Daily Tech Headlines

California introduces several new AI and deepfake laws, Apple Intelligence opens up to more languages in 2025, Australian police arrest dozens suspected of using Ghost app for criminal activity. Show Notes

Meta is rolling out Teen Accounts for Instagram, a panel of DC Circuit Court of Appeals judges appears skeptical of TikTok’s arguments against a U.S. ban, and Google plans to roll out CPTA technology to sort real from AI-generated images.Link to Show Notes

The FDA approves over-the-air hearing aid software, The Biden administration gets voluntary commitments from AI companies to curb deepfake porn, and chatbots may be better at curbing conspiracy theorists than humans.Link to Show Notes

Microsoft laid off another 650 employees from its gaming division, a European consumer group wants to ban in-game purchases in games like Fortnite and Minecraft, and a SpaceX crew performs the first commercial spacewalk in history.Link to Show Notes

Mistral releases image and text model Pixtral 12B, Adobe plans new AI video and editing tool later this year, Ikea now compatible with Matter in smart home devices. Show Notes

Apple and Google both lost appeals in the European Union Tuesday that could see billions paid out, Two former Samsung Executives have been arrested in South Korea, and iOS 18 will be out September 16th.Link to Show Notes

Aukey's new magnetic wireless chargers include fans for cooling, Sonos cuts its Sonos Ace headphone sales forecast, Google's US antitrust trial begins. Show Notes

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