ARM has withdrawn its threat to terminate Qualcomm’s license agreement, ChatGPT search is available to all without a login, and Amazon appears primed to launch its new Alexa with AI.
The Video Game History Foundation has made its archive available for early access, free of charge. Google updates its AI principles removing references to weapons and surveillance. Sonos is planning to launch a streaming TV device later this year in the $200-$400 price range. And we discuss DJI explanation on why it won’t stop drones from flying over the White House and what happens when it’s banned.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.
Voldex acquires Roblox game Brookhaven, Gartner data shows record global semiconductor growth, Figure AI severs ties with OpenAI for humanoid robot development.
And actual tech news like a bad Zyxel router vulnerability, Amazon may finally improve its voice assistant and the Verge got a sneak look at Sonos’s streaming TV device.
A new app from the Icon Factory called Tapestry pulls together feeds from Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, YouTube, and more into one timeline. Fox Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch told analysts the company will finally get into the mainstream paid streaming subscription game this year. Adobe is adding a new Contract Intelligence feature to its Acrobat “AI Assistant” to scan contracts and flag important details.
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Global smartphone revenue increased by 5% year-over-year, Australia has banned DeepSeek from government devices, and a District Court judge rejects Apple’s request to halt the Google Search monopoly trial.