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Microsoft strengthens UAE’s AI ambitions with launch of Elevate programme

With the launch of Microsoft Elevate UAE, the tech giant deepens its commitment to artificial intelligence skilling, infrastructure and innovation across education, government and startups

Discord’s Family Center update now lets parents monitor weekly purchases

Apps

The update gives guardians more insights into their teens' usage patterns, including purchases, top interactions, and time spent. The goal is to help parents monitor whether their teen is spending excessive time or money on Discord.

The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy

Business

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are investing tens of billions in data centers. AI infrastructure is now a key driver of US economic growth.

Apple nears deal to pay Google $1B annually to power new Siri, report says

Apple is turning to Google's technology to help revamp Siri and power a slate of upcoming features for the voice assistant.

Pinterest CEO touts open source AI: ‘tremendous performance’ with reduced costs

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready says open source AI is offering cost savings to the company, particularly in visual search.

Meet the Chinese Startup Using AI—and a Small Army of Workers—to Train Robots

Business

AgiBot is using AI-powered robots to do new manufacturing tasks. Smarter machines may transform physical labor in China.

Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos

Tinder is testing an AI feature that learns about you from your Camera Roll photos.

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

Security

In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.

Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the ‘YouTube of apps’

Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like "YouTube for apps" -- a social platform where anyone can use prompts to instantly create mini apps and share them with friends.

Microsoft built a fake marketplace to test AI agents — they failed in surprising ways

The research raises new questions about how well AI agents will perform when working unsupervised — and how quickly AI companies can make good on promises of an agentic future.

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