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Meta AI Photo Feature Removed After Instagram Backlash

Meta Removes AI Photo Feature That Used Public Instagram Content

Meta has quietly rolled back one of its newest AI tools just days after launch. The Meta AI photo feature removed this week was part of Muse Image, a fresh image generator built by Meta Superintelligence Labs. It had let people create pictures by tagging public Instagram accounts they wanted the AI to draw from,…

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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna Models Explained

OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 with Sol, Terra and Luna models, taking direct aim at Anthropic

OpenAI has introduced its newest family of AI models, adding another heavyweight entrant to an already crowded field of AI offerings. Announced on Thursday, GPT-5.6 arrives in three variants: Sol, positioned as the workhorse model; Terra, a mid-tier option; and Luna, the budget-friendly pick. Together, the three models are meant to widen what users can

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Claude Reflect: Anthropic's New AI Usage Dashboard Explained

Anthropic Launches Claude Reflect to show Users How Deeply AI has Entered their Daily Routine

Anthropic Launches Claude Reflect: Anthropic has rolled out a new dashboard called “Reflect” inside Claude, giving users a way to look back at how they’ve actually been using the chatbot day to day. Instead of just showing a list of past chats, the feature pulls that activity together into something easier to make sense of

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U.S. Army website defacement under investigation after attack

U.S. Army Restores two Websites After Politically Motivated Defacement

U.S. Army website defacement: The U.S. Army has restored two of its technology-focused websites after they were defaced with political and pro-Kurdish messages, prompting an ongoing cybersecurity investigation. According to media reports, the incident affected the error pages of the Army’s Open Innovation Lab and AI Integration Center websites rather than their primary web pages.

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Microsoft layoffs 2026 Xbox division cuts 20% of workforce

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 jobs as Xbox Division Undergoes Major Restructuring

Microsoft has announced another round of workforce reductions, confirming that 4,800 employees, or around 2.1% of its global workforce, will leave the company. The latest restructuring significantly impacts the Xbox gaming division, where approximately one-fifth of employees will be affected over the next two years. Company executives said the changes are part of a broader

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Pegasus Spyware Hit European Parliament Investigator

Pegasus Spyware Targeted European Parliament Investigator, Researchers Confirm

Security researchers have confirmed that Pegasus spyware was used to hack the iPhone of former European Parliament member Stelios Kouloglou while he was serving on a committee investigating spyware abuses across Europe. The discovery has renewed concerns over the use of commercial surveillance tools against journalists, lawmakers, and public officials. According to researchers, the attacks

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Sony shifts Austria factory to microlens production

Sony Shifts Austrian Factory Toward Microlens Production as Physical Game Disc Demand Declines

Sony has begun repurposing its PlayStation disc manufacturing facility in Thalgau, Austria, as the company prepares for a future with significantly lower physical game disc production. The plant, which currently produces around 600,000 discs every day, is expected to reduce its disc output to about 10 percent of current levels by 2028. Instead of cutting

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Microsoft launches Frontier Company for enterprise AI growth

Microsoft Launches Frontier Company with $2.5 Billion Investment to Accelerate Enterprise AI Deployments

Microsoft has announced a new enterprise-focused AI business called Microsoft Frontier Company, marking another major step in its strategy to help organizations implement artificial intelligence across their operations. Backed by a $2.5 billion investment and supported by 6,000 industry and engineering experts, the initiative is designed to accelerate successful enterprise AI deployments using Microsoft’s existing

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Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs by 2028

Sony to Stop Producing Physical PlayStation Game Discs from 2028

Sony has officially announced one of the biggest changes in the history of the PlayStation platform. Beginning in January 2028, the company will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs for all newly released titles, moving future releases to digital distribution. While games launched before the deadline will continue to be sold on disc, every new

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WhatsApp Usernames Roll Out Globally for Better Privacy

WhatsApp usernames rolling out globally to boost user privacy

WhatsApp is introducing one of its biggest privacy-focused updates by allowing users to connect through unique usernames instead of sharing their phone numbers. The feature will be rolled out gradually over the coming months for the platform’s nearly three billion users worldwide. Once available, people can reserve a username directly within the mobile app and

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