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As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.

The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller retiring.

Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.

The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.

Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet.

The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.

The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.

Tim Cook’s farewell memo to Apple employees offers a glimpse at how he wants John Ternus to be seen: as a product builder with deep experience across the iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and other major hardware lines.

In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.

The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million round.

AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. Some say this will make it harder for governments to use hacking tools and spyware and could reignite calls to backdoor devices.

Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.

Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month.

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