Monday, February 09, 2026




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MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app.

#startups #banking #youtube #business #finance #apps #payments #acquisitions #technology #wallet

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This free YouTube Music feature just vanished behind a paywall

Craig Donaldson / pocket-lint - YouTube Music no longer wants you to look at lyrics for free.

#google #streaming #youtube #business #apps #pricing #music #ux #media #technology

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Riot Games is laying off half of the 2XKO development team

Anna Washenko / engadget - Another day, another wave of gaming layoffs. Today it's Riot Games with the announcement that it's cutting jobs on its pair-based fighting game 2XKO. For context, a representative from Riot confirmed to Game Developer that about 80 people are being cut, o…

#software #gaming #entertainment #business #jobs #culture #layoffs #performance #media #videogames

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New study finds AI doesn’t reduce work — it intensifies it

Jon Keegan / sherwood - Researchers observing how workers used AI found that productivity increased, but so did their responsibilities. The use of generative AI made workers feel they were doing more, but the work crept into breaks...

#ai #automation #digitaltransformation #aiethics #genai #business #jobs #productivity

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AI.com sells for $70 million in record-breaking domain deal

Wayne Williams / betanews - AI.com has been sold for $70 million, setting a new record for domain name transactions. The sale more than doubles the previous $30 million benchmark and reflects the growing value placed on short, category-defining internet addresses tied to artificial …

#ai #startups #business #internet #acquisitions #media #technology #superbowl #ads

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ChatGPT Rolls Out Ads, Just Hours After Anthropic's Mocking Super Bowl Commercials

Jose Antonio Lanz / decrypt - OpenAI started testing ads in ChatGPT on Monday, hours after Anthropic's Super Bowl commercials mocked the idea. The $8 billion loss explains why.

#ai #anthropic #openai #genai #business #chatgpt #media #superbowl #ads #advertising

Anthropic Super Bowl ad rivalry


ChatGPT ad rollout details

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Workday CEO Eschenbach departs, with co-founder Aneel Bhusri returning as CEO

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Bhusri said in a statement that the company's next chapter would be focused on AI.

#ai #cloud #saas #enterprise #stockmarket #business #technology

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Your next AirPods might get tiny cameras to sense the world

digitaltrends - Apple’s next AirPods Pro may add built-in cameras for AI and spatial features, with no expected price increase. The post Your next AirPods might get tiny cameras to sense the world appeared first on Digital Trends.

#ai #ar #ml #wearables #computervision #apple #camera #spatialcomputing #airpods #gadgets

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Yes, backsies: Crypto exchange Bithumb claws back $40B in accidental payments to users

Connor Jones / theregister - New users promised $68, but briefly saw multi-million-dollar balances Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it recovered nearly all of the more than $40 billion worth of funds it mistakenly handed out to customers as part of a promotional campaign.…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #government #business #bitcoin #asia #law #crypto

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Taiwan says 'impossible' to move 40 percent chip capacity to US

techxplore - Taiwan's top tariffs negotiator said it would be "impossible" to shift 40% of its semiconductor production capacity to the United States as she rejected claims that the island's chip industry would relocate.

#semiconductors #techpolicy #chips #tsmc #politics #government #business #supplychain #us #asia

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YouTube TV Launches a Raft of New Streaming Packages From $55 a Month

Kourtnee Jackson / cnet - Every plan comes with unlimited DVR, too.

#google #streaming #youtube #sports #business #pricing #media #tv #broadcasting

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Uber to buy delivery arm of Turkey’s Getir

Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The deal will see Uber paying $335 million at the outset to purchase Getir's food delivery business. Uber will also pay $100 million for a 15% stake in Getir's grocery, retail and water delivery business.

#ecommerce #business #globalism #food #uber #asia #europe #acquisitions #delivery

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The first PlayStation State of Play of 2026 will air on February 12

Matt Tate,Kris Holt / engadget - The first PlayStation State of Play livestream of 2026 has been announced. The stream will take place on February 12 at 5PM ET. It will run for over an hour and feature PlayStation Studios titles as well as third-party projects and indie games that are bo…

#gaming #entertainment #playstation #media #sony #videogames #updates #broadcasting

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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Discord announced on Monday that it's rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users' accounts to a "teen-appropriate" experience unless they demonstrate that they're adults. Users who a…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #internet #apps #community #contentmoderation #digitalid #safety #digitalprivacy

Child safety and teen safeguards

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Global rollout & verification news

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Privacy concerns and user backlash

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HBO Max Launching in U.K., Ireland on March 26

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - HBO Max is set to launch in the U.K. and Ireland on March 26, priced from £4.99 ($6.80) per month. Already available in over 110 territories worldwide, streamers in the U.K. and Ireland will be able to stream the exclusive content from HBO, Warner Bros. P…

#streaming #entertainment #business #uk #hbomax #europe #pricing #media #tv #broadcasting

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SpaceX Prioritizes Lunar 'Self-Growing City' Over Mars Project, Musk Says

EditorDavid / slashdot - "Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a 'self-growing city' on the moon," reports Reuters, "which could be achieved in less than 10 years."SpaceX still intends to start on Musk's long-held ambition of a city on Mars withi…

#startups #innovation #business #astronomy #aerospace #mars #technology #elonmusk #satellite #faa

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WtEnergy raises €10M to decarbonise Europe’s cement and chemicals

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Heavy industries in Europe, such as cement, paper, and chemicals, are under increasing pressure to reduce emissions and…

#climate #startups #vc #innovation #energy #recycling #business #environment #europe #manufacturing

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First look inside the Ferrari Luce: The closest thing to an ‘Apple car’ we will ever get

Mark Wilson / fastcompany - I hold the key to the Ferrari in my hand. I press it, like a puzzle piece, into a notch by my right hip. Yellow fades from the key as the hue enters the shifter and the dashboard comes to life with a wave of yellow.I’m enchanted. My foot can’t wait to sla…

#innovation #apple #cars #ux #technology #gadgets #automotive #jonyive #ev

Apple-Inspired Minimalist Aesthetic

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Ferrari Luce Interior Overviews

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Innovative Tactile Controls & Interface

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Lyft debuts teen accounts more than two years after Uber

cnbc - CEO David Risher also addressed the company's autonomous vehicle strategy amid rising competition from Waymo, Uber and Tesla.

#dataprivacy #mobile #business #apps #travel #technology #automotive #safety

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YouTube Music implements paywall for full song lyrics

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Google has rolled out a paywall for lyrics on YouTube Music, restricting free users to five songs per month after initial testing in September limited the feature to Premium subscribers. YouTube Music accounts now face this limitation based on multiple us…

#google #streaming #youtube #business #apps #pricing #music #ux #media

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EU tells Meta it has to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots

Francesca Micheletti / politico - The Commission sent the U.S. tech giant a chargesheet with preliminary concerns that it breached antitrust rules.

#ai #techpolicy #meta #antitrust #genai #instantmessaging #digitalmarketsact #eu #api #regulation

Calls for Technical Overhaul


EU Antitrust Warnings & Orders

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Threats of Interim Measures & Injunctions


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