Meta’s profit hit by $16 billion tax charge

Excluding the charge, Meta’s third-quarter net income would have increased by $15.93 billion to $18.64 billion, compared to the reported $2.71 billion. [...]

Why Elon Musk’s ‘Baby Grok’ has child safety advocates alarmed

Experts voice concern over Musk’s new kid-focused chatbot, pointing to xAI’s troubling track record and lack of safeguards for young users. [...]

Everyone wants to build an app

Five things to consider before the build, since no-code doesn’t mean no plan. [...]

ChatGPT Edu feature reveals researchers’ project metadata across universities (exclusive)

A configuration in Codex Cloud Environments lets thousands of colleagues see repository names and activity linked to ChatGPT accounts. [...]

Alphabet beats third-quarter revenue estimates on cloud demand and advertising

Google Cloud remained one of Alphabet’s fastest-growing segments, benefiting from surging enterprise demand for AI-powered infrastructure and data analytics services. [...]

If you run a solo business, here’s how AI agents can help you

Four ways to maximize the technology for your specific needs. [...]

Meta AI is coming to Threads, and some users aren’t thrilled

Threads is testing a feature that lets users summon Meta AI into posts and replies for real-time context, though many users say they never asked for it. [...]

Google’s Project Suncatcher could make the space debris problem a lot worse

The plan aims to launch an 81-satellite constellation into low Earth orbit. What could go wrong? [...]

ChatGPT wants to be the new operating system. Here’s why that should worry us

Compute has become the new oil, and OpenAI just secured drilling rights. [...]