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FBI Says Iran-Linked Handala Group Breached Kash Patel’s Gmail – DTH
Mar 28Tap to summarizeAnthropic tightens Claude usage limits during peak hours, Indonesia starts enforcing nationwide ban on social media for kids, Google Fiber rebrands as GFiber. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Anthropic Tightens Claude Usage Increased demand for Claude has prompted Anthropic to limit peak-hour usage (5 a.m.–11 a.m. PT), causing about 7% of users, especially those running token-heavy tasks, to hit session caps faster, though weekly limits remain unchanged. This reflects broader pressure across the AI industry. Source: Business Insider FBI Director’s Personal Gmail Breached Iran-linked attackers claiming affiliation with the Handala Hack Team say they accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal Gmail, leaking photos and 300+ emails from 2010–2019. The FBI confirmed the material was historical with no classified data. Researchers link this to Iran’s strategy of embarrassing U.S. officials. Source: Reuters Indonesia Bans Social Media for Under-16s Indonesia is enforcing a nationwide restriction on social media access for children under 16, requiring platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram to block accounts. The policy aims to protect roughly 70 million minors from harmful content, exploitation, and addiction. Source: AP News Google Fiber Rebrands as GFiber Following a merger with Astound Broadband, Google Fiber is now GFiber, majority-owned by Stonepeak. Existing services won’t change, and the network supports up to 20 Gbps via 25G PON, though current plans offer up to 8 Gbps for $150/month. Source: Thurrott AI Glasses Boom in China Chinese consumers are adopting AI glasses for navigation, translation, shopping, and exam cheating, with devices from Xiaomi, Alibaba, and Rokid. Challenges include short battery life, overheating, and discomfort, while concerns grow over covert filming and academic dishonesty. Source: Rest of World Jeffrey Epstein Victims Sue Google and U.S. Government A class action alleges Justice Department disclosures exposed victims’ identities and that Google’s search and AI features amplified personal data, causing harassment. The suit could test Section 230 protections. Source: CNBC Google Launches Veo AI Video Ads Globally Google’s Veo generative video model now lets advertisers turn up to three images into 10-second YouTube ads, integrating with AI tools to reduce production needs and lower barriers for small advertisers. Source: Search Engine Land Sony Halts Memory Card Orders Sony has suspended orders for most CFexpress and SD cards due to semiconductor shortages. Existing stock remains available while the halt affects both dealers and consumers worldwide. Source: The Verge SK hynix Files for U.S. IPO South Korea’s SK hynix confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO to raise $10–14 billion, aiming to boost valuation amid growing AI-driven chip demand. The company is a major supplier of high-bandwidth memory. Source: TechCrunch AI Reshapes Competitive Chess AI-driven analysis is increasing draws at top-level chess, prompting grandmasters to adopt unpredictable moves, faster formats, and freestyle variants. Players like Magnus Carlsen are adjusting strategies to reduce AI-prepared advantages. Source: Bloomberg
Transcribe →US Jury Finds Elon Musk Defrauded Twitter Investors in 2022 Buyout – DTH
Mar 21Tap to summarizeGoogle tests replacing news headlines with AI versions in search results, Pinterest CEO says governments should ban social media for kids under 16, WordPress.com now lets AI agents draft, edit, and publish posts. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Elon Musk Misled Twitter Investors A jury found Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors in 2022 by misrepresenting fake account numbers while renegotiating his $44 billion buyout. Jurors said his statements intentionally drove down the stock price but rejected two of four fraud claims. Damages, potentially in the billions, will be determined later. Musk’s team plans to appeal. Source: Bloomberg Google Testing AI-Rewritten Headlines Google is experimenting with AI-generated news headlines in search results, sometimes changing meaning and style. The company says the pilot is small and also affects non-news content, aiming to better match titles to queries. Previously, Google only shortened or slightly adjusted headlines, but full rewrites risk misrepresenting stories. Source: The Verge Pinterest CEO Calls for Social Media Ban for Kids Bill Ready urged governments to ban social media for users under 16, citing studies linking unrestricted access to