MyFitnessPal acquires Cal AI, the calorie-counting startup built by teens that gained 15M users in 2 years MyFitnessPal acquires viral calorie app built by teens Seattle: MyFitnessPal has bought Cal AI, a popular calorie-counting app built by two teenagers. Cal AI uses artificial intelligence to help people track how many calories they eat by taking … Read more
Claude services face major disruption as users report login problems; company works to fix issues Anthropic s Claude Reports Widespread Outage New York: Anthropic faced a big problem on Monday morning. Many users could not use Claude services. The company says the Claude API still works. Users saw errors when they tried to log in … Read more
Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ reality show increasingly features men with conservative and toxic views, mirroring manosphere ideology. Love Is Blind Embraces the Manosphere Netflix: The reality TV show ‘Love Is Blind’ features couples who talk through pods before meeting face-to-face. When the first season started in 2020, many people liked it because it seemed different … Read more
Claude overtakes ChatGPT as app downloads surge after Pentagon controversy. Anthropic’s Claude Surges to Top of US App Store San Francisco: Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude has become the most downloaded free app in Apple’s U.S. App Store after rising quickly in popularity over the past week. The app climbed from outside the top 100 at … Read more
Netflix shocked the entertainment industry by walking away from its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, resulting in Paramount taking over the studio instead. Netflix Withdraws Warner Bros Acquisition Offer Amid Shareholder Pressure New York: Netflix surprised everyone by saying no to buying Warner Bros. Discovery. The company had been trying to buy the big … Read more
Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 are now $50 off in hazel color, offering premium features at a lower price. Pixel Buds Pro 2 Drop to $180 at Amazon and Best Buy New York: Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 are on sale for $180 right now which is a big discount from their normal price of … Read more
India blocks Supabase, a popular developer platform, under IT rules, disrupting access for users without public explanation. India Blocks Developer Platform Supabase Under IT Act Order New Delhi: Supabase, a popular developer database platform, has been blocked in India. The Indian government ordered internet providers to restrict access to the website. This happened on February … Read more
Researchers tested Chinese and American AI models with 145 political questions 100 times, finding Chinese models refused 36% of questions vs. under 3% for American models. How Chinese AI Chatbots Censor Themselves Stanford Study: Chinese AI chatbots censor themselves when asked sensitive questions. The researchers from Stanford and Princeton universities gave four Chinese chatbots and … Read more
OpenAI terminates employee for allegedly using confidential company data on prediction markets. OpenAI Fires Employee Over Prediction Market Insider Trading I need to rewrite this for a 4th-5th grade reading level using simpler words and sentence structure. Let me break it down into the requested format. San Francisco: OpenAI fired an employee who used secret … Read more
The Pentagon is threatening to label AI company Anthropic a security risk after Trump banned its use in federal agencies. Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk New York: President Trump told federal agencies to stop using AI company Anthropic’s products. He gave them six months to stop using the products. The … Read more
Elon Musk criticizes OpenAI’s safety record in legal battle over the company’s shift from nonprofit to for-profit model. Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition over safety claims San Francisco: In a newly released legal document, tech executive Elon Musk argued that his company, xAI, is safer than OpenAI. The document came from a legal case Musk … Read more
AI-powered chatbots are becoming popular for BDSM roleplay, but some critics call it “hollow.” Explore the rise of AI doms. Introducing Joi Your AI Dom – Expert Los Angeles couple’s story: When Alesandra Madison forgot her nightly kneeling ritual, her husband turned to ChatGPT for discipline ideas. He asked the computer what punishment would be … Read more