Daily Tech Headlines

Google sues SerpApi, Chrome and Edge browser extensions secretly collect and sell AI chatbot conversations, Starlink satellite explodes. Show Notes

OpenAI Seeks $100 Billion Funding Round, Eyeing $830 Billion Valuation, Meta Launches Superintelligence Labs to Reorganize AI Efforts, and LG Allows TV Owners to Remove Copilot Icon.Link to Show Notes

Shenzhen scientists develop EUV lithography prototype, the FTC probes Instacart's AI pricing tool, and Apple is modifying its iOS app store policies in Japan.Link to Show Notes

Netflix announced a partnership with iHeartMedia for exclusive rights to air at least 15 video podcasts, X defends claims it abandoned the Twitter trademark, and Instagram tests Instagram for TV through Fire TV devices in the US. Check out the show notes here.

PayPal files to become a bank in the U.S., the U.S. has paused the "$40 billion Technology Prosperity Deal" with Britain, and Ford shifts away from large EVs.Link to Show Notes

Robot vacuum maker iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Starlink reports a near-miss collision with newly launched Chinese satellite, and Amazon rolls out AI-feature 'Ask This Book' with no way for authors to opt-out. Check out the show notes here.

YouTube embraces payouts in PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, Apple’s foldable phone expected to boost Samsung profits, Amazon pulls AI recap video for Fallout S1. Show Notes

YouTube redesigned the watch screen on TVs for a more intuitive experience, the U.S. president signed an executive order limiting state oversight of AI, and Apple lost its contempt appeal in the Epic case.Link to Show Notes

Google is piloting a new commercial partnership program in Google News, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general warns AI companies about delusional outputs, and US Customs and Border Protection proposes requiring 5 years of social media data to travel to the U.S.Link to Show Notes