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Meta to test premium subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

cnbc - Meta Platforms is set to test new subscription models across its apps, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp in the coming months.


AI-powered perks boost premium features exclusively.

Meta's latest subscription move is an attempt to offset its AI bets

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Premium Subscriptions Coming to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

5 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Meta premium subscriptions are coming, here’s what you’ll actually pay for

5 wks / digitaltrends

Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions

5 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Meta plan to bundle AI tools into premium subscriptions accross its apps

5 wks / reddit / /u/i-drake


Meta tests subscriptions—free core remains intact.

Meta is testing paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

5 wks / techspot

Meta Confirms Testing of Premium Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp Subscriptions

5 wks / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Meta to test premium subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

5 wks / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

Looking for More Paid Social Media Features? Meta Is Reportedly Testing Tons

5 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Facebook and Instagram might get paid subscription tiers soon

5 wks / mashable

Meta to test premium subs on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Meta is ready to test subscriptions version of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

5 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Meta to trial premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

5 wks / bbc

Meta to test premium subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

5 wks / cnbc

Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

5 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik


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Meta is rolling out premium subscriptions that pair AI tools with ad-free access, pushing advanced features behind a paywall while most users remain in its ad-supported model.

5 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Meta reportedly plans premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. • Core apps remain free • Paid tiers unlock extra productivity, creativity and expanded AI features • App-specific perks, separate from Meta Verified #Meta #Instagram #F

5 wks / bsky / @everyfilmnow.bsky.social / everyfilmnow.bsky.social

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Gemini In Google Calendar Now Helps You Find the Best Meeting Time For All Attendees

BeauHD / slashdot - Google is adding Gemini-powered "Suggested times" to Google Calendar, automatically scanning attendees' calendars to surface the best meeting slots based on availability, work hours, and conflicts. The feature also streamlines rescheduling with one-click …

#ai #automation #google #genai #apps #assistant #productivity #gemini

Gemini In Google Calendar Now Helps You Find the Best Meeting Time For All Attendees

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Google's Gemini AI Will Now Generate Meeting Suggestions in Your Calendar. How It Works

5 wks / cnet / Macy Meyer

Gemini in Google Calendar now helps you find the best meeting time for all attendees

5 wks / digitaltrends

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‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief

ft - Dario Amodei posts 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful AI in years to come


Direct AI Risk Warnings

Anthropic CEO Amodei warns of AI’s fast-coming changes

5 wks / semafor / Tom Chivers

Anthropic CEO confronts AI's dangers

5 wks / therundown / Zach Mink

Anthropic's CEO Just Published a 38-Page Warning About AI. You Should Read It.

5 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

Anthropic CEO warns humanity may not be ready for advanced AI

5 wks / siliconangle / James Farrell

Anthropic CEO Says AI Progress Is Outpacing Society’s Ability to Control It

5 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief

5 wks / ft

Anthropic CEO Worries Humanity May Not be ‘Mature’ Enough for Advanced AI

5 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Anthropic's CEO has a stark warning about AI

5 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll


Future AI Timelines

Morning Minute: Anthropic’s CEO Warns AGI May Be 1-2 Years Away

5 wks / decrypt / Tyler Warner

Anthropic's CEO Fears 2027. He's Building It Anyway.

5 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

AI Beats All Humans by 2030

5 wks / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That


Other Reactions and Formats

Anthropic CEO warns that AI could bring slavery, bioterrorism, and unstoppable drone armies. Im not buying it.

5 wks / mashable

Motherfucker you make cloud software! Shut the fuck up! You’re not making new life! Ahhhh I want this era to be over with so I don’t have to hear from that wobbling fuckwit Amodei ever again! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

5 wks / bsky / @edzitron.com

EPUB + PDFs for Dario Amodei's The Adolescence of Technology

5 wks / reddit / /u/phoneixAdi


Political & Regulatory Angles

Anthropic CEO warns democracies must protect themselves from their own AI

5 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

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Anthropic brings Asana, Figma, Slack, and more tools directly into Claude as interactive apps

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Anthropic is integrating popular work tools like Asana, Figma, and Slack as interactive apps directly into Claude. The expansion builds on the open Model Context Protocol.The article Anthropic brings Asana, Figma, Slack, and more tools directly into Claud…


Claude powers workplace productivity with seamless app integration.

Claude AI Now Lets You Use Slack, Figma, and Canva Within the Chat

5 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Claude becomes a unified interface for workplace apps

5 wks / techzine / Erik van Klinken

Anthropic introduces interactive workplace apps directly within Claude

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Anthropic Brings Apps to Claude

5 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Your Claude chats just got more powerful with interactive app support

5 wks / digitaltrends

Claude Swallows Your Workplace Apps. The Tab-Switching Era Ends.

5 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Anthropic brings Asana, Figma, Slack, and more tools directly into Claude as interactive apps

5 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Claude now offers deeper integrations with apps like Canva and Slack

5 wks / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools

5 wks / techcrunch / Russell Brandom


MCP protocol enhancements drive interactive on-screen app tools.

[AINews] Anthropic launches the MCP Apps open spec, in Claude.ai

5 wks / latent / Latent.Space

Anthropic integrates interactive MCP apps into Claude

5 wks / testingcatalog / Erin

Claude can now disgorge interface elements from other apps

5 wks / theregister / Thomas Claburn

MCP Apps, the Model Context Protocol's first official extension, turns AI responses into interactive interfaces

5 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

MCP unites Claude chat with apps like Slack, Figma, and Canva

5 wks / theverge / Robert Hart


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Claude AI Now Lets You Use Slack, Figma, and Canva Within the Chat

5 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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EU probes Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images

Eliza Gkritsi / politico - European Commission's move follows explosion of sexually explicit deepfakes of women and children.


