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Google faces backlash for school AI plan

Plus - Canva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth; Waymo confirms it will split with Uber in January 2028 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices

Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when iPhone Duo constraints will improve

Plus - Apple Watch’s AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing; Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing S

SpaceX reportedly wants to buy Boost Mobile

OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as ‘AI compute campuses’; Ford launches a ‘privacy promise’ and explains how and why it uses customer data Learn more about your ad

Prime Video is on track to earn ‘tens of billions of dollars’

Plus - Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out; DoorDash said it’s only received ‘several hundred’ orders from AI agents Learn more

Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI

Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists and subscriptions and update delivery instructions; DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B Learn more about your ad

Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World

Plus - GM is embracing hybrids now; Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi

Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos

Plus - It sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it; X is nudging users to promote their posts with a pointing hand Learn more about your

Anthropic officially files for its public debut

Plus - Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber; Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip Learn more about your a

Spotify confirms Family Plan crackdown

Plus - OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO; 1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password Lea

Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose

Plus - Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts; DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p

SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations

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Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days

Spotify launches paid podcast memberships with perks beyond bonus content; Yelp can now call on your behalf to check wait times at a restaurant Learn more about your ad c

People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again

Plus - Elon Musk pledges to give ‘every kid in America’ one of his SpaceX shares; Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs Learn more ab

Mark Wahlberg talks about using AI in film ‘the right way’

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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology

Plus - Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US; YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms Learn more about your

Netflix to lay off 1,000 staff

Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm; Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.

Bumble agrees to a $1.3B acquisition deal

Spotify users on iOS 27 can now ask Siri to play music without having to say ‘on Spotify’; Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder Learn more about your ad ch

Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed

They cast the wrong lead in “Good Will Hunting,” apparently, because it’s Ben Affleck who is the secret genius, as it turns out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p

Flock cuts staff

Plus - President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes; Automattic loses its interim CFO just weeks after boardroom shakeup Learn more about y

Google brings agentic AI to Gemini

Plus - Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference; OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected Learn more a