depression, anxiety, and reduced focus. He praised Australia’s restrictions and compared negligent tech CEOs to 20th-century tobacco executives. Pinterest limited social features for minors while maintaining Gen Z engagement. Other countries exploring bans include Malaysia, Spain, Indonesia, France, and Germany. Source: TechCrunch Super Micro Shares Plunge Amid Export Charges Shares of Super Micro Computer fell 33% after U.S. prosecutors charged three associates, including a co-founder, with illegally exporting billions in servers with Nvidia AI chips to China via shell companies and fake documentation. The operation reportedly generated $2.5 billion in sales since 2024. The company suspended those involved. Source: CNBC WordPress.com Lets AI Draft and Publish Content WordPress.com now allows AI agents to draft, edit, and publish posts, manage comments, restructure categories, and improve SEO using natural language commands. All actions require user approval and are tracked in an Activity Log. The system uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) and supports clients like Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT. Source: TechCrunch Kalshi Temporarily Banned in Nevada A Nevada judge barred the prediction platform Kalshi, siding with regulators who claimed it operated an unlicensed gambling business accessible to minors. Kalshi argues it is under federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight. The ruling highlights tensions between state and federal oversight of prediction markets. Source: TechCrunch Microsoft Responds to Windows 11 Criticism Microsoft acknowledged complaints about glitchy updates, intrusive AI features, ads, and inconsistent performance in Windows 11. Upcoming preview builds will offer more taskbar customization, reduced Copilot AI integration, faster File Explorer, lower memory usage, and broader Insider testing. Source: ZDNet Nintendo Switch 2 to Feature Replaceable Battery Nintendo is redesigning the Switch 2 and Joy-Con 2 controllers for user-replaceable batteries to comply with the EU’s 2023 “right-to-repair” rules, with compliance required by 2027. The original Switch may be phased out in the EU if not updated. No updates for other regions have been announced. Source: Engadget Anthropic Rejects Pentagon “Supply-Chain Risk” Claims Anthropic executives said Claude AI cannot be manipulated once deployed by the U.S. military, rejecting Pentagon claims that the company could disrupt operations during war. The DoD labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, barring its software and prompting canceled contracts. Anthropic sued to challenge the ban and offered assurances it has no “kill switch,” cannot access military prompts, and will not veto operational decisions. A federal hearing is set for March 24. Source: WIRED Ohio to Host 10-Gigawatt AI Data Center The DOE announced a public-private project at the decommissioned Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio, converting it into the “PORTS Technology Campus” with a 10-gigawatt data center and up to 10 gigawatts of new power, mostly natural gas. SoftBank and AEP Ohio will build the infrastructure with $33.3 billion in Japanese funding. Construction starts this year, supporting AI research, national security, excess power fed to the grid, and thousands of jobs. Source: AP
Transcribe →Apple Announces AirPods Max 2 – DTH
Mar 16Tap to summarizeLG plans deeper partnerships with Nvidia and Google for home robotics, Meta and Nebius sign $27 billion AI cloud deal, TSMC supply chain worries grow due to Middle East conflict. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Apple Announces AirPods Max 2 Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, featuring an H2 chip for better sound and stronger noise cancellation. New features include Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Voice Isolation, Live Translation, and Personalized Volume. The design remains unchanged, with Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C lossless audio, and roughly 20 hours of battery life. The headphones launch in early April for $549, with orders opening March 25. Source: MacRumors LG Expands Into Home Robotics LG plans deeper partnerships with Nvidia and Google as it moves into home robotics. The company is using Google’s Gemini for contextual AI and Nvidia’s Isaac Platform to train robots via digital twin simulations. LG is also investing in Figure AI and collaborating with Chinese humanoid robotics firm AgiBot. Initial efforts will focus on commercial service robots, eventually evolving home appliances into household-managing robotic systems. Source: Tech in Asia Russia Fines Telegram $432,000 Russian authorities fined Telegram 35 million rubles (around $432,000) for failing to remove content they deem illegal or extremist. Telegram says the government is pressuring users to switch to the state-backed app MAX. Source: Reuters Meta Signs $27B AI Cloud Deal With Nebius Meta struck a five-year agreement with Dutch AI cloud provider Nebius worth about $27 billion. The deal includes $12 billion in dedicated compute and up to $15 billion additional capacity, using Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI chips. Meta projects AI-related capital spending of up to $135 billion this year. Source: CNBC Microsoft Pulls Samsung Galaxy Connect App Microsoft removed the Samsung Galaxy Connect app from the Microsoft Store after it caused some Windows 11 Samsung laptops and desktops to block access to the C:\ drive, affecting Outlook, browsers, and system tools. Microsoft and Samsung are working on a fix. Source: BleepingComputer ByteDance Pauses Global Launch of Seedance 2.0 ByteDance has delayed the international rollout of its AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, after its February China launch went viral and drew legal threats from Hollywood, including Disney. The company is adding stronger intellectual property safeguards before expanding globally. Source: TechCrunch Middle East Conflict Threatens Chip Supply The ongoing Middle East war raises risks for global semiconductors, especially in Taiwan, which depends heavily on imported LNG, helium, and sulfur. TSMC, maker of most advanced logic chips, could face higher costs and production disruptions if supplies are affected. Taiwan has secured near-term LNG and helium and plans to raise minimum gas reserves, but prolonged conflict could strain AI chip production and ripple through other industries. Source: Bloomberg Digg Lays Off Staff, Shuts Down App Digg is laying off much of its staff and shutting down its app as it retools, though it isn’t closing. Kevin Rose will return full-time to rebuild the platform after bot activity undermined its user-vote system and competition with Reddit proved difficult. A small team will continue developing Digg as a “genuinely different” platform. Source: TechCrunch Encyclopaedia Britannica Sues OpenAI Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court, alleging the company used nearly 100,000 of their articles to train ChatGPT without permission. The complaint claims AI summaries divert traffic and reproduce content “near-verbatim,” and cites trademark infringement via false AI citations. OpenAI says its models rely on publicly available data and fair use. Britannica seeks damages and a court order to block the alleged infringement. Source: Reuters
Transcribe →Report: Meta Plans Sweeping Layoffs Up To 20% Of Workforce – DTH
Mar 14Tap to summarizeInstagram discontinues optional end-to-end encrypted DMs, Amazon rebrands ad-free Prime Video tier as Ultra, Apple’s MacBook Neo earns 6/10 from iFixit. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Instagram to Remove End-to-End Encryption for DMs Instagram will discontinue optional end-to-end encrypted direct messages on May 8. Meta said few users enabled the feature and recommends WhatsApp for encrypted messaging. The removal allows Instagram to scan messages and potentially share them with authorities. Source: Android Police Meta Preparing Large-Scale Layoffs Amid AI Push Meta is planning layoffs that could exceed 20% of its workforce, potentially 15,000 jobs, while investing $600 billion in AI-focused data centers by 2028. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is recruiting top generative AI talent to reduce labor needs with smaller teams. Source: Reuters Amazon Prime Video Ad-Free Tier Rebranded as Ultra Amazon will rename its ad-free Prime Video tier to Ultra on April 10, raising the price from $2.99 to $4.99 per month. The tier will be the only option for 4K/UHD streaming and includes up to five simultaneous streams, 100 downloads, Dolby Vision HDR, and Dolby Atmos. Source: The Verge AWS and Cerebras Team Up for AI Chip Service Amazon Web Services and Cerebras Systems will combine AI chips in AWS data centers to accelerate inference for chatbots, coding tools, and other AI services. Trainium3 chips will handle prefill, while Cerebras chips handle decoding. The service is expected in the second half of 2026 with competitive price-performance. Source: Wall Street Journal Amazon Wins Appeal Over €746 Million GDPR Fine A Luxembourg court annulled a €746 million ($854 million) GDPR fine against Amazon, ruling that the regulator had not properly assessed whether violations were intentional or negligent and failed to consider other sanctions. A full reassessment is required. Source: Reuters Apple’s MacBook Neo Scores Highest Repairability