Joshua Aaron, developer of the ICEBlock app, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government. He claims the DOJ pressured Apple to remove his app from the iOS App Store, violating his free speech. Apple cited guidelines against content that could harm a targeted group.
A new venture fund is launching to tackle Europe’s healthcare crisis with tech. Catalpa Ventures has closed €30 million to invest in early-stage HealthTech startups, with its first bet on a heart failure telemedicine platform.
House Democrats are launching a new commission on artificial intelligence to build policy expertise. This comes as AI companies ramp up their Washington presence with major lobbying and a $100 million+ super PAC for the 2026 midterms.
Goichi “Suda51” Suda has explicitly stated that Grasshopper Manufacture’s upcoming game, Romeo is a Dead Man, contains no AI-generated material. The ultra-violent shooter is slated for release on February 11, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with a potential Switch 2 version being explored.
The AI agent workforce is here, handling tasks from marketing to logistics. Managing these digital coworkers requires a completely new set of skills focused on strategy, ethics, and human empathy.
NVIDIA has a path to resume H200 chip sales in China under a new Trump-era export framework. The catch? A quarter of all revenue from those sales goes directly to the U.S. Treasury. It’s a creative, but highly unusual, workaround to strict tech controls.
OpenAI’s first enterprise report, based on 9,000 workers, claims AI improves speed and quality for 75% of them. But recent studies from MIT and Stanford inject heavy skepticism, warning of unmeasurable returns and AI-generated “workslop.”
For decades, a college degree was a near-guarantee of easier employment. New data from June and July shows that trend has inverted, with high school graduates finding jobs faster. It’s a sign the job market’s fundamentals are changing.
Horizon Quantum Computing has announced Beryllium, a new high-level programming language for quantum computers. It’s designed to let developers focus on information structure instead of low-level qubit management.
Keysight Technologies has unveiled its latest handheld analyzer designed for the field. The new D-Series promises to capture every signal event without gaps, even in congested spectrum. It’s a tool built for the converging challenges of 5G, radar, and future 6G networks.
