Bluesky has merged code for a new visual verification system featuring blue checkmarks, potentially delegating verification authority to trusted third-party organizations.

The Trump administration has dismantled key US national security units designed to counter foreign disinformation, raising concerns about increased vulnerability.

Microsoft has updated the timeline for making the Adobe Acrobat PDF engine the default in Edge for businesses, now starting September 2025 with full legacy removal in early 2026.

Google's Gemini AI has been spotted testing "Scheduled Actions," a new feature allowing users to automate tasks for future execution, similar to ChatGPT.

AWS has launched open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, enabling AI assistants like Amazon Q and Claude to access real-time AWS data and services.

ByteDance has introduced Seedream 3.0 and editing tool SeedEdit, claiming top-tier performance in AI image generation, speed, and text accuracy against major rivals.

Users of new 2025 Synology Plus NAS units may face disabled features like health reporting and dedupe if using non-Synology certified hard drives.

OpenAI's newly released o3 and o4-mini models have shown increased hallucination rates and fabricated actions in testing, raising reliability concerns.

Logistics giant DHL has announced a temporary suspension of US-bound B2C shipments valued over $800, citing customs delays from new regulations.

OpenAI's new o3 and o4-mini models integrated into ChatGPT demonstrate a strong ability to identify photo locations, sparking user tests and privacy debates.

Facing increased usage and aging tech, the arXiv preprint server has started its transition to Google Cloud, replacing legacy code and containerizing services.

Google's new Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model card, published weeks post-launch, has been described as 'worrisome' by experts due to insufficient safety evaluation details.

OpenAI has enhanced ChatGPT by integrating its Memory feature with web search, allowing past conversation details to tailor search query results.

Microsoft has launched public previews for two MCP Servers, one for general Azure resources and another for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, standardizing AI data access.

The European Commission has reportedly delayed planned Digital Markets Act enforcement actions against Apple and Meta to avoid conflict during U.S. trade talks.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has been named the lead bidder for Trump's satellite missile tracking system, sparking conflict of interest concerns from lawmakers.

Growing unrest over alleged complicity in the Gaza conflict has led to firings at Microsoft, as employees protest the use of Azure AI by the Israeli military.

DeepSeek AI has kicked off an open-source initiative by releasing FlashMLA, an efficient MLA decoding kernel optimized for NVIDIA Hopper GPUs and variable-length sequences.