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Meta’s legal team has requested that documents related to alleged child‑safety violations be withheld under attorney‑client privilege. The request follows a lawsuit accusing the company of failing to protect teens from harmful content. Plaintiffs argue the privilege is over‑applied and cite a recently unsealed memo revealing internal discussions about the policy. The dispute highlights tensions over transparency and accountability in tech regulation. The case is part of a broader litigation wave targeting social‑media platforms for addiction, safety, [...]

Qualcomm and Apple have extended their global patent licensing agreement, which originally expired in 2027, with a new deal effective April 1, 2027. The renewal follows a 2019 settlement that ended a 2017 lawsuit over Qualcomm’s licensing practices and royalty payments. The original agreement, which included a six‑year term and a two‑year extension option, was exercised by Apple to run through March 2027. Qualcomm announced the renewal without disclosing its duration, while Apple has not yet commented. The extension does [...]

Anthropic is proposing a new corporate structure that would grant CEO Dario Amodei and his six co‑founders a combined 50.1% of voting power through a special class of shares. The arrangement mirrors Palantir’s founder‑control model and would remain in effect as long as at least three of the seven founders hold a minimum number of shares. Board elections remain an exception, and employees will receive a separate special class of stock to act as tie‑breaker votes. The [...]

H2O.ai has opened a forward‑deployed AI laboratory in Singapore to help the city‑state transition from an AI user to an AI maker. Founder and CEO Sri Ambati explained that Singapore’s limited land, aging population, and high productivity demands create a “pressure cooker” environment that forces rapid adoption of AI and robotics. The lab focuses on building sovereign AI capabilities—owning, diagnosing, and improving local models—by training local engineers on live projects alongside senior experts. H2O.ai’s strategy emphasizes on‑site [...]

Tesla announced the formal launch of its Semi electric truck at a Nevada plant inauguration, marking the first production‑grade rollout nearly nine years after the 2017 unveiling. The Semi, capable of up to 500 miles on a single charge, is intended for long‑haul freight and will be produced at a facility designed for 50,000 units annually. The company confirmed a 2,500‑unit order from a coalition of major shippers, including Microsoft and PepsiCo, nearly doubling the current U.S. [...]

Apple users who cancel or downgrade iCloud+ risk losing years of photos, messages, and other synchronized data if they do not first export or back up each service. The article explains that iCloud is a collection of distinct systems—some sync live libraries, others back up devices or power Apple‑only features. It advises performing a thorough account audit, creating encrypted device backups, and moving data category by category to external storage or another cloud provider before disabling sync [...]

Microsoft terminated Halo Studios’ planned next game, citing its long development timeline, and transferred the Halo franchise to Activision. The move follows a broader studio reshuffle that also moved Rare and World’s Edge under Activision. Halo Studios, rebranded from 343 Industries, had announced multiple new titles on Unreal Engine, but leadership upheavals and past launch issues prompted the cancellation. Activision is forming a dedicated team to create the next mainline Halo, while Microsoft focuses on other flagship [...]

A full 47‑minute video of the post‑launch Q&A that followed Apple’s 2010 “Antennagate” press conference has been uploaded to YouTube by the channel Sir Mix‑A‑Lot Rare Music. The original event, held weeks after the iPhone 4’s release, featured Steve Jobs, then‑COO Tim Cook and SVP Bob Mansfield fielding press questions about signal loss when the phone was held a certain way. Jobs offered a free case or a full refund, and the session became famous for a photo [...]