Monthly Archives: June 2025

Google adds chief AI architect to accelerate development of AI products

The role is a new one for the artificial intelligence unit.

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Americans pay trillions in rent, but few get credit score boost for it

Trillions of dollars in rent paid by Americans to landlords has no payoff in the form of credit scores and credit history, and Esusu is working to change that.

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All of the new features coming to Apple’s iOS apps

These include significant updates like Call Screening, more travel-friendly features in Wallet, and highly-requested group chat features in Messages.

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Fervo Energy lands $206M in financing to build massive geothermal power plant

Fervo is developing what promises to be the largest enhanced geothermal power plant in the world.

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How Waymo Handles Footage From Events Like the LA Immigration Protests

Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how much data is stored—and for how long.

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US government’s vaccine website defaced with AI-generated content

The content of a vaccines information website owned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was swapped with gay-themed spam.

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At WWDC, Apple says it will use AI to tag apps to improve discoverability on the App Store

Apple will begin using AI technology to power the discovery of apps on the App Store, the company announced at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 25). In a session focused on updates to App Store Connect, its app distribution … Continue reading

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Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement

In the complaint, the Hollywood giants allege Midjourney generates “endless” ripoffs of everything from minions to Darth Vader.

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How to delete your 23andMe data

23andMe holds millions of customers’ genetic information. Here’s what you can do to protect your data.

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Snapchat rolls out a new $8.99 Lens+ subscription tier

Snapchat is launching a new Snapchat+ tier called “Lens+,” the company announced on Wednesday.

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