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WhatsApp’s new platform policies ban general-purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service. Source link

The Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai has global ambitions, and plans to build a 3,000-strong robotaxi fleet to meet them. Source link

The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected. Source link

In the last 12 months, there has been a proliferation of voice detection tools, thanks to overall quality improvement in speech recognition models. Speechify is hitching its wagon to this train and launching its own dictation tool with support for English. Source link

Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix. Source link

India is restructuring its gig economy with a new labor law, but much more is needed before gig workers see real benefits. Source link

Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership. Source link

Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years. Source link

OpenAI might have to rename the “cameo” feature in the Sora app. Source link

The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission claims Rad Power “refused to agree to an acceptable recall.” Rad Power says the CPSC’s solution would bankrupt the company. Source link