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What you should know about the owners of US TikTok
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run the app’s U.S. operations. This restructuring aims to separate U.S. TikTok from its Chinese parent, addressing concerns about data privacy and foreign control. The move came after years of pressure from lawmakers, who feared the Chinese government’s potential access to Americans’ data. […]
Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)
Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon. Source link
Fashion rental app By Rotation and Uber partner to help deliver ski clothing
By Rotation, one of the U.K.’s most popular peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms, is partnering with Uber to deliver ski clothes. Source link
Anduril has invented a wild new drone flying contest where jobs are the prize
This is a race series for software programmers and the brainchild of founder Palmer Luckey, he tells TechCrunch. Source link
Bluesky teases 2026 roadmap: a better Discover feed, real-time features and more
Bluesky is teasing new features and improvements ranging from the Discover feed to video support. Source link
Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B
Anthropic looks to raise $20 billion at more than $300 billion valuation, according to reports. Source link
Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Amazon caused “substantial unjustified monetary losses” for consumers who returned an item but were still charged for it. Source link
TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit
Jury selection begins Tuesday as this case moves closer to trial. Source link
Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message. Source link
Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the U.S.
Gemini 3 Pro and other AI tools are now available globally through the Google AI Plus plan, which is $7.99 per month in the United States. Source link