New corporate espionage claims emerge, centered on two highly valued 401(k) admin startups

Workout app Ladder launches nutrition-tracking experience; plus ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year

Trump and Xi will possibly ‘consummate’ TikTok deal on Thursday, High school’s AI security system confuses Doritos bag for a possible firearm, and OpenAI reportedly developing new generative music tool

Ford isn’t going to make more F-150 Lightnings for a while ; also, big tech is paying for Trump’s White House ballroom

20-year-old dropouts built AI notetaker Turbo AI to 5 million users; plus, YouTube paid out $8B to the music industry in 12 months

As China’s 996 culture spreads, South Korea’s tech sector grapples with 52-hour limit

Sumble emerges from stealth with $38.5M to bring AI-powered context to sales intelligence

Airbnb is becoming more social by allowing users to connect with fellow travelers

OpenAI launches an AI-powered browser: ChatGPT Atlas

Cards Against Humanity settles trespass lawsuit against SpaceX

FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts about AI risks and open source

Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video

Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates

Ousted Luminar CEO Austin Russell wants to buy the company; also, VLGE is making it easier to world build and shop on Roblox

VC legend Ron Conway quits Salesforce Foundation ; also, Kayak launches an ‘AI Mode’ for travel questions, search, and bookings

Pinterest adds controls to let you limit the amount of ‘AI slop’ in your feed, also Apple loses another AI exec to Meta ,

Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems; also, Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts

ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users; also, Waymo plans to launch a robotaxi service in London in 2026

You’ll soon be able to shop Walmart from ChatGPT, also, Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings

SpaceX wraps action-packed Starship V2 era, Satellites exposed unencrypted data, and Grindr’s owners may take it private