Daily Tech Headlines

Meta agrees to settle case brought by multiple US states regarding child safety on its platforms, the Australian Recording Industry Association bans AI songs from charts, and ads begin to roll out in Apple Maps. Check out the show notes here.

New Zealand Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-16s, Uber Introduces Live Video Feed Feature for Teen Accounts to Enhance Safety, and Xiaomi Launches In-House Xring O3 Mobile ProcessorLink to Show Notes

ByteDance consolidates AI teams to compete with Tencent, Amazon and Twitch sued over AI training data, and Taiwan indicts employees of Nvidia and Super Micro over illegal exports to China. Check out the show notes here.

Apple reportedly cuts 200+ jobs across Siri & Vision Pro teams, Walmart finally accepts tap-to-pay options, Boise emerges as a Micron AI hub. Show Notes

Samsung Projected to Reclaim Global Smartphone Market Lead Amid Industry Downturn, DeepSeek Launches Experimental Multimodal V4 Flash Model, and New York Surpasses San Francisco in Tech Jobs for the First Time.Link to Show Notes

New Australian Law Targets Tech Giants with News Bargaining Tax, Google Launches AI-Powered Study Suite for Search and Gemini, and Meta Faces Scrutiny Over Kromix Deepfake Advertisements.Link to Show Notes

Amazon aims to offer drone deliveries in 500 cities in 2026, China's Ministry of State Security accelerates plans to retire Microsoft Windows, and Spotify's AI Running Mode is now available on Android.Check out the show notes here.

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.