Spotify Raises Premium Prices for Third Time Since 2023, Google’s “Glic” Brings Agentic Gemini AI to Chrome for Android, and Cerebras Secures $10 Billion Deal with OpenAI for 750MW of Computing Power.
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X Tightens Grok Image Policies After California Investigation
The social media platform X is implementing new image-editing policies, including technological measures to prevent all users from editing images of real people in revealing clothing and moving Grok AI image-generation features behind a paywall. These changes come after a California investigation and public concern over Grok generating inappropriate images, and X will also geographically block the generation of images of real people in minimal attire where it is illegal, following concerns from the California Attorney General.
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Spotify Announces Another U.S. Price Increase for Premium Plans
Spotify is implementing its third US price hike for Premium plans since 2023, affecting subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia. US plan increases include: Individual from $11.99 to $12.99, Student from $5.99 to $6.99, Duo from $16.99 to $18.99, and Family from $19.99 to $21.99. Spotify justifies the change as reflecting the value delivered and enabling the company to offer the best experience and benefit artists, despite recent feature additions like AI and lossless audio.
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Google Tests Gemini AI Integration in Chrome for Android
Google is reportedly testing an integration of its Gemini AI into Chrome for Android, codenamed “Glic,” to bring agentic browser capabilities to mobile devices, similar to Microsoft’s Copilot in Edge. Found through references in Chromium source code, the feature is expected to allow users to summarize webpages or ask contextual questions, potentially via a floating button. An official announcement is anticipated soon.
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Cerebras Secures $10 Billion OpenAI Deal Through 2028
AI chipmaker Cerebras has secured a $10 billion deal with OpenAI to supply 750 megawatts of computing power through 2028. This partnership will provide OpenAI with a dedicated low-latency inference solution for real-time AI and helps Cerebras diversify its customer base away from its prior reliance on the UAE’s G42. The deal highlights Cerebras’s continued competition with rivals like Nvidia and follows the company’s decision to withdraw and then plan to re-file its initial public offering after raising $1.1 billion.
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Tesla Ends One-Time Purchase Option for Full Self-Driving
Tesla is discontinuing the one-time purchase option for its Full Self-Driving software, making it available only through a monthly subscription, as confirmed by CEO Elon Musk. This change is intended to increase FSD adoption, which currently sits at a low 12%, especially with a lower $99 monthly price, potentially helping Musk achieve a metric for his new pay package. The shift to a subscription-only model may also limit the company’s legal liability amidst lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over the software’s capabilities.
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YouTube Expands Parental Controls for Shorts and Teen Accounts
YouTube has rolled out new parental controls for accounts of children and teens, which allow parents to set a time limit (15 minutes to 2 hours) for the YouTube Shorts feed and implement custom “Bedtime” and “Take a break” reminders. These updates enhance the existing Shorts time limit feature and follow previous efforts to identify and restrict minors’ accounts using AI age estimation. An upcoming sign-up page update will also let parents manually set the age category for new accounts to ensure appropriate content, aligning with similar restriction efforts on platforms like Meta and TikTok.
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Google Trends Gets Gemini-Powered Research Tools
Google has updated the Trends Explore page with new Gemini-powered capabilities on desktop to automatically identify and compare related trending topics, significantly reducing manual research time. The update features a side panel with relevant trends, connections, and suggested prompts, alongside a refreshed design with dedicated colors and icons for term matching, an increase in the number of comparable terms, and a doubling of displayed rising queries. This enhancement is part of Google’s ongoing strategy to integrate Gemini across its major products.
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Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Removes 4.7 Million Accounts
Following Australia’s December 10th world-first ban on social media for children under 16, major platforms (Meta, Google, TikTok, Snapchat, X) swiftly deactivated about 4.7 million underage accounts within a month, exceeding estimates, according to the eSafety Commissioner. This suggests high compliance to avoid fines up to A$49.5 million ($33 million). Though most complied (Meta removed 550,000), Reddit is complying but also suing. The Commissioner noted that complete age-assurance implementation is ongoing, as some underage accounts persist.
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Digg Relaunches in Open Beta With Focus on Community Trust
Digg, the former Reddit rival, is relaunching in open beta with founders Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The platform, featuring a website and app, mirrors Reddit’s community browsing, posting, commenting, and upvoting structure. To combat toxicity, they’re using AI for advanced trust and identity verification. Users can create niche communities with public moderation logs, and the site includes a redesigned main feed and sidebar. The small team plans rapid weekly feature additions, focusing on community customization and potential third-party integrations like Letterboxd to achieve product-market fit.
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