Meta is dropping Google Chat for Slack because it says agents work better there

Meta is migrating internal communications from Google Chat to Slack because Slack is the strongest platform for AI agents, a memo from AI chief Alexandr Wang says. European governments have spent two [...]

John Deere launches JD, an AI assistant that answers questions from a farm’s own data

John Deere has launched JD, an AI assistant that answers plain-language questions from a farm’s own machine and field data, alongside a ten-point voluntary Farmer Data Commitment. In the EU those co [...]

Mozilla adds a built-in ad blocker to Firefox on iOS, built on Apple’s WebKit API

Mozilla has launched a built-in ad blocker for Firefox on iOS, built on Apple’s WebKit content blocker technology with the EasyList filter and switched off by default. Apple opened its browser engin [...]

Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, cutting cache read prices by 75%

Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, the same model with different safeguards, cutting cache read prices by 75% and reporting 52.6% on a scientific research benchmark against 24.7% [...]

Brussels is asking publishers whether Google’s AI opt-out is any use

Google gave publishers a way to opt out of its AI search features in June without affecting their ordinary search rankings. The European Commission has spent the summer trying to work out whether that [...]

OpenAI says its next model finds security flaws nobody has found yet

“With the right tools and access, Astra can find previously unknown security flaws and develop ways to exploit them,” said Amelia Glaese, the OpenAI vice president who oversees its safety work. Th [...]

The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP

The European Commission is gathering information on how Oracle licenses its software in the cloud, following a similar approach it used against SAP two months ago. Reuters reported the inquiry on Mond [...]

The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP

The European Commission is gathering information on how Oracle licenses its software in the cloud, following a similar approach it used against SAP two months ago. Reuters reported the inquiry on Mond [...]

Apple’s new CEO gets a $3M salary and a $55M equity target

John Ternus will receive a base salary of $3m a year as Apple’s chief executive, roughly 5% of what the company is targeting for his total compensation. The rest is equity, according to a regulatory [...]