Digital Services Act enforcement in deepfake investigations

EU Launches DSA Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Grok Over AI Deepfakes

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

European Commission opens new investigation into X over Grok

5 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner


EU probes of X over Grok's explicit deepfake abuses

X faces EU investigation over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

EU opens investigation into Elon Musk's X over Grok deepfakes

5 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Elon Musk’s Grok Is Under EU Investigation Over Sexual Deepfakes

5 wks / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

EU launches investigation into X over Grok-generated sexual images

5 wks / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

'Violent' and 'unacceptable': Elon Musk's X under fire over sexualized deepfakes

5 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

The EU is investigating Grok and X over potentially illegal deepfakes

5 wks / engadget / Steve Dent

Regulators Are Going After Grok and X — Just Not Together

5 wks / techpolicy

EU looking into Elon Musk's X after Grok produces deepfake sex images

5 wks / theregister / Lindsay Clark

EU Investigates Musk’s Grok Over Sexual AI Deepfakes

5 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

EU launches formal investigation into X and Grok over sexual images

5 wks / therecord

European Union opens investigation into Musk's AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

5 wks / go

EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

5 wks / ycombinator

Elon Musk’s X probed by EU over sexually explicit images on Grok

5 wks / cnbc

EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

5 wks / bbc

Elon Musk’s X Faces EU Inquiry Over Sexualized AI Images Generated by Grok

5 wks / nytimes / Adam Satariano

EU probes Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images

5 wks / politico / Eliza Gkritsi


Investigations into xAI's role in generating sexual deepfakes

EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok's sexualized deepfakes

5 wks / arstechnica / Barbara Moens, Financial Times

EU opens formal probe into Musk’s xAI over Grok deepfakes

5 wks / ft


Payment, CSAM enforcement challenges amid deepfake controversies

Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it

5 wks / theverge / Elizabeth Lopatto


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wrote about an apparent policy change in the payments industry www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

5 wks / bsky / @lopatto.bsky.social / lopatto.bsky.social

The EU is the latest regulator to investigate X’s Grok over AI-generated sexual abuse. Ramsha Jahangir reports on where governments stand — and what the fragmented response shows about the challenges of protecting children online across borders. www.techp

5 wks / bsky / @justinhendrix.bsky.social / justinhendrix.bsky.social

The EU is the latest regulator to investigate X’s Grok over AI-generated sexual abuse. Ramsha Jahangir reports on where governments stand — and what the fragmented response shows about the challenges of protecting children online across borders.

5 wks / bsky / @techpolicypress.bsky.social / techpolicypress.bsky.social

EU launches formal investigation into X and Grok over sexual images

5 wks / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

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Synthesia raises $200M at $4B valuation to build worker skills using AI avatars

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - London-based Synthesia Ltd., an artificial intelligence video avatar platform, today announced that it has raised $200 million in a late-stage funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $4 billion. Founded in 2017, Synthesia offers a platform that gener…

#ai #startups #ml #google #nvidia #genai #business #alphabet #deeptech #media

Synthesia Raises $400 Million for AI Avatar Platform

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

AI video unicorn Synthesia lands $200M to build AI agents for employee upskilling

5 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Synthesia Secures $200M Funding at $4B Valuation

5 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Synthesia $4bn valuation confirmed after Google-led Series E

5 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Synthesia doubles valuation to $4BN in 12 months, following $200M funding round

5 wks / tech / John Reynolds

Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Synthesia Raises Funding at $4 Billion Valuation

5 wks / wsj / Mauro Orru

Nvidia and Alphabet VC arms back AI startup Synthesia at $4 billion valuation

5 wks / cnbc

Synthesia hits $4bn valuation with $200m round led by Google Ventures

5 wks / sifted

UK AI start-up Synthesia hits $4bn valuation

5 wks / ft

Synthesia raises $200M at $4B valuation to build worker skills using AI avatars

5 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out

5 wks / techcrunch / Anna Heim

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Your browser already runs hostile code. Could it sandbox AI agents too?

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Google's Paul Kinlan argues browsers' 30-year security model could sandbox AI agents without container overhead. Here's how Co-do proves the concept.

#ai #cybersecurity #ml #dataprivacy #google #browsers #aiethics #genai #internet #safety

When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype

5 wks / ycombinator

Your browser already runs hostile code. Could it sandbox AI agents too?

5 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

The browser is the sandbox

5 wks / ycombinator

the browser is the sandbox

5 wks / simonwillison / Simon Willison

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Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Orbital, an AI platformfor real estate law, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round tosupport continued growth in the US and UK. The round was led by Brighton Park Capital andincluded parti...

#ai #vc #automation #saas #enterprise #genai #business #uk #us #law

Orbital raises $60M to modernize real estate law with AI

5 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Orbital: UK AI legal platform sets sights on US with £44m

5 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Orbital Secures $60M To Transform Real Estate Legal Work With AI

5 wks / ventureburn / Clinton

Orbital Raises $60M in Series B Funding

5 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

London’s LegalTech Orbital raises €50 million Series B to expand AI platform for real estate law

5 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Orbital secures $60M Series B To Automate Real Estate Legal Work With AI

5 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI

5 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Orbital raises $60M to automate real estate’s outdated legal workflows

5 wks / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

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