YouTube is fundamentally redesigning its TV experience with Netflix-style shows, seasons, and 4K thumbnails. The platform now accounts for 12.6% of all US TV viewing, matching major streaming services combined. This marks YouTube’s intentional embrace of its accidental television dominance.
OpenAI has issued extensive subpoenas to at least seven nonprofits that criticized its transition to for-profit status. Legal experts suggest these demands appear designed to burden small organizations with excessive costs and paperwork amid growing controversy over the company’s tactics.
Multiple nonprofit organizations that have advocated for greater oversight of artificial intelligence companies are facing extensive legal demands from OpenAI, according to reports. Sources indicate that at least seven organizations have received subpoenas requesting detailed information about their funding sources, internal communications, and activities related to OpenAI’s controversial restructuring from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity.
A substantial Amazon Web Services disruption brought down major platforms across the United States, affecting services from Amazon’s own Alexa to popular games and AI tools. The outage, originating in the US-EAST-1 region, demonstrates the widespread reliance on cloud infrastructure. Services are gradually recovering after AWS fully mitigated the underlying DNS resolution problem.
A significant Amazon Web Services outage reportedly brought down numerous popular platforms and services for users across the United States. According to reports, the disruption affected Alexa, Fortnite, ChatGPT, and many other services that depend on AWS infrastructure. The issue first emerged shortly after midnight PDT, with the company identifying the cause several hours later.
