Elon Musk welcomes baby No. 4 with Shivon Zilis, his 14th child

Elon Musk has welcomed his fourth baby with tech exec Shivon Zilis, which would be his 14th child after author Ashley St. Clair said she had his 13th baby five months ago.

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Mark Zuckerberg serenades wife in Benson Boone's Grammys jumpsuit

Benson Boone had a hilarious response after Mark Zuckerberg wore his jumpsuit from the 2025 Grammy Awards to his wife Priscilla Chan's 40th birthday party.

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‘Trump Gaza' AI video creators say they don't want to be the president's ‘propaganda machine'

Co-creators Solo Avital and Ariel Vromen said they’re not sure how their video made its way to the president and that the video was meant to be satirical.

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Microsoft is shutting down Skype after a 21-year run. Here's how it lost out to video call rivals

Skype is among the world's most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn't see the Covid bump that Zoom did.

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Meta plans to release standalone Meta AI app in effort to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT

Meta's upcoming AI app advances CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to make his company the leader in AI by the end of the year, people familiar with the matter said.

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Meta says it fixed ‘error' after Instagram users report a flood of graphic and violent content

Meta has apologized for a mistake that resulted in some Instagram users reporting a flood of violent and graphic content on their recommended content feeds.

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Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word ‘racist' with ‘Trump'

Apple is fixing a bug within the dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant is spoken, including “racist.”

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British musicians release a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work

The protest album features recordings of empty studios and performance spaces and was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws.

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Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company's diversity programs

Apple shareholders rejected an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into scrapping corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce.

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Roblox and Discord sued for allegedly facilitating child sexual exploitation

A lawsuit claims San Mateo-based Roblox and San Francisco-based Discord allowed online predators to find victims.

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Substack boosts video capabilities amid potential TikTok ban

As TikTok's future in the U.S. remains in limbo, San Francisco startup Substack is going after video creators in a move to expand its platform.

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Gabby Petito's AI-faked voice in new Netflix documentary sparks viewer backlash

The Netflix docuseries “American Murder: Gabby Petito” is facing backlash from some viewers who are questioning whether the filmmakers' decision to use artificial intelligence to recreate Petito’s voice is ethical.

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Apple unveils more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone

Cupertino-based Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone.

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The key to a smartphone free childhood is enforcing 4 ‘simple' rules, says NYU professor

Jonathan Haidt, author of "The Anxious Generation," says parents feel "powerless" to prevent kids from using smartphones because they're often acting alone.

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AI could help make a 4-day workweek happen, says expert: ‘I absolutely think so'

As companies adopt new tech like AI and see what kind of productivity gains they bring, some could adopt a four-day workweek down the line, say experts.

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OpenAI rejects Musk's takeover offer, says it was ‘not a bid at all'

OpenAI sent a short letter to Elon Musk's lawyer Friday, rejecting the billionaire's acquisition offer.

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Mexico says it might sue Google over ‘Gulf of America' name change on Maps

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against the company over the name change on Google Maps.

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TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores

TikTok has returned to the Apple and Google app stores.

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Google to test using AI to determine users' ages

It comes as the company leans more heavily into AI and as it faces pressure from lawmakers.

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Duolingo announces death of its owl mascot

Duo, also known as the Duolingo Owl, has died, the language-learning app confirmed on social media. While they didn’t share what happened, they shared that there is “an ongoing investigation.”

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Google changes Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America' in Maps app

Google on Monday changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Google Maps.

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JD Vance says US will defend American AI and block efforts to weaponize the tech

Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. will safeguard American artificial intelligence and chips and block efforts to "weaponize" the critical technologies.

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All the potential conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as head of Tesla and DOGE

Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying numerous investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla, his electric car company, and its efforts to create fleets of robotaxis and other self-driving automobiles.

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New York state bans DeepSeek from government devices

The state of New York has banned the Chinese artificial intelligence assistant DeepSeek on government devices.

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Scam calls from ‘Jessica': Experts warn consumers about what to do

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a warning to consumers on Thursday following the growing prominence of a potential phone scam -- many involving calls from someone named Jessica.

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Amazon plans to spend $100 billion this year to capture ‘once in a lifetime opportunity' in AI

Amazon said Thursday it plans to boost its capital expenditures to $100 billion in 2025, as it continues its spending spree on AI services.

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OpenAI considering 16 states for data center campuses as part of Trump's Stargate project

OpenAI executives updated reporters on Thursday about the level of interest the company is seeing from states interested in building large data centers.

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US lawmakers move to ban China's DeepSeek from government devices

A third-party analysis has found DeepSeek's chatbot app can capture login information and share it with China's largest state-owned mobile firm.

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Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons, surveillance

The company updated its 'Responsible AI' principles, which no longer includes a pledge to not use AI for weapons or surveillance.

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Fox reveals plans to launch subscription streaming service this year

Fox has so far been on the sidelines of streaming, with the exception of its free, ad-supported service Tubi.

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China to launch probe into Google over alleged antitrust violations

China's regulatory body said it would begin an antitrust investigation into Google over alleged anti-competitive market behavior.

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