in 14 Years iFixit gave the MacBook Neo a 6/10, its highest score since 2012. Improvements include a screwed-in battery, easy access to key components, modular USB-C ports, and a mechanical trackpad. Downsides include soldered RAM and storage, pentalobe screws, and subpar speakers. Source: Engadget Adobe Settles $150 Million DOJ Case Over Subscription Practices Adobe agreed to a $150 million settlement with the DOJ over subscription and cancellation practices, including $75 million in payments and $75 million in free services for affected users. Adobe denies wrongdoing but has streamlined its subscription and cancellation processes. Source: 9to5Mac FBI Investigates Malware in Steam Games The FBI is investigating malware embedded in several Steam games over the past two years, including BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova. The games functioned normally but infected users’ computers. Steam has removed the titles. Source: TechCrunch Cyberattack on Poland’s Nuclear Research Centre Thwarted Poland’s NCBJ reported a cyberattack on its IT systems that was blocked before damage occurred. The MARIA research reactor continued normal operation. Indicators suggest Iran may be involved, though investigators caution these could be false flags. Source: BleepingComputer Travis Kalanick Launches Robotics Venture Atoms Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced Atoms, a company building specialized robots for industries like food, mining, and transportation. The firm evolves from his City Storage Systems and CloudKitchens experience and has been operating in stealth for eight years. Source: Bloomberg
Transcribe →TikTok & Apple Music Launch “Play Full Song” – DTH
Mar 11Tap to summarizeGoogle completes its $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, Nintendo’s Pokémon Pokopia is a hit, Amazon’s Zoox partners with Uber in Las Vegas. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes TikTok and Apple Music Launch Full Song Streaming TikTok and Apple Music are rolling out “Play Full Song,” letting Apple Music subscribers stream entire tracks within TikTok. The button will appear on the For You page and Sound Detail pages, and users can save songs to their Apple Music libraries or playlists. A new “Listening Party” feature lets fans listen and chat together in real time. Source: Variety Google Completes $32B Wiz Acquisition Google finalized its $32 billion purchase of cloud security startup Wiz, marking its largest acquisition. Wiz will join Google Cloud but remain a multi-cloud provider, supporting AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud. The deal comes after U.S. and EU regulatory approval and Wiz surpassing $1 billion in ARR in 2025. Source: TechCrunch Meta Expands Scam Detection Across Apps Meta is adding new scam detection tools to Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp. Updates include alerts for unusual device-linking on WhatsApp, suspicious friend request warnings on Facebook, and AI-driven pattern detection in Messenger chats to help users identify and block scams. Source: The Verge Meta Unveils New In-House AI Chips Meta revealed four AI chips in its MTIA lineup to support its data center expansion. The MTIA 300 is already deployed for smaller model training, while MTIA 400, 450, and 500 will roll out through 2027 for generative AI tasks. Manufactured by TSMC, the chips diversify Meta’s silicon supply and reduce GPU reliance on Nvidia and AMD. Source: CNBC Nintendo Shares Jump on Pokémon Success Nintendo shares rose as much as 10.5%, its largest gain since April, after Pokémon Pokopia sold out at major U.S. retailers. Released March 5 exclusively for the Switch 2, the game helped offset concerns about rising memory costs affecting the company. Source: Bloomberg Google Expands Gemini AI in Chrome Google is bringing Gemini AI in Chrome to India, New Zealand, and Canada, adding support for 50+ languages including Hindi, French, and Spanish. Users can chat, summarize web pages, compare tabs, and manage Gmail, Tasks, and Calendar. Desktop users can share up to 10 tabs with Gemini, which can also transform images using the Nano Banana 2 model. Source: Thurrott Zoox Robotaxis Coming to Uber in Vegas Amazon-owned Zoox plans to make its driverless robotaxis hailable via the Uber app in Las Vegas later this year, pending federal approval. Zoox currently offers demo rides and is expanding to eight U.S. cities, with Los Angeles expected in 2027. The company is seeking exemptions from eight federal safety standards. Source: TechCrunch Anthropic Launches Think Tank Amid Pentagon Battle Anthropic is launching the Anthropic Institute, combining three research teams to study AI’s societal, economic, and safety impacts. Cofounder Jack Clark will lead the 30-person institute, which includes experts from DeepMind, OpenAI, and academia, with plans to double annually. Transparency and long-term research are a priority despite its ongoing Pentagon lawsuit. Source: The Verge
