EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X over concerns its AI tool Grok was used to create sexualised images of real people. The Commission will assess whether 'manipulated sexually explicit images' have been shown to users in the EU. If X is found to have breached the rules of EU's Digital Services Act, the Commission could fine the company up to 6% of its global annual turnover.

We're not nostalgic for 2016 — we're nostalgic for the internet before all the slop | TechCrunch

This TechCrunch article reflects on the nostalgia for the internet before the rise of social media and the negative effects of algorithms, highlighting how 2016 is seen as the last good year before the internet became saturated with negativity and misinformation.

OpenAI aims to ship its first device in 2026, and it could be earbuds | TechCrunch

TechCrunch reports that AI startup, OpenAI, is on track to release its first hardware device in the second half of the year. The device, potentially earbuds, will feature a unique design and a custom 2-nanometer processor to handle AI tasks locally.

Sergey Brin moves business entities out of California amid tax proposal | Fox Business

Which billionaire will fill the void?

Fintech Business Fragmentation Tax

Anyone else suffer from this problem? Too many SaaS apps leading to too much spread.

CEOs reporting zero payoff from AI splurge

Sunk cost fallacy is growing. I've certainly felt the code speed go up but now I'm spending more time planning for AI and reviewing code that is harder to grok since I didn't write it so the jury is still out. What about you?

Netflix all cash offer for Warner Bros to ward off Paramount

You think we will get a movie Netflix pass out of this?

Europe and America battling it out with tariffs again

Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft

Musk will never let it go will he?

More Millennials are Being Diagnosed with Colon Cancer

Take care of your gut, yeah?

YouTube relaxes monetization guidelines for some controversial topics | TechCrunch

Who is ready to make more money on controversial topics?

Canada, China slash EV, canola tariffs in reset of ties

I suspect U.S businesses will suffer as more countries abandon America over their tariffs and unfriendly nature, no?

X down: Twitter not working in another major outage | The Independent

X Down, Digg up.

The Astro Technology Company joins Cloudflare | Astro

Open source companies getting consolidated into larger entities I expect to be a trend that continues with AI

Small-Business Marketing In 2026: Trends Worth Exploring

Retailers including Walmart and Target can now decline your credit card — key details revealed - Market Realist

A recent settlement between Visa, Mastercard, and several US merchants, including Walmart and Target, allows these retailers to decline credit cards they deem unfit for their business model. The settlement, which has been in the works for 20 years, resolves a lawsuit filed by merchants against credit card companies for anticompetitive behavior. This means consumers may need to apply for new cards if their preferred retailer refuses to accept their current one. The settlement also includes a reduction in interchange fees by 0.1% over the next five years.

Trump, Ellison Wage War On ‘Woke Netflix’ In Effort To Scuttle Warner Brothers Deal, Dominate U.S. Media | Techdirt

Trump and Larry Ellison are trying to stop Netflix's acquisition of Warner Brothers, citing it as 'woke' and dangerous. Ellison has attempted various strategies, including a hostile takeover and lawsuits, to thwart the deal. The article argues that while the acquisition may not be ideal, allowing Ellison to dominate U.S. media would be a worse outcome for democracy.

Millennials explaining their childhood to Gen Z like it is the great depression

Apple is Fighting for TSMC Capacity as Nvidia Takes Center Stage

The battle for chips has has begun

How Digital Business Models are Evolving

Curious how we keep up at this pace, it's changing so quickly

To those who fired or didn't hire tech writers because of AI - passo.uno

I wonder how many businesses have fired writers as AI is good enough. I liked this part, "Even if you fed them millions of tokens, they couldn’t develop a docs strategy, decide what not to document, or structure content for reuse" because it seems like this is applies to many ind