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Instagram introduced custom app icons for its teen accounts, but not everyone is thrilled. In replies to the company’s post on X, users criticized the feature for being age-gated, arguing that adults like personalization, too. Source link

The facial verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie. Source link

GM is the latest automaker to lean into generative AI-based assistants that promise to respond to driver requests in a more natural-sounding way. Stellantis is collaborating with French AI firm Mistral, Mercedes is integrating ChatGPT, and Tesla has brought xAI’s Grok to its vehicles.   Source link

Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer. Source link

The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems. Source link

GM said Cruise’s technology stack, including its AI models trained on five million driverless miles and simulation framework, feed directly into the automaker’s next-generation driver assistance and autonomy programs.   Source link

The U.S. automaker’s technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ. Source link

Galaxy XR costs $1,800, nearly half the price of the Vision Pro. Source link

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At least seven people have complained to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that ChatGPT caused them to experience severe delusions, paranoia and emotional crises, Wired reported. Source link