AI
Character.AI could shut down as Disney walks off with its engineers
Court filings show Disney wanted the chatbot startup's deal done through bankruptcy. Here's what Disney gets, who keeps the legal risk, and what it means for users.
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Phones & Gadgets
iPhone Duo sold out until January: why Apple launched anyway
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple knew supply would be tight and opened orders in 70-plus countries anyway. Here's how to actually get one this year.
AI
Anthropic public benefit fund could pay AI-hit workers, Musk scoffs
The Claude maker wants to put 5% of its stock into a fund that could pay people hit by AI job losses. Here's how it works and what's still missing.
Tech Business
Microsoft exits Nscale deal as UK’s biggest AI site waits on power
A planned 23,040-chip AI hub in Essex may not get grid power until the 2030s, and losing Microsoft lands weeks before Nscale's planned New York listing.
Tech Business
SpaceX share for every US child: the $10.5B pledge, explained
Elon Musk says every child in America will get one of his SpaceX shares next year, but he has not said who qualifies, how it works or when it lands.
Internet & Social
Twitch gets a campus studio as Cal athletes start live streaming
UC Berkeley has opened a dedicated Twitch streaming studio for its athletes, with ten hours of shows a week and four more schools lined up next.
Phones & Gadgets
One UI 9 update: which Galaxy phones have it and what’s new
Samsung's Android 17 update is spreading from its newest foldables down to the Galaxy S23 and budget A-series phones, but timing still depends on where you live.
Tech Business
Virgin Media O2 weighs bringing back Virgin Mobile three years on
The UK telecoms giant is reportedly looking at reviving two retired brands as a cheaper option, while old Virgin Media email users face a deadline.
Phones & Gadgets
EE iPhone Handoff costs £5 a month, but one plan gets it free
EE is the first UK network to price Apple's two-iPhone number sharing feature, and US carriers are already charging very different amounts for it.
Gaming
PS6 price: memory costs may top $680 per console, leaker claims
A leaker says RAM and storage alone for Sony's next console now cost more than a PS5, and Sony says it won't sell hardware at big losses.
Gaming
Konami AI stance: why its president doubts AI will reshape games
Konami Digital Entertainment president Hideki Hayakawa says game engines already opened the door, and people, not AI tools, still make games worth playing.
Science & Space
Green star discovery: a dead star glows green from planet debris
Astronomers say a white dwarf loaded with sodium from shattered planets would look green to human eyes, and they found the reddest star on record too.