Just open a conversation, tap Attachment, and then Real-time location. You can let friends and family know where you are for specific durations or until you disable the feature. It comes almost a decade after WhatsApp, iMessage, and Facebook Messenger introduced live location sharing, but better late than never, right?
Blue Origin is seeking permission from the FCC to deploy nearly 52,000 solar-powered satellites into space that will handle artificial-intelligence computing, following similar applications from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and start-up Starcloud. The aim is to bolster terrestrial data centers, but experts are skeptical.
After initially hitting 4Chan with a paltry £20,000 (about $26,500) penalty for hindering its investigation, Ofcom has now fined the website £520,000 ($690,000) for failing to comply with age assurance obligations. Should non-compliance continue, 4Chan risks facing additional daily fines of up to £800 (about $1,060).
The company is increasing production and research investments by 22 percent in 2026 in an attempt to overtake SK Hynix’s lead as Nvidia’s dominant memory provider. Co-CEO Jun Young-hyun says demand for agentic AI is fueling a surge in orders, with funds being funneled toward “future-oriented” sectors like advanced robotics.
It’s the first European launch for Alexa Plus. It will be available for free during early access, then will cost £19.99 (about $26.50) a month, or free for Prime subscribers. The update should “feel genuinely British,” according to Amazon:
“Alexa Plus knows what a ‘cuppa’ is, will understand what you mean when you say you are ‘knackered,’ and knows that ‘it’s nippy’ means it’s chilly outside. It may even drop ‘you’re taking the mickey’ or ‘Bob’s your uncle’ into conversation.”
Alongside building tools to identify AI song sources, Sony’s R&D division is reportedly training its own “Protective AI” model on content from Studio Ghibli films, which are popular fodder for generated imitation. Sony hasn’t decided what it’ll do with the model (yet), but it’s designed to eventually stop AI from ripping off any protected content.
BBC News has counted eight different initiatives trying to establish a label that distinguishes human-made products and services from those using AI. Experts say a single standard must be chosen to avoid confusing consumers, but getting everyone to agree on what counts as “human-made” is hard because AI is already integrated into so many tools.
Kit apparently isn’t a red panda either, according to Mozilla, but its own creature “with attributes from both.” The browser developer says that Kit may appear in Firefox branding and “moments that are meant to feel welcoming or encouraging,” such as discovering new features or changing settings.
