New York lawsuit alleges TikTok placebo-tested Algo Refresh
New York alleges TikTok ran 2023 placebo tests of Algo Refresh involving thousands, including children and teens; TikTok…
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Meta restricted ByteDance ads and linked campaigns in seven countries
Meta began restricting ByteDance ads on Oct. 8, 2026, in seven countries, including the U.S.; third-party campaigns link…
Lisa Su reportedly met Samsung CEO amid HBM supply talks
A report dated October 7 said Lisa Su met Samsung’s CEO as AMD discussed HBM supply; the March MOU also covers memory de…
Bitdefender details Midnight Mimosa, an Android malware campaign
Bitdefender says Midnight Mimosa was observed in 2024–2025, using a preinstalled Android system app to deploy ad-fraud a…
RTX Spark’s DeepSeek claim carries two model names
A Microsoft-attributed RTX Spark claim cites 1.6-bit quantization and about 60 GB, but its 284B DeepSeek model label con…
Musk says his companies will build and run Terafab under a conditional $119B plan
Elon Musk said on October 7 that his companies would build and run Terafab. The Texas project’s $119 billion estimate de…
Trump announced $2.4 billion in reported Genesis Mission commitments
Trump announced reported $2.4 billion in Genesis Mission commitments; AWS and Anthropic detailed cloud credits, AI acces…
Claude Science helps assemble a map of the ultraviolet sky
Brice Ménard says Claude Science helped combine UV surveys, estimate gaps across a third of the sky and test predictions…
Pilot and Tesla open six-stall Megacharger in Georgia
Pilot and Tesla announced a six-stall Megacharger at Pilot #1390 in Ellabell, Georgia, and outlined 12 more heavy-duty c…
Anthropic announced recurring API credits for Claude Max and Team
Claude Max 5x gets $100 per billing cycle and Max 20x gets $200. Learn how Team pools credits, which services qualify, h…
Microsoft introduces Surface Laptop Ultra for local AI
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra pairs Windows with NVIDIA RTX Spark for local AI, with shared memory up to 128 GB and a…
Microsoft recommends 365 plans as Office 2021 support nears
Microsoft says Office 2021 support ends Oct. 13, 2026. A post on its Japan blog recommends two Microsoft 365 plans for S…
