- February 24, 2025
Google’s new AI video model Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second
Google has quietly revealed the pricing of Veo 2, the video-generating AI model that it unveiled in December. According to the company’s pricing page, using
Rivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt
Rivian’s cost-cutting measures have gotten it a lot closer to profitability, but the company is warning that 2025 could still be a challenging year —
Thousands protest Elon Musk’s DOGE in NYC on Presidents’ Day
More than 10,000 protesters gathered in New York City on Presidents’ Day to speak out against the current Trump administration and the actions in particular
Court filings show Meta paused efforts to license books for AI training
New court filings in an AI copyright case against Meta add credence to earlier reports that the company “paused” discussions with book publishers on licensing
Shopify took down Kanye’s swastika T-shirt shop, but another antisemitic storefront still operates
Shopify took down Kanye West’s online store after the musician sold T-shirts with the swastika symbol. West, who also goes by Ye, advertised his online
Trump ends legal battle over Twitter ban
President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the company formerly known as Twitter appears to be over. Trump sued the social media platform for banning him in
Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up is with the Robotics &
OpenAI unveils a new ChatGPT agent for ‘deep research’
OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company’s AI-powered chatbot platform. Appropriately enough, it’s
Intel has already received $2.2B in federal grants for chip production
Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation has already received $2.2 billion in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act,
FBI’s warrantless ‘backdoor’ searches ruled unconstitutional
Following years of litigation, a federal court has finally ruled it unconstitutional for the FBI to search communications of US citizens collected under Section 702