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Perplexity's Indian Growth Strategy Faces Crucial Retention Test, OpenAI has disbanded its 'preparedness' team, and OpenAI has launched "ChatGPT for Teens".Link to Show Notes

Uber partners with drone company Zipline for deliveries in select cities in the United States, Germany's Federal Cartel Office orders Apple to the App Tracking Transparency framework, and Stripe acquires OpenRouter.Check out the show notes here.

Google allows hiding watermarks on some AI-generated images, Waymo gets approval to expand in California, DeepSeek launches Harness.Show Notes

France's Top Court Strikes Down Proposed Social Media Ban for Minors, Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash to Boost AI Performance, and the White House Imposes 100% Tariffs on Drones to Boost Domestic Manufacturing and Security.Link to Show Notes

White House Authorizes Private Firms for Offensive Cyber Operations, Twitch to Use Default Opt-In for Creator Content in Amazon AI Model Training, and Anthropic Integrates Claude Cowork into Chrome Extension for Cross-Device Sync.Link to Show Notes

Samsung's Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature gains US FDA approval to launch later in 2026, Foxconn reveals AI servers bring in 51% of revenue with Apple manufacturing dropping to under 30%, and OpenAI releases a ChatGPT desktop app for Linux. Check out the show notes here.

Google Tests AI-Focused Homepage Design, Ninth Circuit Rejects Meta’s Appeal in Youth Mental Health Trial, and Nvidia Launches $500 Billion AI Compute Financing Initiative.Link to Show Notes

Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option, TrendForce estimates Apple's iPhone component costs jumped 38% compared to previous models, and Meta releases a free AI model able to run on a single computer.Check out the show notes here.