european parliament European Parliament Approves Landmark AI Regulations With Strict Bans European lawmakers adopt their negotiating position on the AI Act, voting to ban biometric surveillance, emotion recognition, and social scoring systems while classifying election-influencing AI as high-risk.
ai chips AI Chip Market Expands Beyond NVIDIA as Custom ASICs Gain Ground Over 25 companies now compete in the AI chip market, offering a mix of flexible GPUs and highly efficient custom ASICs. Cloud provider ASICs are projected to see significant shipment growth in 2026.
reddit Reddit Protests Continue as Thousands of Subreddits Remain Dark Over API Fees A massive user-led blackout keeps thousands of Reddit communities offline in opposition to expensive new API pricing that forces third-party apps to shut down. While some subreddits slowly reopen, many others vow to stay dark or restrict posts indefinitely.
reddit PopSci Removes Article on Ongoing Reddit Protests The original source article covering the continuing Reddit protests has been removed from the Popular Science website. Visitors to the link now encounter a 410 error page instead of the technology news report.
reddit Reddit Blackout Extends Past 48 Hours Amid CEO Backlash Over 3,600 subreddits remain dark as protests against API pricing continue, while Reddit's CEO dismisses the backlash and refuses to reverse course.
reddit Major Reddit Communities Extend API Protest Blackout Indefinitely Over 300 popular Reddit communities, including r/music and r/videos, extend their blackout protest indefinitely following a controversial API pricing policy and a leaked internal memo.
reddit Reddit Protests Expand Indefinitely After CEO Dismisses Blackout Noise Thousands of subreddits are extending their blackout protests indefinitely after CEO Steve Huffman dismisses the outrage as temporary noise in an internal memo. Huffman also advises employees to avoid wearing company gear in public due to user frustrations.
reddit Reddit Protests Extend Indefinitely as CEO Refuses to Alter API Pricing Thousands of subreddits are extending their blackout indefinitely after Reddit's CEO dismissed the protests in a leaked memo. The company remains firm on its new API pricing despite massive backlash from moderators.
reddit Major Reddit Communities Extend Indefinite Blackout Over API Pricing Moderators of thousands of Reddit communities, including several with tens of millions of followers, pledge to keep their subreddits dark indefinitely. The protest continues as Reddit's leadership remains silent on core concerns regarding expensive API pricing changes.
reddit Reddit Moderators Vow Indefinite Blackout After CEO Dismisses Protest Impact Major subreddit moderators extend their API protest indefinitely after Reddit's CEO downplays the blackout's significance. The escalating standoff threatens the platform's usability ahead of its planned IPO.
reddit Over 6,000 Reddit Communities Go Dark to Protest Costly API Changes A massive protest against Reddit's new API pricing causes thousands of subreddits to go private. While most plan a 48-hour blackout, dozens of communities vow to stay dark indefinitely.
reddit Thousands of Subreddits Go Dark to Protest Reddit API Price Hikes Over 7,000 Reddit communities with 2.7 billion combined subscribers switch to private mode to protest new API pricing that forces popular third-party apps to shut down.
ai regulation Senate Judiciary Committee Explores Core Principles for AI Regulation A bipartisan group of senators presses for urgent AI legislation, focusing on liability and oversight for generative AI systems. Expert witnesses reinforce concerns about existential risks while highlighting the technology's massive potential.
european parliament European Parliament Approves World's First Comprehensive AI Regulation The European Parliament passes the landmark AI Act with an overwhelming majority, establishing the first global framework to regulate artificial intelligence. The law bans high-risk systems like social scoring and requires generative AI tools to disclose AI-generated content.
openai OpenAI Unleashes Over 200 ChatGPT Plugins for Plus Subscribers OpenAI expands ChatGPT capabilities by launching a beta rollout of web browsing and over 200 third-party plugins for Plus users. These new tools allow subscribers to perform specialized tasks ranging from SEO analysis to image editing directly within the chat interface.