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These are the daily tech headlines for Wednesday, October 29, 2025. I'm Jen Kuttle. The AI chatbot service character AI, which specializes in conversations with specific characters, will block open ended chats for users under 18 years old. Access by under 18s will be restricted beginning with a two hour daily limit, which will continue to shrink until it hits zero on November 25th. The CEO of Character AI, Kurandee Panand told TechCrunch the app isn't fully shutting down access for under 18s, just the open ended chats. AI gaming, AI short videos and AI storytelling will continue to be available with safety limits. YouTube will begin enforcing new guidelines surrounding online gambling as well as video game scenes with graphic content beginning November 17th. The YouTube support page calls out gaming clips focused on realistic human characters engaging in mass violence against non combatants or torture. The updated gambling guidelines prohibits videos gambling with items with monetary value like NFTs and game skins, and will also age restrict content for casino style games. Even if there are no payouts. Signed out users and accounts for under 18s will be prevented from viewing content in violation of the updated guidelines. YouTube also announced new features to improve the viewing experience on TV, including automatically upscaling videos uploaded below 1080p with AI to bring them up to HD resolution. Plans to upscale to 4K are in the near future. Creators and viewers will have the option to opt out of the feature and upscaling will be clearly labeled under Settings. Other features include an increase to the thumbnail limit from 2 MB to 50 to support 4K images, improvements to contextual search and and shopping with QR codes for products tagged within videos. YouTube says the TV screen is our fastest growing surface and we remain committed to delivering features that make creator content shine. On Tuesday, Cameo sued OpenAI in California federal court, claiming the Sora video generating app violates its trademark. Cameo, which offers celebrities for hire to make short videos, claims that OpenAI's cameo feature dilutes its brand and causes consumer confusion. Cameo CEO Stephen Galanis said attempts were made to resolve the dispute amicably, but OpenAI would not stop using the name. The suit requests a court order preventing OpenAI from using the name Cameo and unspecified monetary damages. The University of Southern California sued Google in Texas federal court, alleging Google Maps, Google Earth and Street View violate two patents covering the overlaying of two dimensional images atop three dimensional models. The lawsuit notes Google was aware of the technology since 2007, when USC received a research award from Google for the project that led to the patents. USC requests a court order to block Google from using the technology and unspecified monetary damages. Ride hailing company Uber announced the San Francisco Bay area will be the first market for an exclusive new vehicle based on the Lucid Gravity SUV expected to launch in late 2026. The new robotaxi was first announced in July, developed with electric car company Lucid and the self driving company Nuro Incorporated. Netflix rolled out a global update for kids profiles to simplify design and navigation. A My Netflix section contains everything watched, saved and liked on an account to make rewatching easier and Netflix recommendations will update in real time, same as on regular profiles to decrease the time spent looking for something to watch. SK Hynix posted record quarterly revenue and profit on Wednesday and is looking to expand product capacity in 2026 as the currently planned supply for 2026 is already sold out. The report states revenues of 24.4 trillion yuan, which is approximately 17 billion US an operating profit of 11.3 trillion yuan, which is approximately 8 billion, and net profit of 12.5 trillion yuan, which is approximately 8.8 billion. This makes the revenue a 39% increase compared to the same quarter last year and operating profit up 62%, the earnings call mentioned. The company's High bandwidth memory product has been selling out since 2023, with supply expected to remain tight into 2027 and back. At CES 2023, withinx announced USCAN, a health tracking device installed in toilets. The product is now available in the US and Europe. USCAN uses replaceable cartridges to sample urine and send test results through the Withings app. There are two cartridge types available. The Uscan Nutrio measures hydration, ketones and vitamin C, and the Uscan Calci tracks calcium levels, which monitors kidneys and any potential for developing kidney stones. A similar product from Kohler called Decoda uses a camera to examine waste products instead. A U Scan, charging and cleaning station with a single cartridge and Access to the Withings plus service starts at $379.95. Replacement cartridges are $99.95 each or as a pair at $179.95. A subscription service is also available. For more discussion on the Tech news of the Day, subscribe to the Daily Tech news show@dailytechnewshow.com where you can also find the show notes and links to every headline. Please remember to rate and review daily tech headlines on your podcast service of choice from everyone here at Daily Tech Headlines. Thanks for listening.
