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Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg

14 September 2026 at 23:34
Given that these departed board members were those who voted to put Mullenweg on a paid leave of absence to begin with, it makes sense that a board shakeup has taken place.

Apple Watch’s new AI features are normalizing the idea that technology is always listening

10 September 2026 at 04:24
Apple says its new watches won’t save raw audio, but features that can transcribe recent speech and summarize ambient conversations raise new questions about consent, privacy, and how people behave when they know they could always be recorded.

Spotify now lets you stream narrated magazine articles, too

26 May 2026 at 22:38
The streaming service said that, starting today, there will be over 650 long-form magazine articles (available in English only) from publications like Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, Wired, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork.

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm β€”Β and yes, the internet is calling it β€˜Pied Piper’

26 March 2026 at 04:38
Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s β€œworking memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab experiment for now.

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

26 March 2026 at 01:50
Evidence presented at the trial swayed the jury to the plaintiff's side, demonstrating that Meta understood how addictive its platforms could be among teens in particular and that it was actively researching the issue and using its findings to increase engagement among young users.

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

26 March 2026 at 01:26
Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the AI era.
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