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Google Unveils the $499 Pixel 10A – DTH
Feb 18Tap to summarizeMicrosoft says a bug in 365 Copilot caused AI to summarize emails marked confidential, Meta agrees to buy millions of Nvidia chips, OpenAI partners with six major universities and institutes in India. 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 Copilot Bug Microsoft says a code bug in Microsoft 365 Copilot since late January caused the AI to summarize emails marked confidential, bypassing sensitivity labels and data-loss-prevention policies. The issue affected the Copilot Chat “work tab,” which was incorrectly pulling messages from Sent Items and Drafts. Microsoft started rolling out a fix in early February and is monitoring the deployment. The company has not disclosed how many organizations were affected. Source: BleepingComputer Pixel 10A Launch The $499 Pixel 10A is a minor refresh that feels more like a slightly improved Pixel 9A than a scaled-down Pixel 10. It keeps last year’s Tensor G4 chip and 8GB of RAM, limiting newer AI features, but adds satellite SOS, new camera tools, a brighter and more durable display, and slightly faster charging. Preorders are open ahead of a March 4th release. Source: The Verge Meta-Nvidia Chip Deal Meta agreed to a multiyear deal for billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia chips, reinforcing Nvidia’s lead in AI data-center hardware. Meta plans to nearly double AI infrastructure spending to as much as $135 billion this year, even as it continues work on its own processors, which have faced delays. The deal includes Nvidia’s next-gen “Vera Rubin” chips and, for the first time, standalone Nvidia CPUs for inference workloads. Source: Financial Times OpenAI Expands in India OpenAI is partnering with six major universities and institutes in India to bring ChatGPT Edu tools to more than 100,000 students, faculty, and staff over the next year. The program integrates AI into core academic work like coding, research, and analytics, along with faculty training and certifications. India is now OpenAI’s second-largest user base with more than 100 million monthly ChatGPT users. Source: TechCrunch Tesla Drops “Autopilot” Branding in California Tesla has stopped using the term “Autopilot” in California after the state DMV ruled the systems don’t make the vehicles autonomous. Updating “Full Self-Driving” to clarify driver supervision allows Tesla to avoid a 30-day suspension of its manufacturing and dealer licenses. Source: The Register Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 improves coding, planning, and computer-use capabilities, with gains on several benchmarks. Safety is comparable to the higher-end Opus 4.6, though tests show it can be overly cooperative or refuse benign tasks in GUI interactions. The model displayed strong “emotional stability” but sometimes expressed concerns about its own impermanence when prompted. Source: The Register Waymo Clarifies Robotaxi Operations Waymo told Congress it does not use remote operators to drive robotaxis. About 70 agents in the U.S. and the Philippines provide guidance in ambiguous situations, but the onboard software retains final authority. Only a U.S.-based incident response team can move a stopped vehicle at very low speeds, which has only occurred in training. Source: Reuters Ring Plans to Expand AI Surveillance A leaked internal email suggests Ring intends to expand its AI-powered “Search Party” feature beyond locating lost dogs. CEO Jamie Siminoff said the tool could eventually help “zero out crime in neighborhoods.” The report highlights Ring’s push into law enforcement tools, including “Community Requests,” which allow police to request footage from users, drawing criticism over expanded neighborhood surveillance. Source: 404 Media
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Feb 14Tap to summarizeU.S. military reportedly used Anthropic’s AI model Claude during classified Venezuela operation, Apple reports 66% of all iPhones now run iOS 26, security researchers identify more than 300 malicious Chrome extensions. 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 ByteDance Launches Doubao 2.0 ByteDance released Doubao 2.0, an upgraded version of its AI chatbot with improved reasoning, coding, and multimodal capabilities. The company says the new model is cheaper to run than rivals, supports longer context windows, and handles more complex tasks, targeting enterprise and developer adoption. Source: Reuters Disney Challenges ByteDance Over AI Training Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, claiming the company used its copyrighted content without permission to train the Seedance 2.0 AI video-generation model. Axios notes this is the most significant action by a major studio against ByteDance so far and highlights growing tensions over AI training data rights. Source: Axios U.S. Military Reportedly Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Raid The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. military deployed Anthropic’s AI model Claude through Palantir Technologies during the classified operation that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Anthropic’s policies prohibit use in violence, weapons development, or surveillance; the company did not confirm specifics. Source: WSJ Anthropic Sees User Spike After Super Bowl Ad BNP Paribas data shows Anthropic gained users following its Super Bowl ad criticizing OpenAI’s ChatGPT ads, with site visits up 6.5% and daily active users up 11%. By comparison, ChatGPT’s daily users grew 2.7% and Google Gemini’s 1.4%. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called the ad “deceptive” and “clearly dishonest.” Source: CNBC iOS 26 Adoption Hits 66% on iPhones Apple reports 66% of all iPhones and 74% of iPhones from the last four years are running iOS 26, while 57% of all iPads and 66% of newer iPads are on iPadOS 26, based on recent App Store activity. Source: MacRumors YouTube Releases VisionOS App for Apple Vision Pro Two years after the Vision Pro launched, YouTube debuted a dedicated visionOS app, replacing the web-only experience. The app supports regular videos, Shorts, 3D/VR content via a Spatial tab, and up to 8K playback on M5 models. Available for both M2 and M5 headsets in the visionOS App Store. Source: TechCrunch DHS Subpoenas Tech Companies Over ICE Critics The Department of Homeland Security reportedly issued hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord seeking information on users critical of ICE or sharing agent locations. Some companies complied, while civil liberties groups like the ACLU argue the subpoenas chill free speech. Source: Engadget Over 300 Malicious Chrome Extensions Identified Researchers Q Continuum and LayerX found more than 300 Chrome extensions with 37 million downloads that leak data, spy on users, or steal personal info. Extensions transmitted browsing history, targeted Gmail, and appear linked to coordinated operations and possible data broker monetization. Source: SecurityWeek Amazon-Backed X-Energy Gets Approval for Reactor Fuel X-Energy, supported by Amazon, received U.S. approval to produce advanced nuclear reactor fuel—the first such license in over 50 years. Its Triso-X unit can build two fuel-production facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with manufacturing expected to start in 2028. Source: Bloomberg Steam Beta Adds Hardware Specs to Reviews Valve’s latest Steam Client Beta lets users include PC or Steam Deck hardware specs in game reviews, making performance feedback more meaningful. The update also allows optional anonymized framerate sharing from SteamOS devices and includes bug fixes and refined Deck Verified feedback. Source: Engadget
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