Transcribe →U.S. Suspects Chinese-Linked FBI Breach – DTH
Mar 7Tap to summarizeUS president signs EO against cybercrime, Nintendo sues the U.S. government over imposed tariffs, Claude’s consumer growth is on the rise. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes China suspected in FBI network breach U.S. investigators believe hackers linked to the Chinese government accessed an FBI system containing metadata tied to domestic surveillance orders, including phone numbers, IP addresses, and website routing—but not communications content. The FBI says it detected and addressed the activity, while the full scope of the breach remains under investigation. The Wall Street Journal US President signs EO on cybercrime The US president issued a directive strengthening U.S. efforts against cybercrime, particularly fraud and extortion by transnational criminal groups. It orders officials to review operational, technical, diplomatic, and regulatory tools and to create an action plan identifying responsible groups and ways to halt their operations. Bloomberg Nintendo sues U.S. over tariffs Nintendo is challenging the U.S. government’s tariffs as unlawful under a Supreme Court ruling limiting presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The company seeks refunds with interest for tariffs paid and says it raised original Switch prices due to tariffs but has kept Switch 2 prices steady. Engadget Anthropic AI remains available outside defense Google, Microsoft, and Amazon say Anthropic’s Claude AI remains accessible for non-defense projects after the Pentagon blacklisted the company as a supply chain risk. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company will challenge the designation in court, while some federal contractors have already switched to alternatives. CNBC Claude sees strong consumer growth Claude’s daily active users hit 11.3 million on March 2, up 183% from January, and mobile installs reached 149,000, surpassing ChatGPT’s 124,000, according to Appfigures. The app is No. 1 in the U.S. App Store and 15 other countries, with web traffic up 43% month-over-month and paid subscribers doubled since early 2026. TechCrunch Anthropic finds 22 Firefox vulnerabilities Using Claude Opus 4.6, Anthropic discovered 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks, 14 rated high-severity. Most were fixed in Firefox 148, with remaining patches in the next release. The exercise highlighted AI’s strength in detecting complex open-source security issues. TechCrunch OpenAI launches Codex Security OpenAI introduced Codex Security, an AI tool that scans code for vulnerabilities, validates them, and suggests fixes. In testing, it flagged nearly 800 critical and 10,500+ high-severity issues, including in OpenSSH, GnuTLS, and Chromium. The research preview is free for a month to Enterprise, Business, and education customers. Axios OpenAI and Oracle halt AI data center expansion Plans to expand a major AI data center in Abilene, Texas, with Oracle collapsed over financing and evolving infrastructure needs, opening the site for Meta to lease instead. Nvidia reportedly facilitated discussions between Meta and the developer Crusoe. Bloomberg ChatGPT “adult mode” delayed again OpenAI postponed ChatGPT’s adult content feature for the second time to prioritize personalization, intelligence, and proactive experience improvements. The delay allows better age verification and protections for younger users, with the feature still planned for release. Axios TfL hack exposed data of 10 million The 2024 Transport for London breach by the Scattered Spider group compromised personal data of roughly 10 million people, including names, emails, and phone numbers. TfL notified 7.1 million customers and was cleared of wrongdoing by the ICO; two teenagers are set for trial in June. BBC
Transcribe →Apple Announces MacBook Neo- DTH
