China forces Meta to unwind $2 billion acquisition of Manus AI as startup returns to independent operations
Artificial intelligence agent startup Manus has formally announced its return to independent operations following the complete unwinding of its $2 billion acquisition by Meta Platforms. The separation concludes a high-profile geopolitical dispute that saw Chinese regulators intervene on national security grounds to reverse the cross-border tech deal. Editorial credit: Koshiro K / Shutterstock The Sequence of Events: From Deal to Unwind Originally founded in China in 2022 unde
Anthropic outlines invisible text watermarking strategy for Claude
Anthropic is moving to make AI-generated writing easier to identify, announcing plans to embed invisible, machine-readable watermarks into text produced by its Claude models. The move comes as new European Union transparency requirements for AI-generated content take effect. Anthropic says the watermarking will be applied globally, rather than being limited to users in Europe. Editorial credit: gguy / Shutterstock An Invisible Fingerprint in the Text Unlike a visible label sa
Apple proposes to take 15% cut on external purchases in attempt to settle dispute with Epic Games
Apple has filed a new court-ordered proposal in federal court proposing a revised 15% commission on U.S. purchases made through external web links embedded inside iOS apps. The filing marks the tech giant's latest attempt to resolve its legal dispute with Epic Games over App Store anti-steering rules and external payment links. Editorial credit: Thrive Studios ID / Shutterstock The submission follows previous court rulings that found Apple's earlier 27% external transaction f
Reddit is joining the S&P 500 in major milestone for the social media company
Reddit is about to reach a major milestone in its transformation from an internet forum into a publicly traded technology company. The social media platform will join the S&P 500 index on August 18, giving the company a place among some of the largest and most influential publicly traded businesses in the United States. Editorial credit: PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock The announcement sent Reddit shares sharply higher, with the stock gaining more than 11% in extended trading aft
Uber and Pony.ai expand strategic alliance to deploy 2,000 level 4 robotaxis across Europe
Uber Technologies Inc. and autonomous driving developer Pony.ai have announced an expansion of their global partnership, setting plans to deploy more than 2,000 Level 4 autonomous robotaxis across Europe. The initiative represents one of the largest planned commercial deployments of driverless passenger vehicles on the European continent. Editorial credit: PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock Matthew Nichols1 / Shutterstock The agreement builds upon an initial pilot launched in Za
