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Stripe wants to turn your AI costs into a profit center

Stripe released a preview intended to allow AI companies to easily track, pass through, and make a profit on underlying AI model fees.

Geopolitical drama reportedly stalls IPO of SoftBank-backed PayPay

The Japan-based company reportedly aimed for a public valuation of at least ¥1.5 trillion ($10 billion).

No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government

As OpenAI transitions from a wildly successful consumer startup into a piece of national security infrastructure, the company seems unequipped to manage its new responsibilities.

A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses

A hobbyist developer's new app, which can detect nearby smart glasses, comes amid resistance to always-on recording and listening devices that invade people's privacy.

Instagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue

The company said usage grew from 40 minutes per day in 2023 to 46 minutes in 2026. Other documents referenced back teens a top priority for the app before asking existing users for birthdays.

Alibaba's small, open source Qwen3.5-9B beats OpenAI's gpt-oss-120B and can run on standard laptops

Despite political turmoil in the U.S. AI sector, in China, the AI advances are continuing apace without a hitch.Earlier today, e-commerce giant Alibaba's Qwen Team of AI researchers, focused primarily on developing and releasing to the world a growing family of powerful and capable Qwen open source language and multimodal AI models, unveiled its newest batch, the Qwen3.5 Small Model Series, which consists of:Qwen3.5-0.8B & 2B: Two models, both ptimized for "tiny" and "fas

Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch

Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here's how to make the switch.

Paramount+ and HBO Max to merge into one streaming service after WBD deal closes

Ellison reassured investors that HBO’s identity and creative vision as a studio would remain unchanged, stating, “Our viewpoint is HBO should stay HBO.”

Meet Avra van der Zee, SOSV’s New General Partner

When SOSV and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced a $50 million co-investment to build a new global headquarters for SOSV’s HAX in the heart of Newark in 2022, we knew the stakes were high. But HAX has just the right team to help early stage founders scale their product development and get to market, and the timing could not have been better, given the enormous drive to decarbonize, automate, and re-shore U.S. industry. We started working with founders almost immediat

Tech workers urge DOD, Congress to withdraw Anthropic label as a supply-chain risk

Tech workers have signed an open letter urging the Department of Defense to withdraw its designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" and instead to settle the matter quietly.

X adds ‘Paid Partnership’ labels so creators can ditch the hashtags

The new labels comply with regulations and allow creators to be more transparent with their followers.

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data

A hacking group called Department of Peace said they hacked a specific office within Homeland Security to protest ICE’s mass deportation campaign, and the companies aiding it.

Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid U.S. air strikes

Users of a popular Iranian prayer app were flooded with phone notifications as U.S. air strikes hit Iran's biggest cities, killing the country's leader.

Parade’s Cami Tellez announces new creator economy marketing platform, $4M in funding

Cami Tellez announces launch of new company, $4 million raise.

MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens

After wooing Cal AI for months, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival, Cal AI, the app built by teens soaring on the apps stores.

Anthropic’s Claude reports widespread outage

Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude experienced widespread service disruptions on Monday morning, with thousands of users reporting issues accessing the bot.

Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Future Could Include Factories on the Moon

It’s hard to talk about the modern car industry without mentioning Tesla. Before EVs became a must for every automaker, Tesla ...

Telegram CEO Calls Dubai "Statistically Safer" Than Europe, Elon Musk Reacts

Tesla CEO Elon Musk backed Durov's stance, stating that while no country is perfect, the UAE is "objectively safer and better ...

"Another one bites the dust": Elon Musk reacts to Khamenei's death, shares his old response to late Supreme leader of Iran

Elon Musk posts a Queen lyric on X after news of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death while sharing his earlier response to the late Iranian supreme leader.

Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Future Could Include Factories on the Moon

Tesla’s future plans blend near-term production goals with long-term ideas that stretch well beyond cars, cities, and even ...