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An analysis of 1,000+ YouTube Shorts videos recommended to kids: the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, AI-generated videos, and many lack disclosures (www.nytimes.com)
2026-2-26 AI YouTube Algorithm

Mistral and Accenture sign a multi-year deal to let Accenture deploy Mistral's models for its clients; Mistral has deals with IBM, Cisco, SAP, ASML, and others (www.wsj.com)
2026-2-26 IBM Cisco

A look at VW's robotaxi unit MOIA, which has 100 test vehicles across Germany, Norway, and the US, and plans to launch its robotaxis this year in LA with Uber (www.ft.com)
2026-2-26 Germany Uber Norway

Uber Employees Have Built an AI Clone of Their CEO To Practice Presentations Before the Real Thing (slashdot.org)
2026-2-26 Uber AI

Sources: Amazon plans to invest up to $50B in OpenAI, $35B of which could hinge on an IPO or AGI milestone; OpenAI is discussing custom models for Amazon (www.theinformation.com)
2026-2-26 Amazon IPO

Alphabet's Intrinsic, which builds AI models and software for industrial robots, joins Google; it will remain a distinct entity and work with Google DeepMind (techcrunch.com)
2026-2-26 Google AI Robot Alphabet

Xbox Co-founder Says Microsoft is Quietly Sunsetting the Platform (games.slashdot.org)
2026-2-26 Microsoft Xbox

Source: Google plans to test search changes in Europe, displaying results from competing vertical search services next to its own, seeking to avoid EU fines (www.reuters.com)
2026-2-26 Europe Google

Google launches task automation for Gemini on Pixel 10 and Samsung Galaxy S26, enabling it to autonomously navigate apps like Uber and DoorDash (www.theverge.com)
2026-2-26 Google Uber Samsung

Source: Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI will sign White House's initiative to build their own electricity supply for AI data centers (www.foxnews.com)
2026-2-26 Google Amazon Microsoft AI Oracle

Microsoft Japan Raided Over Suspected Violation of Anti-Monopoly Law (slashdot.org)
2026-2-26 Japan Microsoft

Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-2-26 Uber Dubai

Google disrupts Chinese-linked group UNC2814, which breached 53+ organizations across 42 countries and utilized Google Sheets to manage targeting and data theft (www.reuters.com)
2026-2-25 China Google

Deutsche Bank partners with Google Cloud to build agentic AI to monitor 1TB of daily communications and 40+ channels for market abuse and data loss prevention (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-2-25 Google AI

Sources: Japan's FTC raids Microsoft's Japan offices as part of a probe into whether Azure customers were improperly hindered from using other cloud services (asia.nikkei.com)
2026-2-25 Japan Microsoft

US DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself with top Microsoft executives, aiding his return to society after his release from prison in 2009 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-2-25 Microsoft

Malaysia blocks access to Grindr's and Blued's websites and says it may engage with Google and Apple to curb the LGBTQ dating apps in the Muslim-majority nation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-2-25 Google Apple Malaysia Muslim

Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri says Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI use Workday tools and “no amount of vibe coding” could replace them; WDAY is down about 40% YTD (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-2-25 Google

OpenAI hires Arvind KC as chief people officer, replacing Julia Villagra who left in August 2025; KC has held senior roles at Roblox, Google, Palantir, and Meta (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-2-25 Google

1Campaign platform helps malicious Google ads evade detection (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-2-25 Google

David Luan, the head of Amazon's AGI lab, is leaving the company less than two years after he joined through an acqui-hire deal of his startup Adept (www.cnbc.com)
2026-2-25 Amazon Startup

YouTube updates its $7.99 per month Premium Lite subscription to let users download videos for offline access and play videos in the background (techcrunch.com)
2026-2-25 YouTube

Microsoft adds Copilot data controls to all storage locations (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-2-25 Microsoft

Microsoft Execs Worry AI Will Eat Entry Level Coding Jobs (developers.slashdot.org)
2026-2-25 Microsoft AI

DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself with top Microsoft executives, aiding his return to society after his release from prison in 2009 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-2-25 Microsoft

UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children's data unlawfully (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-2-25 Reddit

Google says AI music generation platform ProducerAI is joining Labs and will be powered by a Lyria 3 preview version; ProducerAI was developed alongside artists (www.theverge.com)
2026-2-25 Google AI

MatX, an AI chip startup founded by two alumni of Google's chip business, raised $500M+ led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness to compete with Nvidia (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-2-25 Google Startup AI Nvidia

The UK ICO fines Reddit £14.47M for unlawfully using children's personal information; Reddit began verifying user ages in July 2025 to comply with the UK OSA (www.bbc.com)
2026-2-24 Reddit ICO

Filings: some Meta execs warned in 2019 that adding E2E encryption to Facebook and Instagram messaging would hinder the ability to flag CSAM to law enforcement (www.reuters.com)
2026-2-24 Facebook Instagram

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