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New Pentagon Cybersecurity Rules Spur Small Defense Suppliers to Quit Military Work, Major Tech Companies Ban Experimental Agentic AI Tool, OpenClaw, and Iranian Nationals Indicted for Trade Secret Theft from Google and Other Tech Companies. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SeatGeek Partners with Spotify to Sell Concert Tickets Directly In-App, NY Gov. Hochul Withdraws Proposal for Robotaxi Expansion Outside NYC, Setback for Waymo, and Rivian Owners Get Apple Watch Control with New Companion App. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft 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. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WBD Gives Paramount 7-Day Deadline for Final Acquisition Offer Despite Favoring Netflix Deal, Apple Begins Internal E2EE RCS Testing in iOS 26.4 Beta, and Snapchat Creator Subscription Alpha Launches Feb 23. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former NPR host David Greene sues Google for allegedly replicating his voice in NotebookLM, Western Digital reveals 2026 capacity is already booked through, and OpenAI officially discontinues access to the GPT-4o model.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.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.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

White House to Add Alibaba to Pentagon's China Military List, Risking Tensions with Beijing, Meta to Reintroduce Facial Recognition 'Name Tag' on Smart Glasses, and YouTube Launches Dedicated VisionOS App for Apple Vision Pro. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia Blocks WhatsApp, Promotes Surveillance-Prone 'National Messenger' MAX, Soaring Memory Prices Accelerate Corporate PC Purchases, and Anthropic Significantly Upgrades Free Tier of Claude Chatbot. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta, TikTok, Snap agree to be evaluated under new teen safety rating system, TikTok rolls out “Local Feed” in the U.S., Samsung announces iGalaxy Unpacked event on February 25th. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spotify Hits Record User and Profitability Milestones, Driven by "Wrapped" and New Co-CEOs, Bipartisan CLEAR Act Requires AI Companies to Disclose Copyrighted Training Data, and Paramount Sweetens Warner Bros. Discovery Bid to Counter Netflix Offer. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Commission wants to stop Meta blocking WhatsApp 3rd-party AI assistants, Google rolls out paywall for YouTube Music lyrics, SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to “self-growing city” on the Moon. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Waymo uses DeepMind’s Genie 3 AI model to train on simulated scenes, DoJ probes possible Netflix anticompetitive tactics pre-WBD sale, AI.com domain sells for about $70 million. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU Warns TikTok Over Addictive Feed, Citing Risks to Children Under DSA, NASA to Allow Astronauts to Use Personal Smartphones on Missions, and Apple faces iPhone pricing challenge due to chip shortage and rising costs. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AMD-Powered Xbox Console Targeting 2027 Launch, Earlier Than Expected, Meta Faces Senate Scrutiny Over Alleged Delay of Child Safety Protections to Prioritize Engagement, and Russia's 'Luch' Satellites Escalate 'Hybrid Warfare' by Shadowing and Intercepting European Communications. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Epic plans to overhaul Games Store, AMD and Uber earnings disappoint, Egypt moves to ban Roblox.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Firefox Adds 'Kill Switch' to Disable All AI Features in Response to User Skepticism, PayPal Replaces CEO Alex Chriss with Enrique Lores Amidst Performance Concerns and Stock Drop, and Paris Prosecutors Raid X Offices, Summon Musk and Yaccarino in Escalating Probe. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers disclose one-click remote code execution exploit in OpenClaw, nonprofit coalition asks U.S. government to suspend Grok’s use across federal agencies, Alibaba to spend 3 billion yuan during Lunar New Year to promote its Qwen AI app. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US gas projects tied to data centers surge, videogame stocks dive after Google unveils “Project Genie”, Belkin shuts down cloud services for most Wemo smart home devices. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI Speeds Up IPO Plans for Potential 2026 Listing, AI-Assisted Screening Cuts Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnoses by 12%, and Project Genie, Google's $250/Month AI World Model, Goes Live. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Offers $135M Settlement in Android Data Collection Lawsuit, Meta to charge Italian developers for non-template WhatsApp AI chatbot messages, Honda and DriveOhio Pilot AI System to Detect Road Damage. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chromium bug report reveals Google’s desktop Android interface? Autonomous trucking company Waabi signs new deal with Uber, Snap spins AR glasses unit into standalone Specs Inc. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU's DMA Forces Google to Open Android and Search Data Access for AI Competition, Google Photos AI Expands with Text-to-Video Prompts and Enhanced Sharing, and France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-15s Over Mental Health Concerns Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EC opens Digital Services Act investigation into X over Grok, Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip, Nvidia announces three new Earth-2 AI weather models. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Photos adding generative feature “Me Meme”, Amazon brings Alexa+ early access to Mexico, Tesla puts Autosteer behind paywall for new Model 3 & Y owners. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix's All-Cash WBD Studio Bid Confident as Peters Dismisses Paramount's 'Debt-Heavy' Offer, and Intel Prioritizes AI Chips, Causing Low-End PC Constraints Amid Foundry Losses Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.