Daily Tech Headlines

Walt Disney to stop using Slack after a July data breach, Qualcomm plans to lay off 226 employees at its San Diego facilities, and Google’s new Password Manager PIN makes sharing passkeys across devices easier. Link to Show Notes

The FTC says social media companies collect vast troves of information on users while offering little transparency or control, Amazon Joins the Motion Picture Association, And Brazil’s Supreme Court rules the X not to try to circumvent a previous ban.Link to Show Notes

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

Apple gets FDA approval for Apple Watch sleep apnea detection, Microsoft ditches its UI Edge overhaul, Thierry Breton steps down from EC appointment. 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