Instacart has agreed to pay $60 million to settle FTC allegations of deceptive practices. The agency says the company misled users about “free delivery,” hidden refunds, and auto-enrolled them in paid subscriptions.
According to new estimates, the ChatGPT mobile app has reached $3 billion in lifetime consumer spending. The vast majority of that growth happened in 2025, showing a massive surge in adoption. This pace has even eclipsed major platforms like TikTok and Disney+.
Following a week of intense criticism, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has announced the studio will hold an AMA and re-evaluate its processes. The backlash stemmed from Vincke admitting the studio uses AI for tasks like brainstorming and placeholder text, sparking fears about artistic integrity and
Larian Studios is facing intense criticism from fans after revealing it’s experimenting with generative AI. CEO Swen Vincke says it’s for placeholders and references, not finished games, and has promised a detailed AMA in January 2025 to address concerns.
Yann LeCun is pushing back on the industry’s grand “quest” for artificial general intelligence. Meanwhile, Databricks just secured a massive new funding round to compete in the enterprise AI platform wars.
A major film studio in Georgia is looking at converting its 185,000 sq ft facility into a data center. The move comes as production spending in the state has plummeted from previous highs, creating an oversupply of studio space.
Rapidus Corporation is launching a suite of AI tools called Raads to revolutionize chip design. The company claims the AI-assisted solution will dramatically reduce both development time and expense for next-generation semiconductors.
OpenAI has officially launched its ChatGPT app store, moving beyond simple integrations to a full-fledged, discoverable platform. You can now connect and @-mention apps like Spotify, Expedia, and Canva directly in your chat to create playlists, book trips, or design graphics instantly.
Modern attackers aren’t breaking in; they’re logging in through forgotten, over-permissioned accounts. New data reveals the scale of the problem is worse than many think, and it’s getting harder to manage.
A new imaging system uses special nanoparticles and a superconducting detector to make cancer cells light up, separating them from healthy tissue. The goal is to create a rapid screening tool to accelerate diagnosis, but clinical use still faces hurdles.
