ChatGPT's age prediction feature aims to protect young users, while Elon Musk reveals Tesla's Dojo3 will focus on space-based AI compute; Serve Robotics acquires a hospital assistant robot company, and investors pour funding into "physical AI" with **Ethernovia's $90M raise and a massive $480M seed round for 'human-centric' AI startup Humans&**.
The year's first potential tech IPO is Ethos, while Luminar's founder agrees to a subpoena in a bankruptcy case, and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns of rising prices due to tariffs; Sony transfers control of its Bravia TVs to TCL, **retail startup Another secures $2.5M for inventory solutions, Grubhub acquires Claim, Eat App expands into India, Emergent triples its valuation** with a $70M fundraise, and Everstone combines Wingify and ABTasty to create a $100M+ digital experience platform.
Meta faces an FTC appeal over its monopoly case, Verizon introduces new phone unlocking requirements, the Trump administration admits potential misuse of Social Security data by DOGE, and UStrive suffers a security lapse exposing user data, including children's; the EU sees an alternative app store shut down due to Apple's terms, and Meta's Oversight Board examines permanent account bans.
The Webb telescope delivers stunning clarity of a planetary nebula, while the CDC issues a warning regarding flesh-eating flies in Mexico, and a study reveals macaque facial gestures are more than just a reflex; OSHA fines SpaceX over a crane collapse at Starbase, and Haven-1, the first commercial space station, is now undergoing assembly.
Google temporarily disables YouTube's advanced captions, X open sources its algorithm amid transparency fines and Grok controversies, and Netflix offers an all-cash deal for Warner Bros. to counter a Paramount takeover, later revising its offer; ICE becomes a most-blocked account on Bluesky after verification, and Netflix introduces a new live voting feature.