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X Chat’s standalone app isn’t the only new service X is testing this week. The company has also begun offering select users invites to its X Money payments service, which was previously being tested internally among X employees. These invites, however, were not doled out in the typical way. Instead, …

The aftermath of Anthropic’s dispute with the Department of Defense has left the company in an awkward place — being both actively in use as part of the ongoing conflict between the U. and Iran and decoupling from many of its clients in the defense industry. Part of the confusion …

Decagon, an AI-powered customer support startup, is set to announce the completion of its first tender offer, allowing its more than 300 employees to sell a portion of their vested shares at the company’s latest valuation of $4. The less-than-three-year-old company’s employee secondary is being led by the same investors …

Google has expanded access to Canvas in AI Mode to all users in the U. in English, after first launching the feature as part of its Google Labs experiments last year. Canvas in AI Mode is designed to help users organize and plan projects or delve into deeper research. The …

From a budget-friendly MacBook to a new iPhone, Apple announced a series of new products this week. The tech giant started things off on Monday with the new iPhone 17e and the M4 iPad Air. Then on Tuesday, Apple announced the M5 MacBook Air, new MacBook Pro models, new M5 …

and European law enforcement have seized the database from LeakBase, which prosecutors have touted as “one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals” for sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools. and European police seized the site earlier this week, and say its database has over 142,000 members and more …

Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later, PopSockets has proven that the bootstrapped, low-dilution path more viable than the industry gives it credit for. The global consumer hardware brand was built on …

Google is moving forward with a series of Play Store changes after settling a years-long legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games over anticompetitive concerns. The tech giant on Wednesday said it will drop its Play Store commissions to 20% on in-app purchases, with another 5% tacked on if app …

Apple Music is changing the way that record labels and distributors can flag AI-generated or AI-assisted content when they upload it to the platform. According to Music Business Worldwide, Apple sent a newsletter to industry partners on Wednesday to explain how it will roll out a new set of metadata …