Optimus gets some human help: Videos from Tesla's "We, Robot" event showed Optimus mixing drinks, mingling with people, and even dancing. While seemingly impressive, later reports suggest the robots were being remotely operated by humans. Read more
ChatGPT comes to Windows: OpenAI has begun previewing a dedicated Windows app for ChatGPT. The company says the app is an early version, arriving ahead of a "full experience" later this year. Read more
Too big for Europe?: Tesla's Cybertruck is facing blowback in Europe as transportation organizations suggest its oversized, sharp-edged design violates European safety standards and could endanger pedestrians, cyclists, and other motorists. Read more
More WordPress drama: As the feud between WordPress and WP Engine wages on, an internal blog post revealed Automattic's plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using "nice and not nice lawyers." Read more
X wants to sell your data: An update to X's privacy policy indicates it would allow third-party "collaborators" to train their AI models on X data, unless users opt out. It implies the company is looking into licensing data to AI companies as a potential new revenue stream. Read more
More accessible smartphones: The FCC issued rules requiring all mobile phones sold in the U.S. to be compatible with hearing aids. The news comes two years after the FDA made hearing aids available to all Americans without a prescription. Read more
Byju Raveendran speaks out: The founder of the embattled edtech group Byju's acknowledged that he made mistakes and that his startup, once valued at $22 billion, is now effectively worth "zero." Read more
Casio's ransomware attack: Japanese electronics giant Casio confirmed that many of its systems remain unusable. The company sees "no prospect of recovery yet" almost two weeks after it was hit by a ransomware attack. Read more
CapWay shuts down: The Y Combinator-backed fintech that sought to bring financial services to those in banking deserts shut down after a possible acquisition fell through, its founder Sheena Allen confirmed to TechCrunch. Read more
Can AI make us feel less alone?: AI-based mental health app Manifest wants to combat the "loneliness epidemic" affecting Gen Z by turning feelings into personalized daily affirmations. Read more
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