Daily Tech Headlines

OpenAI has crossed the one million business user threshold, Google Photos’ AI-powered Ask Photos feature has begun rolling out, and The Internet Archive loses its e-book lending appeals case.Link to Show Notes

The White House issued actions to thwart Russian efforts to influence the 2024 election, Verizon is acquiring Frontier Communications, and more than one-quarter of advertisers plan to cut spending on X in 2025.Link to Show Notes

Anthropic readies Claude Enterprise, X launches dedicated TV app, Ubisoft's "Star Wars Outlaws" disappoints. Show Notes

Disney-owned channels, including ABC and ESPN, pulled from DirecTV, South Korea launched an investigation into Telegram, and Canva is increasing prices by more than 300% for some users.Link to Show Notes

Huawei announces event immediately after Apple event September 10th, Samsung rumored to use Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips across Galaxy S25 series, M4 Mac mini may ditch USB-A ports. Show Notes

X expects to be blocked in Brazil and a Supreme Court Judge has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts, Nvidea has had discussions about a funding round for OpenAI, and Spotify said Apple disabled functionality in iOS that prevents it from controlling levels on Spotify Connect devices with the iPhone's volume buttons.Link to Show Notes

25% of websites checked are blocking Apple Intelligence from scraping training data, Threads is making replies in the fediverse more visible, and Google is letting some users use Imagen 3 to generate pictures of people.Link to Show Notes

Shokz improves open-ear headphones with the $180 OpenRun Pro 2, Plaud tries an AI pin for $169, Google Meet rolls out a new meeting summary tool. Show Notes

Microsoft is not deprecating the Windows Control Panel any time soon, The NASDAQ is seeking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to launch and trade options on a bitcoin index, and the release of Android 15 has been pushed back until October.Link to Show Notes