Federal judge delivers landmark antitrust ruling against Google, banning exclusive search deals that made Google the default on phones and devices while allowing the tech giant to keep its Chrome browser, marking the most significant monopoly case since Microsoft in the 1990s.
Meta will begin using conversations with its AI chatbot to personalize ads and content recommendations on Facebook and Instagram starting December 16, 2025, affecting over 1 billion monthly users who discuss topics like hobbies and interests with the AI assistant.
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer shuts down her struggling AI startup Sunshine after seven years of failed products and pivots to launch new company Dazzle, which will develop an AI personal assistant using Sunshine's sold assets.
Docker partners with Promptfoo to launch new local AI model testing tools, enabling developers to evaluate and compare open-source models against cloud services while conducting security red-team testing to identify vulnerabilities in AI agents.
Google Cloud security experts declare blocking AI agents futile as 82% of enterprises rush to integrate the technology within three years, warning that uncontrolled shadow agents could expose confidential data, violate privacy, and cause financial losses without proper guardrails.
FTC secures historic $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon for allegedly enrolling millions in Prime subscriptions without consent, requiring $1 billion penalty, $1.5 billion in refunds to 35 million customers, and mandatory implementation of clear cancellation processes.
Viral call-recording app Neon, downloaded 75,000 times yesterday and ranking in top-five free iPhone apps, shuts down after security breach exposes users' phone numbers and private conversations to any logged-in user.
TikTok secures a deal that shifts majority ownership to Americans, giving the U.S. control over its algorithm, resolving national security concerns and allowing the popular app to continue operating in the country.