Meta is launching paid subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its Meta AI chatbot, with prices ranging from US$2.99 to US$19.99 per month. The company is expanding subscriptions as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence and looks for new income beyond advertising.
AnaisAmazon MGM Studios approved three AI-developed children’s animated shows — “Punky Duck”, “Love, Diana Music Hunters” and “Cupcake & Friends” — cutting production timelines from around two years to just a few months.
WeatherlyThe CFTC has asked a US court to vacate its $5 million settlement with Gemini, saying the enforcement action should not have been brought under current standards. Both the CFTC and Gemini argue the case was based on unreliable whistleblower claims and that Gemini was affected by fraud involving former staff and customers.
WeatherlyGemini launched an AI-powered feature called Command Center to give users personalised prediction market insights using Grok, the AI model linked to Elon Musk’s xAI and SpaceXAI.
WeatherlyVitalik Buterin said DeepSeek V4 could help Ethereum users keep blockchain activity private by running AI tools directly on their own devices instead of relying on centralised servers. He also called for Ethereum-focused AI models and better hardware support to improve smart contract security and private blockchain access.
AnaisAnthropic raised US$65 billion in a new funding round, pushing its valuation to US$965 billion and overtaking OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup.
WeatherlyCoinone secured major investments from OKX Ventures and Korea Investment & Securities, with both firms set to take a 19.6% stake in the South Korean crypto exchange.
AnaisAn AI-generated image showing Thai police officers in glittery dancer dresses during a drug arrest went viral after being shared from an official police Facebook page and picked up by global media. Police later confirmed the picture was fake, even though the real arrest and drug seizure behind the post did take place.
WeatherlyTelegram founder Pavel Durov announced that Toncoin will be renamed GRAM, bringing back the original token name from Telegram’s abandoned blockchain project.
AnaisDuckDuckGo has launched Chrome and Firefox extensions that let users make its AI-free search page their default search engine, following growing criticism of Google's AI-heavy search experience. The company says traffic to its no-AI search page has tripled since Google's latest search overhaul, while app downloads have also risen sharply.
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