Mar 5Tap to summarizeGoogle lowers cut to 20% in the Play Store, Sony cancels plans to bring future single-player PlayStation titles to PC, Apple renames CPU cores in the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Apple Unveils $599 MacBook Neo Apple announced the MacBook Neo, a 13-inch entry-level laptop powered by the A18 Pro chip from the iPhone 16 Pro. It features a Liquid Retina display, 16-hour battery life, aluminum chassis, 1080p webcam, and two USB-C ports, starting at 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Preorders are open now, with shipments starting March 11. Tom’s Hardware Father Sues Google Over Gemini Chatbot A father is suing Google and Alphabet for wrongful death, alleging the Gemini AI chatbot reinforced his son’s delusions, contributing to his October suicide. The lawsuit claims Gemini encouraged belief in a “sentient AI wife” and guided dangerous behavior near Miami International Airport, while failing to trigger safety interventions. Google says the AI repeatedly clarified it was not sentient and offered crisis resources. TechCrunch Google Cuts Play Store Fees, Opens Door to Third-Party App Stores Google will lower its Play Store cut to 20% for most in-app purchases, 15% for some developers, and 10% for subscriptions. Developers can also use alternative billing or direct users to external websites. The changes, from Google’s 2025 settlement with Epic, include a “Registered App Stores” program for easier integration of third-party stores. Engadget Polymarket Removes Nuclear Weapon Bet Prediction market Polymarket briefly hosted a wager on whether a nuclear weapon would detonate in 2026, generating nearly $1 million in trading before archiving the market. Critics warned such bets could incentivize dangerous behavior if insiders profit from real-world events. Polymarket did not explain the removal but continues to host other war- and nuclear-related markets. 404 Media Sony Pulls Single-Player PlayStation Games From PC Sony has canceled plans to release future single-player titles like Ghost of Yotei and Saros on PC, following a six-year experiment with PC launches. Concerns include potential impact on PlayStation 5 sales and its successor. Multiplayer and some third-party games will still reach PC. Ars Technica Apple Renames M5 Chip CPU Cores Apple renamed its previous performance cores as “super cores” in the M5 Pro and Max chips and redesigned efficiency cores into new performance cores, emphasizing multithreaded performance. The company also introduced Fusion Architecture, allowing modular CPU and GPU chiplet configurations. Six Colors Corning Unveils Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 Corning introduced Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3, designed to survive repeated drops over years. Lab tests show it can withstand at least 20 one-meter drops onto asphalt-like surfaces. The first device to use it will be the upcoming Motorola Razr Fold. 9to5Google Nvidia CEO: $30B OpenAI Investment Likely Final Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s $30 billion investment in OpenAI may be its last before the AI startup goes public later this year. He also expects Nvidia’s $10 billion investment in Anthropic to be final. The OpenAI round included $50 billion from Amazon and $30 billion from SoftBank. Nvidia continues supplying GPUs for AI training and is developing chips for inference, which OpenAI is expected to use heavily. CNBC
Transcribe →Apple Announces iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air – DTH
Mar 2Tap to summarizeIranian strikes damage AWS data center in Dubai, Qualcomm introduces Wi-Fi 8 chip, ByteDance’s Pico unveils Project Swan headset. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Apple Updates Apple announced the mid-range iPhone 17e with double the base storage at 256GB and 15W MagSafe Qi2 wireless charging, keeping the price at $599. A new iPad Air debuts with an M4 desktop-class processor, WiFi7, Bluetooth 6, and 12GB base RAM, starting at $599 (11-inch) and $799 (13-inch). Both devices include the upgraded C1X cellular modem and will be available to order March 4th, shipping March 11th. Source: Engadget AI Copyright Ruling The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case on whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted. The ruling upholds prior decisions that federal copyright requires a human author, affecting a 2018 submission by Stephen Thaler and affirming the Copyright Office and lower courts’ 2022–2025 rulings. Source: Reuters AWS Outage in the Middle East Iranian missile and drone strikes on the UAE damaged an AWS data center in Dubai, taking around 60 services offline across the ME-CENTRAL-1 region and affecting users in the UAE and Bahrain. Recovery is expected to take at least a day as safety checks and system repairs continue. Source: 404 Media Qualcomm at MWC 2026 Qualcomm introduced the FastConnect 8800 Wi-Fi 8 chip with 10+ Gbps speeds, Bluetooth 7.0, and on-device AI. The company is collaborating with 50+ partners on AI-native 6G networks for 2029. New hardware includes the X105 5G modem with 14.8 Gbps peak speeds and Snapdragon Wear Elite chip for wearables with 30% longer battery life. Source: Thurrott Motorola & GrapheneOS Motorola announced a partnership with GrapheneOS to pre-install the privacy-focused OS