PayPal has integrated direct checkout capabilities into Perplexity’s AI chatbot, allowing purchases from major retailers without leaving the chat. The system uses PayPal’s existing payment protection infrastructure. But with AI still prone to errors, is this really the future of shopping?
Warner Music Group has settled its copyright lawsuit against AI music startup Suno and entered into a partnership that includes selling concert platform Songkick. The deal gives WMG artists control over AI usage and will lead to licensed AI music models launching next year. This follows last week’s
Italian indie studio Santa Ragione, known for Saturnalia and Mediterranea Inferno, faces potential closure after Steam permanently banned their upcoming horror game Horses. The ban stems from Valve’s interpretation of an unfinished scene involving a man, his daughter, and a naked adult woman. With S
GPU-as-a-service providers are caught between commoditization and competing with their biggest customers. CoreWeave’s Q2 results show explosive growth but also massive losses and heavy customer concentration. The path forward requires careful strategic navigation.
RealPage has settled with the DOJ over allegations its software helped landlords coordinate rent increases. The company must now redesign its algorithms and stop collecting sensitive competitor data that allegedly drove up rental prices nationwide.
Microsoft is previewing Default Game Profiles for ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handhelds, automatically balancing FPS and power consumption across 40 games. The system extends battery life while maintaining performance, with Hollow Knight: Silksong gaining nearly an hour of extra runtime. Early next yea
Microsoft is tackling File Explorer’s sluggish performance by preloading it in the background on Windows Insider builds. The approach sidesteps actual optimization of the bloated application. Users can disable the experimental feature in Folder Options.
Global technology solution provider Presidio has acquired Achieve One to expand its mid-Atlantic market reach. The deal brings 35+ employees and strengthens Presidio’s presence in the DMV region. This marks Presidio’s third acquisition in just two months.
Anthropic has dramatically reduced pricing for its flagship Claude Opus 4.5 model by 67%, bringing input tokens to $5 per million and output tokens to $25 per million. The move comes amid rapid-fire releases from competitors Google and OpenAI, reshaping the enterprise AI landscape.
A sophisticated macOS malware campaign is bypassing user protections with fake Chrome permission prompts and a persistent Go backdoor. The FlexibleFerret operation steals credentials through Dropbox and maintains long-term access to compromised systems.
