Month: February 2026
Google and Meta sued for designing addictive apps
Meta Platforms and YouTube deliberately designed products they knew would addict children, a lawyer for a woman suing the two companies told jurors in California on Monday at a trial that will test whether Big Tech platforms can be held liable for their app design.A verdict against the tech companies could smooth the way for
Nvidia and Meta expand GPU team
Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta (META) announced an expanded multiyear, multigenerational partnership that will see Nvidia provide the social media giant with millions of its Blackwell and Rubin graphics processing units (GPUs), as well as its central processing units (CPUs) and networking offerings.Nvidia didn’t reveal a dollar amount for the expanded deal, though it said that
A bug on Copilot
Copilot Chat allows paying Microsoft 365 customers to use the AI-powered chat feature in its Office software products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers’ confidential emails to Copilot AI. Microsoft has confirmed that a bug allowed its Copilot AI to summarize customers’ confidential emails for weeks without permission.The bug,allowed Copilot Chat
Snapchat launches creator subscriptions
Social network Snapchat announced today it’s launching creator subscriptions in alpha with select people in the U.S. starting on February 23. Creators can set their own monthly prices for subscription within the app, while Snap will recommend different tiers to them. The subscription will unlock subscriber-only content, priority replies to a creator’s public Stories, and
India’s Prime Minister: AI will not replace jobs, it will create new opportunities
With the rising adaptability of artificial intelligence, students and young professionals are nervous about what AI means for their job security. Modi has already noticed the panic between the generations, and he stated in the ANI interview that the best way to fight fear is to prepare. By this, he meant that instead of treating
OpenAI’s voice technology to partner with Pentagon
OpenAI has partnered with two defense technology companies that the Pentagon has selected to compete to develop voice-controlled, drone swarming software for the military, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.OpenAI’s technology would only be used to translate voice commands from battlefield commanders to digital instructions for the drones, according to two of the
Airbnb Reserve Now, Pay Later
Airbnb said on Tuesday that it is launching its “Reserve Now, Pay Later” feature — which lets users secure bookings without immediate payment globally. This allows users to cancel their bookings if there is a change of plans without losing money upfront.The company launched the feature in the U.S. last year for domestic travel. Airbnb
U.S. and Iran sit down for talks
U.S. and Iranian negotiators sat down for high-stakes talks Tuesday in Geneva, with President Trump’s threat to launch a new attack on the Islamic Republic if a deal on its nuclear program can’t be hashed out looming large over the discussions.The negotiations, mediated by Oman, were expected to focus on Tehran’s nuclear program, but Israel’s
Android adopts Google’s Material 3 Expressive Design Language
Google Chrome is reportedly getting Google’s Material 3 Expressive user interface (UI) redesign on Android. The latest design is said to be rolling out with Google Chrome version 141 and enabled via a server-side update. The refreshed UI brings the app’s design in line with other Google apps that have already adopted the new design
X Global Outage
The site, formerly known as Twitter, refused to load in both its app and website form. Opening the website instead showed the company’s “X” logo and none of the usual posts.Unlike many other major platforms, X does not operate any kind of status page for giving updates on outages to users. The company and its