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YouTube data controversy: Major AI players, including Nvidia and Apple, are facing creator backlash after accusations of YouTube data scraping, highlighting the risks of relying on nonconsensual data sources. Read online

Google’s latest bid to boost AI and cloud security: Alphabet’s potential $23 billion Wiz acquisition aims to boost Google Cloud’s security amid rising AI dependencies and breaches.

AT&T hack raises security flags: The recent breach exposed 100 million customers’ call, text, and location data, posing a significant national security threat and revealing the vulnerability of centralized data networks.

The genAI tool helps non-developers build web apps from natural language descriptions and could help AWS compete with Microsoft’s Azure AI Studio offerings.

Data centers at Microsoft and Google are consuming more energy than many entire countries, spotlighting tension between AI growth goals and sustainability.

Here are three areas retailers should consider integrating generative AI into their strategies.

The majority of subscription websites and apps are employing manipulative design tactics, exposing them to legal scrutiny and loss of consumer trust.

High costs and lackluster app offerings are leading to poor sales. Apple is slashing its shipment forecasts as it struggles to compete with more-affordable options like the Meta Quest 3.

Updated policies tackle misleading listings to retain buyer confidence as Etsy seeks to protect its handmade brand from an influx of low-quality AI items.

The regulatory environment influences Google's corporate strategies: Canceling the HubSpot acquisition shows the significant impact of heightened scrutiny on tech giants.

Giving other wallets access to the tech could foster greater competition in mobile payments, but Apple Pay likely won’t lose its lead with consumers

Samsung reveals AI-driven devices, including a Galaxy Ring, emphasizing innovation while facing stiff competition from Apple and others

The company says it trusts OpenAI’s direction, but regulatory concerns persist over Microsoft’s investment ties.

It’s trying to enhance user engagement. But as an audio application, Spotify listeners might not care about more visual content and tools.

Strengthened features for user data analysis could help increase Oura’s adoption in the wearables market and justify its cost.

Amazon is retiring Astro for Business operations and focusing on home-use robots instead. The shift echoes Amazon’s past adjustments when initial tech use cases didn’t meet expectations.

YouTube, Sling TV, Netflix, and LinkedIn diversify into gaming, illustrating strategic moves to capture audience attention and increase platform stickiness.

The social app is drawing in Gen Zers with its aesthetic, user-friendly design, but its ability to compete with established apps depends on debugging and user retention.

App-reliant smart apparel has vulnerabilities, and products can quickly lose their functionality and value if apps aren’t maintained or upgraded.

Its AI investments are driving up greenhouse gas emissions and getting in the way of its sustainability objectives, suggesting a need for more robust environmental measures.