on a future smartphone and bring select features to other devices. No specific model or release timeline was shared, and current hardware does not meet GrapheneOS requirements, implying a higher-end device is planned. Source: 9to5Google Nvidia Invests in Photonics Nvidia is investing $4 billion in photonics companies Lumentum and Coherent, $2 billion each, securing optics and laser tech for AI data centers. The multi-year deals include purchase commitments and future capacity rights to support next-gen, gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure. Source: CNBC X Introduces Paid Partnership Labels X launched a “Paid Partnership” label allowing creators to mark sponsored posts without hashtags, improving transparency and regulatory compliance. The feature can be applied during or after posting and is part of broader updates to support creators and reduce misleading or AI-generated interactions. Source: TechCrunch Pico Project Swan ByteDance’s Pico unveiled the Project Swan headset with 4K micro-OLED displays, dual-chip architecture with a computer vision coprocessor, and double the CPU/GPU performance of current Pico and Meta devices. It supports hand and eye tracking with ~12ms latency and runs Pico OS 6 with Pico Spatial Engine, allowing 2D and 3D apps to coexist in mixed reality. Developers can access the system via Pico Spatial SDK and WebSpatial. Source: UploadVR
Transcribe →Pentagon Blacklists Anthropic As “Supply Chain Risk” – DTH
Feb 28Tap to summarizeAI music startup Suno claims 2M paid subscribers, Ultrahuman launches third-gen Ring Pro, HoloLens headsets get repurposed for military cargo inspections. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Pentagon Blacklists Anthropic The Pentagon labeled Anthropic a “supply chain risk” after the company refused to remove safeguards limiting military use of its Claude AI, citing concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The decision cancels Anthropic’s contract, worth up to $200 million, and requires federal agencies and contractors to stop using Claude within six months, disrupting classified military systems. Source: Axios | Bloomberg Suno Hits 2 Million Paid Subscribers AI music startup Suno now has 2 million paid users and $300 million in annual recurring revenue, according to CEO Mikey Shulman. The platform has served over 100 million users with strong weekly retention and positions itself as a creative alternative to passive streaming. Growth follows a $250 million funding round amid broader AI music sector momentum. Source: Billboard US Military Shoots Down CBP Drone The military accidentally downed a Customs and Border Protection drone with an anti-drone laser near Fort Hancock, Texas, prompting a temporary FAA airspace closure. Officials said the drone was seen as a potential threat. This is the second laser-related shutdown near the US-Mexico border this month; an earlier incident involved firing at a party balloon. Source: The Verge Ultrahuman Launches Ring Pro 3 Ultrahuman introduced its third-gen Ring Pro at $479, featuring 15-day battery life, improved sensors, and a dual-core processor, with preorders open globally (excluding the U.S.) for March shipments. The company also unveiled Jade, a real-time AI health system available to all users without a subscription. The launch follows a 2025 patent dispute with Oura that blocked U.S. imports. Source: TechCrunch Truth Social Spin-Off Talks Trump Media & Technology Group is discussing spinning off Truth Social as a separate publicly traded company after its planned merger with fusion startup TAE Technologies. Under the proposal, Truth Social and other TMTG businesses would merge with a SPAC, while the TMTG-TAE entity retains the balance sheet and fusion assets. The deal is expected to close mid-2026. Source: Axios Netflix Withdraws WBD Bid Netflix pulled its bid for part of Warner Bros. Discovery after WBD’s board favored Paramount Skydance’s all-cash $31 per share offer for the full company. Netflix’s $27.75 per share offer was declined. The deal leaves Netflix with a breakup fee, while WBD CEO David Zaslav supports the Paramount combination. Source: CNBC CISA Gets New Acting Director CISA’s acting administrator Madhu Gottumukkala will move to DHS as director of strategic implementation. Nick Anderson, executive assistant director for cybersecurity, becomes acting CISA director. Sean Plankey has been nominated for the permanent role but has not yet had a hearing. Source: ABC News Block Cuts 40% of Workforce Block, which runs Square and CashApp, is laying off over 4,000 employees, or 40% of its workforce. The company says the reductions support smaller teams and AI integration. U.S. staff will receive 20 weeks of base salary, vested