Gmail makes it easier to track upcoming package deliveries

Google also announced on that it’s updating the Promotion category in Gmail to allow users to sort by “most relevant” promotion emails.

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Alphabet, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Snap face FTC probe over AI chatbot safety for kids

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to seven companies to understand how their AI chatbots potentially negatively affect kids and teenagers.

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France says Apple notified victims of new spyware attacks

The French government says Apple sent out threat notifications to customers alerting them to spyware attacks earlier in September.

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Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival

Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. The app will not be supported after December 16, 2025.

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Alphabet’s Verily covered up HIPAA violations, whistleblower says in lawsuit

Verily hired Sloan in 2020 to serve as the chief commercial officer of its diabetes and hypertension business, Onduo. 

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Opendoor stock soars 60% after company names new CEO

Former CEO Carrie Wheeler resigned last month following a pressure campaign from investors.

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HBO Max is going to get more expensive, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says

Zaslav also said that the streaming service’s crackdown on passwords will be coming in the future.

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Kids in the UK are hacking their own schools for dares and notoriety

Kids are making a mark in the U.K.’s cybersecurity arena, and not in the way their parents want them to.

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How Bill Gates’s fellowship program is adapting to global uncertainty

As Breakthrough Energy Fellows welcomes a new cohort of 22 startups, it is also diversifying its portfolio to include more global founders.

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OpenAI Commits $300B to Oracle in Risky Cloud Pact

This record-shaping deal requires vast data centers and electricity on the scale of two Hoover Dams.

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