Meta stock enjoys best month since 2022 on AI momentum
Meta stock had its best month in almost four years as investors cheer the social media giant's recent momentum in artificial intelligence.
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Grindr expands beyond dating with $250 million telehealth acquisition of PurposeMed
Grindr is buying PrEP provider Freddie for $250 million, expanding into healthcare and seeking to make HIV prevention more accessible to its users.
CNBC — Technology4 min read
Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com
Soon, Reddit won’t let people use Old.Reddit.com unless they have used the site while logged in within the previous six months.
Ars Technica1 min read
SpaceXAI weighs one Grok and X plan, from free to $100, Bloomberg reports
SpaceXAI is weighing a plan to fold Grok and X into a single subscription with four price tiers, from free to $100 a month. The plan comes from a company document viewed by Bloomberg, whose Edward Ludlow reported it on Wednesday. SpaceXAI is the artificial intelligence unit of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The Next Web AI1 min readReddit is killing RSS feeds on 13 November, blaming AI scraping
Reddit will stop supporting RSS feeds on 13 November, blaming AI scraping. RSS is now widely used for large-scale scraping and automated abuse, the company said in a post to moderators on Wednesday. RSS lets people follow a site’s new posts in a feed reader.
The Next Web AI2 min read
Reddit imposes new restrictions on Old Reddit
The Old Reddit is dying; the new Reddit struggles to avoid scraping.
Engadget2 min read
Instagram’s Edits app now has an AI assistant that analyzes your Reels and suggests what to post next
Instagram's Edits app is getting an AI assistant that studies your content performance, audience behavior, and platform trends to help you understand what works and plan your next Reel.
Digital Trends — AI4 min read
WhatsApp gives parents more control over teen accounts, but chats stay private
WhatsApp is introducing optional parental controls that let parents manage teen privacy, groups, Channels, Status, and Meta AI without accessing personal messages or calls.
Digital Trends — AI4 min read
Stripe, Visa-Backed Consortium Launches Dollar Stablecoin
Open Standard, a company backed by more than 100 corporations, including Visa Inc., Stripe Inc., and Mastercard Inc., issued a US dollar-pegged stablecoin on Wednesday, marking one of the more ambitious efforts to bring the novel form of digital money into wider use.
Bloomberg Technology1 min read
Trump's meeting with tech leaders leaves AI safety more unsettled than ever
Following Trump's lunch with AI leaders at the White House, the industry remains largely unchanged on AI safety.
CNBC — Technology4 min read
OpenAI follows Meta into the red-hot market for personal agents. But will users pay?
Following Meta's blockbuster release of its Muse AI agent earlier this month, OpenAI jumped into the personal agent market with Dots.
CNBC — Technology4 min read
Meta expands Instagram’s School Partnership Program in the US
Meta is adding new features to Instagram’s School Partnership Program in the US, allowing schools and verified high school students to share news about clubs, sports teams, and events, the company announced.
The Next Web AI2 min readPaleBlueDot AI Seeks $600 Million Private Credit to Buy Chips
US-based PaleBlueDot AI is in talks with potential lenders including Brookfield Asset Management for $600 million of private credit to buy chips for its site in South Korea, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg Technology1 min read
At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves
President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.
New York Times AI1 min read
Are We Losing Control of AI? What’s Driving New Fears
For years, as artificial intelligence has evolved from the stuff of sci-fi movies to an app ordinary people have installed on their phones, tech leaders and some AI insiders have talked about the potential for it to escape human control and wreak havoc on society.
Bloomberg Technology1 min read
Dyson Blames ‘Water Seepage’ for Rocky Debut of $499 AI Toothbrush
Dyson Ltd. said water seepage caused an early batch of its new artificial intelligence-powered toothbrushes to malfunction, offering its first explanation for the product’s disappearance from stores.
Bloomberg Technology1 min read
Instagram expands what partner schools can do on its app
Instagram has expanded the features its School Partnership Program can access.
Engadget2 min read
Meta launches Muse for Small Business as Zuckerberg pushes beyond consumer AI market
Following the success of its Muse personal AI agent, Meta is introducing a specialized version for small businesses.
CNBC — Technology2 min read
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