Apple will never stop thinking about making a TV, Aussie government drops misinformation bill, Bending Spoons taking Brightcove private, and a digital “you” can sit through your Zoom calls

Raspberry Pi releases the Pico 2 W, a $7 wireless-enabled microcontroller board

Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query

Texas AG opens investigation into advertising group that Elon Musk sued for ‘boycotting’ X

Lightning looks to make managing AI a piece of cake

‘PDF to Brainrot’ study tools are a strange iteration on a TikTok trend

Kim Kardashian has befriended Optimus, the Tesla bot, VW taps former Rivian exec, and more

UK open to social media ban for kids as gov’t kicks off feasibility study

Itching to write a book? AI publisher Spines wants to make a deal

Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world

Roblox no longer allows users under 13 to message others outside of games

What is Bluesky when it’s not the underdog?

JobGet, a ‘LinkedIn’ for hourly workers, acquires rival Snagajob

How social app Spill plans to capitalize on the exodus from X

Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform

PayPal will once again let you pool money from family and friends to pay for things together

Generative disinfo is real — you’re just not the target, warns deepfake tracking nonprofit

NASA awards ‘sustainable’ aircraft concepts $11.5M

Red Hat acquires AI optimization startup Neural Magic

Amazon attempts to lure AI researchers with $110M in grants and credits