Anthropic could spend up to $120.5 billion on SpaceX AI compute through 2029. The deal gives Anthropic access to Nvidia GPU capacity from SpaceX’s AI infrastructure, with payments potentially reaching about $3.1 billion per month once fully deployed.

Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees as it cuts costs and reshapes its workforce around AI. Eligible workers include employees at the vice president level and below across the U.S., Canada, India, and the UK.

ChatGPT is turning routine tech support problems into media pitches. The AI is even drafting emails and “evidence dossiers,” leading reporters to get flooded with complaints about banned accounts, broken phones, and other support issues.

Major U.S. banks are blocking some third-party AI agents from accessing customer accounts. The concern is that users are handing agents their login credentials, while banks still struggle to tell legitimate AI activity from unauthorized or rogue behavior.

Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo failed JerryRigEverything’s durability test. Dust reportedly entered the hinge and prevented it from closing properly, while bend testing permanently damaged the inner display and eventually left it unresponsive.

A $500 conversion kit wants to turn Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro into a standard upgradeable PC. It reuses the aluminum chassis, fans, power button, and USB-C ports while adding support for ATX motherboards, standard PSUs, and modern GPUs.

Early iPhone Duo owners are reporting inner display cracks near the hinge after limited use. Independent testing has also raised dust-ingress concerns, though there is no confirmed failure rate or evidence yet of a widespread design defect.

A Minnesota police chief unplugged the city’s Flock cameras after the company allegedly failed to remove them following a canceled contract. Plymouth says it disabled all user accounts and repeatedly asked Flock for a removal timeline, but has not received a definitive answer.

Google updated its privacy policy so Gmail, Photos, and Drive data can be used to personalize ads when users connect that information to services like Search or Gemini.

Anthropic has officially filed for an IPO under the ticker “ANT.” The AI company reported $16.3 billion in first-half revenue, but also posted an $80.7 billion net loss as it prepares to go public.

Researchers say LG smart TVs can scan home networks and log voice-related data. LG disputes the surveillance claims, saying ambient conversations are not collected and that key tracking features require consent.

Netflix users are reportedly watching less and opening the app less often than they did a few years ago. The company tracks engagement using “qualified play days,” a metric measuring how often subscribers actually use the service, and that figure has been declining.

Microsoft is emailing some Xbox owners, telling them it may be time to trade in their consoles. The company is offering up to $375 through Best Buy to refurbish and resell older hardware, less than a year after raising Xbox console prices.

EA Sports FC 27 is getting a PEGI 16 rating in Europe because of its loot boxes and other paid random items. Previous games in the series were rated PEGI 3, but PEGI’s new rules automatically push games with paid random rewards into the 16+ category.

A newly FDA-cleared PTSD treatment reported a 68% remission rate in a clinical trial. The system uses EEG brain mapping and AI-assisted personalized magnetic stimulation, and patients also showed a 52% reduction in symptoms. Full trial results are still being prepared for public release.

Comcast lost 144,000 residential broadband customers last quarter and says some fiber competitors are charging “irrational” prices as low as $30 to $40 per month. The company is now planning significant job cuts in its cable division while expanding the use of AI agents for customer service.

A 16-year-old Broadcom flaw may leave millions of routers vulnerable to takeover over Wi-Fi. Attackers do not need the Wi-Fi password. Being within radio range can be enough to steal credentials or run code, and the fix Broadcom made years ago never reached many affected routers.

Spotify is making Family plan members scan a rotating QR code to prove they live with the account owner. Users get seven days to verify or risk being blocked from joining another Family or Duo plan for 12 months, though some people say a live screen share can bypass the check.

AI has officially made the top 10 fears in America. A Chapman University survey found 51.9% of respondents fear AI harming the political process, while 49.7% worry it could negatively impact the economy. This was the first year AI was included in the survey.

Cloudflare says exploit attempts against the newly disclosed PHP vulnerabilities surged from thousands to millions within hours. Organizations temporarily took government websites and banking services offline as they rushed to patch flaws that could let attackers take control of vulnerable servers.