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Florida and Texas Drop Flock Surveillance Cameras Over Privacy Concerns, The FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Alleged Hidden Ad Auction Surcharges, and OpenAI Denies Apple's Trade Secret Theft Allegations in Court. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenClaw 2.0 gets released, Instagram cracks down on AI influencer accounts, LG Energy Solution signs deal from Smackover Lithium in Arkansas. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

California's legislature exempts Linux distros from the Digital Age Assurance Act, Mark Gurman reports Apple was testing a pencil for the foldable, and NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Korea moves toward AI access as public infrastructure, Tencent releases Hy4 Preview, Nvidia's leaked DLSS 5 is out in the wild. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over 100 Tech Leaders Unite to Urge Collaborative AI Cyber Defense Strategies, PayPal Shares Plunge 13% Following Abandoned $53 Billion Acquisition Bid, and Meta Experiments with Robotics to Automate Data Center Operations. Link to Show Notes . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon and Nvidia Expand Partnership with 2 Million GPU Commitment to AWS, Operation Bluebird Launches 'Twitter.now' Amid Trademark Dispute, and OpenAI Extends ChatGPT Ad Program to India. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta agrees to settle case brought by multiple US states regarding child safety on its platforms, the Australian Recording Industry Association bans AI songs from charts, and ads begin to roll out in Apple Maps.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Zealand Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-16s, Uber Introduces Live Video Feed Feature for Teen Accounts to Enhance Safety, and Xiaomi Launches In-House Xring O3 Mobile Processor Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ByteDance consolidates AI teams to compete with Tencent, Amazon and Twitch sued over AI training data, and Taiwan indicts employees of Nvidia and Super Micro over illegal exports to China.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple reportedly cuts 200+ jobs across Siri & Vision Pro teams, Walmart finally accepts tap-to-pay options, Boise emerges as a Micron AI hub.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung Projected to Reclaim Global Smartphone Market Lead Amid Industry Downturn, DeepSeek Launches Experimental Multimodal V4 Flash Model, and New York Surpasses San Francisco in Tech Jobs for the First Time. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Australian Law Targets Tech Giants with News Bargaining Tax, Google Launches AI-Powered Study Suite for Search and Gemini, and Meta Faces Scrutiny Over Kromix Deepfake Advertisements. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon aims to offer drone deliveries in 500 cities in 2026, China's Ministry of State Security accelerates plans to retire Microsoft Windows, and Spotify's AI Running Mode is now available on Android. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perplexity's Indian Growth Strategy Faces Crucial Retention Test, OpenAI has disbanded its 'preparedness' team, and OpenAI has launched "ChatGPT for Teens". Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber partners with drone company Zipline for deliveries in select cities in the United States, Germany's Federal Cartel Office orders Apple to the App Tracking Transparency framework, and Stripe acquires OpenRouter. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google allows hiding watermarks on some AI-generated images, Waymo gets approval to expand in California, DeepSeek launches Harness. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France's Top Court Strikes Down Proposed Social Media Ban for Minors, Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash to Boost AI Performance, and the White House Imposes 100% Tariffs on Drones to Boost Domestic Manufacturing and Security. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

White House Authorizes Private Firms for Offensive Cyber Operations, Twitch to Use Default Opt-In for Creator Content in Amazon AI Model Training, and Anthropic Integrates Claude Cowork into Chrome Extension for Cross-Device Sync. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung's Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature gains US FDA approval to launch later in 2026, Foxconn reveals AI servers bring in 51% of revenue with Apple manufacturing dropping to under 30%, and OpenAI releases a ChatGPT desktop app for Linux.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Tests AI-Focused Homepage Design, Ninth Circuit Rejects Meta’s Appeal in Youth Mental Health Trial, and Nvidia Launches $500 Billion AI Compute Financing Initiative. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option, TrendForce estimates Apple's iPhone component costs jumped 38% compared to previous models, and Meta releases a free AI model able to run on a single computer. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Claude Code sessions on macOS and Linux can coordinate with each other, Sony’s rumored WH-1000XM4C headphones may be a $250 reality, Nielsen acquires DoubleVerify for wider audience data. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

European Commission Advances IRIS² Satellite Project to Full-Scale Deployment, Alibaba to Introduce Revenue-Sharing Requirement for Open-Source Qwen Model, and Suno Implements New Audio Watermarking and Usage Policies. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Maps Evolves into Agentic Personal Assistant, Adobe Introduces Creative Suite Integration for ChatGPT, and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Preorders Surge, Outpacing Previous Records. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney and TikTok announce pilot program in the US for content creators to use Disney IP, Sunbird's iMessage for Android app returns after three years, and the $55 billion USD sale of Electronic Arts finally closed.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.