XChat, the standalone app for accessing X’s messaging feature, is available to download now for iOS. X first suggested it would be stripping direct messaging from X in 2025, but at least for now, XChat is available in the original X app, the web and this new app. Based on its launch video, the new … Read more
The governor of Maine, Janet Mills, has vetoed a bill that halts the construction of large data centers in the state until the fall of 2027. While the bill passed both houses of the Maine’s legislature on April 14, and Mills has suggested she’d support a temporary moratorium, the governor wanted a bill that would … Read more
The Department of Justice has announced that it’s intervening on the behalf of xAI in the company’s recent lawsuit against the state of Colorado. xAI first filed the suit in early April in response to a recent Colorado law that requires developers of “high-risk” AI systems (for example, ones used in healthcare, employment or housing) … Read more
Have you ever noticed how Walgreens and CVS locations often end up across the street from each other? Well, Call of Duty and Battlefield have a similar thing going on. A mere eight days after the upcoming Call of Duty movie got an official premiere date, lo and behold: There’s news from The Hollywood Reporter … Read more
People aren’t thrilled with Paramount these days. After all, corporate consolidation and the transformation of CBS News into state media tend to do that. But here’s someone who may not have chosen the… wisest form of protest. The Straits Times reports (via Gizmodo) that Singapore police have arrested a 26-year-old man for leaking Paramount’s The … Read more
Google plans to invest up to $40 billion into Anthropic in what could be viewed as a circular deal with the AI startup (and frequent competitor), Bloomberg reports. The search giant has invested in Anthropic at multiple points in the past, but this new investment comes after an announcement that the AI startup had signed … Read more
In a few short days, jury selection will begin in the long-awaited Musk v. Altman case. At the end of that process, an Oakland federal court will task nine regular people with deciding if OpenAI defrauded Elon Musk when it announced, and recently completed, its reorganization to become a more traditional for-profit business. More than … Read more
The audio leak from the reunion spilled too much tea for fans to handle. Bravo announced a formal investigation into the matter. The audio leak from the reunion spilled too much tea for fans to handle. Bravo announced a formal investigation into the matter.
John Ternus was unavoidable when Apple debuted the Macbook Neo. He kicked off an intimate media event for the Neo, introducing it as a transformative machine for Apple thanks to its low $599 cost ($499 for education customers) and premium build quality. He was interviewed on Good Morning America, the sort of prominent media feature … Read more
Vrabel is one of the NFL’s most prominent names. Find out where his net worth stands today. Vrabel is one of the NFL’s most prominent names. Find out where his net worth stands today.