Perplexity
The ad model is coming to AI
Perplexity’s plan to add sponsored questions could be the future of chatbots — if it doesn’t destroy users’ trust
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Grindr
Inside Grindr's plan to squeeze its users
The company’s bet on AI boyfriends and other paywalled features is making some employees nervous
AI
The indie AI companies are falling apart
From Stability to Inflection, would-be challengers to the giants are failing to execute
Florida’s new age verification push
States want platforms and websites to verify users' ages — but there's a better solution available
Apple
The Department of Justice comes for Apple
One way or another, real competition may be coming to the iPhone
Reddit goes public
It’s a pillar of the social web — but will it make a good investment?
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court considers jawboning
Plus: the TikTok ban slows down
Meta
How CrowdTangle predicted the future
Meta is killing off a pioneering tool for platform transparency — but the movement it kickstarted is just beginning
AI
The rise of mediocre AI
It only kind of works. It’s everywhere anyway
OpenAI
Sam Altman gets what he wants
He has his board seat back, and a new vote of confidence. Will he keep it?
TikTok
A new TikTok ban gains steam
After a year of laying low, ByteDance’s crown jewel faces a serious new threat
Google's India problem
From developer fees to chatbot criticisms, the Modi government is ratcheting up the pressure on platforms
Apple
Europe takes a bite out of Apple
The company accuses Spotify of being greedy — but fails to acknowledge how its own greed got us here
Meta
Meta's data dance with its Oversight Board
The board needs data to determine whether Meta is listening to its recommendations. It isn't always forthcoming
Google's risky new news tool
The company says it wants to free up journalists to do better work — but it might be automating more jobs away
Content Moderation
Content moderation comes to the Supreme Court
Justices seem skeptical that the Florida and Texas laws are constitutional