Hugging Face confirms breach of internal data, credentials
Hugging Face confirmed that a hack last week compromised its internal datasets and service credentials, and said it is still investigating whether customer or partner data was stolen.
Sections
Apps & Consumer
889 storiesWaymo pauses San Francisco service during power outage
Waymo paused its robotaxi service in San Francisco for about an hour amid a power outage that appears to have affected around 7,000 customers of utility PG&E, then confirmed service had resumed.
VCs rename themselves on Zoom to opt out of AI recording
A Wall Street Journal report on the rise of AI transcription apps shows venture capitalists, including Jeremy Levine, renaming themselves on Zoom to signal they don't consent to recording.
The companies building safer phones for kids
As parents worry about unrestricted smartphone access, several companies now sell kid-specific phones that strip out browsers and social apps while giving parents monitoring tools.
Google Vids now lets users star in AI-generated videos
Google is updating Vids to let users build a personalized AI avatar from a selfie and voice sample, and to generate AI videos with its Gemini Omni model.
Beehiiv adds subscriber chat and AI Copilot for creators
Newsletter platform Beehiiv launched Community, a subscriber chat feature, alongside an AI Copilot assistant and programmatic ads as it expands beyond newsletters into a full creator platform.
X toughens rules against creators who steal others' content
X said its updated Grok AI model detects duplicated content at three times the previous rate, and will route over $1 million in payouts back to original creators.
Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, adds code execution
Google is renaming its AI research tool NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and adding the ability to run code directly inside notebooks for data analysis.
Google's AI Mode now lets users link and interact with select apps
Google is rolling out a Thursday update that lets AI Mode, its conversational search experience, connect to outside apps — starting with Instacart, Canva, and YouTube — for users in the U.S.
DoorDash launches a beta CLI tool for ordering via AI agents
DoorDash has launched a limited beta of a command-line tool, dd-cli, that lets AI agents search stores, find deals, and check out orders.
Mozilla finds Stardust shares user health data with analytics firm
Mozilla research revealed that period-tracking app Stardust shares sensitive user health data with third-party analytics firm RudderStack, contradicting its privacy claims.
Microsoft patches critical bug in Age of Empires II
Microsoft has patched a record number of security bugs, including a flaw in Age of Empires II that could let hackers hijack computers via game invites.
Apple limits Maps ads to physical locations, banning home services
Apple published rules for its upcoming Maps ads in the U.S. and Canada, banning home services and limiting displays to a single ad.
Spotify brings parent-managed kids' accounts to its free tier
Spotify is bringing its "Managed Accounts" parental-control feature to free-tier users in the U.S., U.K., Australia, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Reelful turns your camera roll into ready-to-post short-form videos
Reelful, a new iOS app from ex-Snapchat engineer Kate Deyneka, uses AI to turn camera-roll photos and clips into TikTok- and Reels-style videos.
Hinge founder raises $18 million for AI dating startup Overtone
Hinge founder Justin McLeod has raised $18 million to build Overtone, an AI-enabled, voice-first matchmaking service set to launch later this year.
Google Images gets a Pinterest-style redesign for discovery
Google is redesigning Google Images into a browsable, Pinterest-like discovery gallery and adding AI image generation directly in Search, timed to the product's 25th anniversary.
Telegram shortlinks restored after US sanctions compliance block
Telegram's shortlink domain t.me is back online after a temporary suspension by its registrar to comply with U.S. sanctions against a VPN provider.
Spotify launches ChatGPT-like AI chat for Premium users
Spotify is rolling out a beta AI chat feature that lets Premium subscribers hold back-and-forth conversations to choose music, starting in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden.
Superhuman upgrades AI auto-draft feature to sound less robotic
Superhuman has launched an upgraded auto-draft feature that identifies important emails and writes reply drafts that sound less robotic than earlier attempts.