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Luma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-focused Wonder Project
AI video generation startup Luma has launched Innovative Dreams, a production company built in partnership with Wonder Project, a streaming service that produces religious films and TV on Amazon Prime. The tie-up’s first show will be called “The Old Stories: Moses,” starring British actor Ben Kingsley and set to launch this spring on Prime Video.
Google Launches AI-powered Desktop Search App for Windows
Tetouan – Google has launched a desktop version of its search application for Windows, expanding access to its AI-powered tools beyond the browser and into the core of the user’s workflow. Now available globally in English, the new Google app for desktop integrates the company’s search capabilities directly into the operating system. At the center of the experience is AI Mode, which allows users to ask questions in natural language and receive contextual answers supported by links to external s...
‘First of its kind’ flying taxi station completed in Dubai
Dubai has completed its first flying taxi station, with commercial operations expected to begin by the end of the year, authorities in the Gulf emirate announced on Thursday. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, crown prince of Dubai and United Arab Emirates deputy prime minister, visited Dubai’s “first purpose-built electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Air Taxi Station”, the emirate’s media office said in a statement. The facility, described by the emirate’s authorities as the “first of its...
Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board
Reed Hastings, the co-founder and chairman Netflix, is leaving the company’s board when his term expires this summer. Hastings is stepping aside to focus on “philanthropy and other pursuits,” the company said in a letter to shareholders. The departure was revealed in the company’s first-quarter earnings report published Thursday. Hastings will officially leave the board when his term is up in June, according to the filing.
SpaceX Moves Up Vesting Schedule for Employee Shares Before IPO
SpaceX has moved up a scheduled vesting date for shares awarded to employees to as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, ahead of an IPO targeted to value the company at more than $2 trillion.
Reese Witherspoon Doubles Down on Telling Women to Learn AI: Jobs We Hold Are ‘Three Times More Likely to Be Automated By AI’
Reese Witherspoon is again advising her followers that there’s no time like the present to start learning about and using artificial intelligence in their daily lives and workplaces. “The Morning Show” star posted on Instagram Wednesday doubling down on earlier remarks that women need to become familiar with AI tools. Well…I’ve decided it’s TIME,” she […]
Co-founder Reed Hastings to step down from Netflix board
Chair’s decision to not seek re-election in June ‘not as a result of any disagreement’, company says in SEC filingNetflix chair Reed Hastings is leaving the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago as the company regains its footing after it lost its $72bn deal for Warner Bros Discovery.In a letter to investors released on Thursday, Netflix said Hastings will not stand for re-election at its annual meeting in June and plans to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits. Continue reading...
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to step down as chairman
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to step down as chairman9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleArchie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe co-founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, is leaving the company, stepping down as chairman of the streaming platform in June. Hastings set up Netflix in 1997 with Marc Randolph, offering DVD film rentals to customers by post. Randolph, who served as its first chief executive, stepped down in 2003. "Netflix changed my life in so many ways, and...
Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report
AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to nab its third funding round since launching just seven months ago, according to Bloomberg. This latest round — which aims to raise around $180 million to $200 million — would value the company at about $2 billion. The company announced a $200 million Series A in January and a $100 million seed round in September, when it first launched. Investors in the company include Tiger Global Management, Xora Innovation, and Premji Invest.
NADRA launches mobile biometric verification for Punjab arms licences
PakistanNADRA launches mobile biometric verification for Punjab arms licencesBy Web Desk-Apr 17, 2026ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) of Pakistan has introduced a new facility allowing citizens to complete biometric verification for Punjab arms licences through a mobile application. According to a NADRA spokesperson, citizen seeking an armed license can now submit their requests through the Punjab Arms Licence website https://Pal.nadra.gov.pk and complete biometric...
Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught
Physical Intelligence, the two-year-old, San Francisco-based robotics startup that has quietly become one of the most closely watched AI companies in the Bay Area, published new research Thursday showing that its latest model can direct robots to perform tasks they were never explicitly trained on — a capability the company’s own researchers say caught them off guard. The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought go...
Ukraine and Netherlands team up to produce drones
On January 30, the leaders of the new ruling coalition of the Netherlands presented a coalition agreement, which says that the new cabinet plans to send 3 billion euros annually to support Ukraine over the next three years, and seeks to increase military spending to the NATO target of 3.5% of GDP
Meta employee accused of accessing private images
When you upload a photo to Facebook, you expect it to stay private unless you decide otherwise. That expectation just took a hit after a former employee of Meta was accused of accessing thousands of private images.According to details confirmed by the company, the London-based employee allegedly created a program to bypass internal safeguards. Investigators say this may have allowed access to about 30,000 private Facebook images that were not meant to be viewed.The individual is now under crimin...
OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop
There is currently a low-grade war between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can release the most convenient and powerful AI-coding tools and, so far, Anthropic seems to be winning. Claude Code has been dubbed the tool of choice for many businesses, as TechCrunch reported last week, but OpenAI isn’t giving up yet. This week, OpenAI announced a revamp of Codex, its own automated tool, with a variety of new updates designed to give it significantly expanded powers.
European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks
A coalition of global law enforcement agencies have sent emails to more than 75,000 alleged cybercriminals who paid for a service to launch cyberattacks that can knock websites offline. On Thursday, Europol announced the coordinated operation against several distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) for-hire services, which allow criminals to launch cyberattacks without needing to have any hacking skills, nor the need to run their own infrastructure.
Altman attack suspect suggested ‘Luigi’ing some tech CEOs’ in online chat
The suspect accused of attempting to murder OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed interest in “Luigi’ing” technology leaders in an online chat late last year, seemingly referring to Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing United Health CEO Brian Thompson.  A team member of the podcast “The Last Invention” first made contact with the suspect, Daniel…
Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product
Mike Krieger, Anthropic’s chief product officer, resigned from the board of interface design company Figma on April 14. His departure was disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by the publicly traded $10 billion company the same day that the Information reported Anthropic’s next model, Opus 4.7, will include design tools that could compete with Figma’s primary offering.
"Arc de Trump" receives preliminary design approval from arts commission
Politics "Arc de Trump" receives preliminary design approval from arts commission By Arden Farhi Arden Farhi Washington bureau managing editor Arden Farhi is the managing editor for CBS News' Washington bureau. He has covered several presidential campaigns and the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. His executive producer credits include "The Takeout with Major Garrett" and the CBS News original podcast "Agent of Betrayal," and his work has been recognized with two Emmy Awards, a DuPont Awar...
OFPPT Says Data of 100,000 MyWay Users Leaked, No System Breach Detected
Tetouan – Morocco’s Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion, OFPPT, has disclosed a data leak involving approximately 100,000 users of its career guidance platform “MyWay,” while stressing that its core information systems were not breached. OFPPT says the incident was limited in scope and likely linked to the misuse of a compromised account rather than a direct cyberattack on its systems. In a statement issued following the incident, which was detected on April 12, the agency sai...
‘Jackass 5’ Cracks Up CinemaCon as Trailer Debuts Steve-O’s Robot Prostate Exam, Penis Shock Collars and the Last ‘Jackass’ Movie the ‘World Will Ever See’
The “Jackass” crew is taking one last painful bow with their new movie this summer, titled “Jackass: Best and Last.” Paramount showed off the first trailer at the cringe-inducing stunt series’ fifth and final entry at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners held in Las Vegas. It will hit theaters on June 26. […]