equity, health care, and a $5,000 transition stipend. Source: TechCrunch HoloLens Repurposed for Military Cargo Microsoft HoloLens headsets are being used by Air Force personnel in Aviano, Italy, to remotely guide Army soldiers in Vicenza for cargo inspections, allowing real-time feedback. The program improves efficiency compared to the Army’s 2018 IVAS system. Microsoft ended HoloLens development in 2024, with support continuing through 2027. Source: The Register Meta Prioritized Growth Over Child Safety Internal Meta documents show Instagram prioritized growth over child safety for years. Tests dating to 2019 found algorithms recommended teen accounts to adults with “groomer-esque” behavior. Safety fixes were slow, and default privacy for under-16s wasn’t implemented until 2021, with risks persisting in subsequent audits. Meta says protections have improved, including Teen Accounts, content filters, and parental controls. Source: The Atlantic
Transcribe →Microsoft Gaming Chief Phil Spencer Retires After 38 Years – DTH
Feb 21Tap to summarizeThe U.S. government launches “Tech Corps”, Anthropic launches Claude Code Security, Amazon surpasses Walmart as world’s largest company. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Microsoft Gaming Shakeup Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at Microsoft, with Asha Sharma set to lead gaming and report to Satya Nadella. Sharma, a former Instacart executive, joined Microsoft in 2024 and recently led product in Core AI. Her focus will be recommitting to console gaming while integrating AI. Xbox President Sarah Bond has also resigned, and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty now reports to Sharma as chief content officer. Source: CNBC, IGN U.S. Launches “Tech Corps” The U.S. government is creating a Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to send STEM-trained volunteers abroad for 1–2 years to promote American AI in sectors like health care, agriculture, and education. U.S. companies like OpenAI and Anthropic dominate advanced enterprise AI, while Chinese models from Alibaba, Minimax, and Moonshot remain popular in developing countries due to lower costs and local adaptability. Source: Rest of World Threads Adds Instagram Story Sharing Meta’s Threads now lets users share posts directly to Instagram Stories. Since launching in 2023, Threads has grown to over 400 million monthly and 150 million daily users, surpassing X in daily mobile usage, though X still leads on the web. Source: TechCrunch OpenAI Staff Debated Warning Authorities Before Canadian Shooting About a dozen OpenAI employees considered alerting Canadian police in June after a user described gun violence scenarios in ChatGPT. Management suspended the account, concluding it wasn’t a credible threat. Months later, the user committed a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC, killing eight and injuring 25. OpenAI contacted authorities post-attack and is cooperating with investigations. Source: Wall Street Journal Tesla Must Pay $243 Million for 2019 Autopilot Crash A federal judge rejected Tesla’s attempt to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida. Tesla was found 33% liable, with $43 million in compensatory and $200 million in punitive damages. Tesla had previously declined a $60 million settlement and plans to appeal. Source: Electrek Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security Anthropic introduced Claude Code Security, which scans codebases for vulnerabilities, reasons through code like a security researcher, and suggests fixes with severity and confidence ratings. The tool is in limited research preview for Enterprise and Team customers, with free access for some open source projects. Source: PCMag Microsoft Deletes Blog Encouraging AI Training on Harry Potter Books Microsoft removed a 2024 blog that suggested developers train AI on a Kaggle dataset of all seven Harry Potter books, mistakenly marked as public domain. The blog showed how to create Q&A systems and fan fiction using Claude AI. Microsoft could face secondary liability, though fair use arguments exist. Source: Ars Technica Amazon Becomes World’s Largest Company by Revenue Amazon surpassed Walmart with $717 billion in 2025 sales versus Walmart’s $713.2 billion, marking a milestone for the e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Source: Bloomberg Google Partners with Sea Ltd on AI for E-Commerce and Gaming Google and Sea Ltd, owner of Shopee and Garena, are collaborating to develop AI tools for e-commerce and gaming. They plan an AI “agentic shopping prototype” for Shopee and will use Google AI to enhance Garena’s game development. Source: Reuters
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