OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO 

OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.

Apple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil

Apple’s grip on iPhone app distribution is loosening in another major market: Brazil.

A tech worker-backed PAC is bringing a $5M knife to Big Tech’s $100M gunfight 

Guardrails positions itself as a populist political movement that runs on small donations from people in the trenches of the AI boom.

FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement

A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies and payment infrastructure to stay active on app stores despite mounting consumer complaints.

World leaders want American AI. They just don’t want America to be able to turn it off.

French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 summit that the U.S. could cut off access to American AI overnight — a fear the Anthropic blackout just made real.

India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns

The restrictions include a nationwide ban on Telegram until June 22 and a requirement to disable the app’s message editing feature.

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak

The Trump administration’s decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn’t immune from U.S. government interference.

UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16

The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.

Frank founder Charlie Javice is reportedly asking Trump for a pardon

Javice isn’t the only convicted former tech executive looking for Trump’s help.

UK may ban social media for children under 16

The U.K. seems to be following Australia’s lead in banning a wide swath of social media for teens.