Silicon Valley made a fortune betting on disruption. Now some of the most recognizable names in venture capital and Big Tech are spending millions to disrupt California’s plan to tax them. Campaign finance records show Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel, crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, Google cofounder Sergey Brin, and longtime venture capitalist John Doerr donated to
T-Mobile launched new mobile plans this week by announcing “Nothing,” referring to the new EIP Flex 36 installment plan, with which you can get a new device for zero money down, not even taxes on the phone. But nothing is also what’s available if you wanted to sign up for T-Mobile’s recent Better Value plan,
Google spent years trying to weave generative AI into its product line up, from Gemini in our Google Docs to AI overview in our search engines, and now Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth. But it turns out combining real places with generative AI was a disaster after users generated some taboo imagery, forcing Google
Apple has quietly released a rulebook for its new Maps ads, revealing a more curated approach than advertising giant Google. The iPhone maker has not revealed a release date for the Maps ads, which were announced earlier this year, beyond saying they would arrive “this summer” in the United States and Canada. However, the company
At a time when the AI backlash and data center protests are making headlines, Anthropic’s Claude is launching a new feature that subtly explains why you should continue using it. On Thursday, the company unveiled “Reflect,” an integrated dashboard that lets you track and visualize how Claude and your broader AI habits are used. At
Meta is getting into gaming with the launch of a new app called Pocket, which allows people to generate small, interactive apps and games using AI prompts. The software, the result of Meta’s acquisition of the vibe code gaming platform Gizmo team earlier this year, describes itself as “a creative platform for creating and sharing