Daily Tech Headlines

The Trump administration considers barring Americans from using DeepSeek, TikTok is introducing a new crowd-sourced fact-checking feature called "Footnotes", and Wikimedia partners with Kaggle to release a beta dataset optimized for AI model training.Link to Show Notes

Nvidia announces a $5.5 billion charge tied to exports of H20 AI chips, Meta reportedly offered FTC $1B to settle current case, Grok AI chatbot now includes Grok Studio for docs, code, and apps.Show Notes

Japan issued a cease and desist order against Google for monopolistic practices, a new Android Update forces devices to reboot if they’ve been unlocked for 3 days, and Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models.Link to Show Notes

US temporarily exempts some tech products from tariffs, Sony hikes the price of the PS5 in some regions, Samsung pauses global rollout of One UI 7.Show Notes

Google has laid off hundreds of employees from its Platforms and Devices division, Meta is heading to court with the Federal Trade Commission, and Microsoft is rolling out Recall to Windows Insiders.Link to Show Notes

The Nasdaq soared 12% to its best day since 2001, a Facebook whistleblower said the company collaborated with China to undermine U.S. security, and Google DeepMind will add support for Anthropic's Model Context Protocol.Link to Show Notes

Google introduces AI-powered Workspace Flows, Nintendo postpones the Switch 2 release in China, Samsung’s Ballie robot heads to the US and South Korea. Show Notes

Google’s Gemini Live is now available on Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 series devices, Shopify’s CEO says prove you can’t use AI before you hire, and Meta is launching Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger.Link to Show Notes

UK court rules secret surveillance case against Apple must be made public, OpenAI said to be considering a purchase of Jony Ive’s io Products, Google rolls out new Gemini Live features to Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 devices. Show Notes