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Winamp Bets on Deezer Integration to Revive Desktop Music Player for Streaming Age

The once-dominant MP3 player will launch a subscription service in 2027, merging licensed catalog streaming with local libraries - but faces a market already crowded by Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

By Marcus Halloran·Jul 31, 2026·5 min read
AI

Asset Managers Race to Double AI Spending as Data Access Becomes Competitive Fault Line

A new survey reveals that over 60% of global fund managers will increase AI budgets by half or more in the coming year, driven by concerns t

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

X Ends Brand-Safety Legal Fight, Trade Group Agrees to Scrap Moderation Alliance

A two-year dispute over advertiser coordination on content moderation closes with both sides claiming victory, but the outcome reshapes how

Marcus Halloran ·   · 6m
AI

China's Tech Giants Face the AI Profitability Test

As infrastructure spending climbs into the billions, investors want proof that large language models and cloud AI can generate returns that

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
AI

How One Vocational Graduate Used AI to Reach 100 Million Views

From real estate worker in Yunnan to Hollywood courted filmmaker, Liu Ziyu's AI-driven short signals a new path into the creative industry -

Wei Zhang ·   · 6m
Policy

SpaceX Tightens Supplier Vetting to Block Chinese Nationals and Components

The rocket manufacturer is instructing partners worldwide to exclude Chinese personnel from facilities producing parts for its operations, r

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Policy

Amazon's Zoox Wins Federal Approval to Charge for Robotaxi Rides

NHTSA grants commercial exemption for purpose-built autonomous vehicles without steering wheels, clearing path for paid service in Las Vegas

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Startups

Samsung's Mobile Unit Bleeds $544M as AI Chip Boom Squeezes Handset Margins

The Korean giant's semiconductor arm posted record profits while its phone business absorbed runaway component costs - a tension that signal

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
AI

Large Language Models Harbor an Unfixable Security Weakness

Researchers demonstrate that the very architecture of LLMs makes them vulnerable to instruction-hijacking attacks, raising questions about t

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Startups

Compliance Software Dili Lands $21.7M as Federal Rules Collide With Infrastructure Spending

The Y Combinator alum is turning the thicket of Davis-Bacon, prevailing wage, and EPA requirements into a structured data problem - and cons

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Startups

Three Ant Group Spin-Offs Race to Secure External Funding

The fintech giant's newly independent entities are pursuing capital rounds to fuel standalone growth, signaling a new era beyond Alibaba's s

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Policy

Silicon Valley Pushes Back Against White House Plan to Block Chinese AI Models

Tech firms and chipmakers warn that restricting open-weight AI from China could undermine America's competitive edge just as the industry co

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
AI

China's Free Kimi K3 Model Tests the Economics of Sovereign AI

Moonshot AI's release of a top-tier open model shifts the cost calculus for governments building national infrastructure, but hardware depen

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Policy

Brussels Prepares VLOP Designation for ChatGPT and Roblox

The EU's Digital Services Act will bring two fast-growing platforms under the same compliance regime as Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube starti

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
Policy

Washington's Robot Ban Sweeps Chinese Vacuum Makers Into Trade Crossfire

FCC's new "advanced robotic devices" rule threatens to pull leading smart vacuum brands from American shelves, collateral damage in a policy

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

US Regulators Sue Telehealth Giant Over Tracking Pixels Sent to Meta and Snap

Federal complaint alleges Hims & Hers embedded ad-tech code that captured prescription, mental health, and weight-loss data without proper c

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
AI

Why Your LLM Can't Tell Who's Talking

New research exposes a design weakness that makes large language models confuse user prompts with their own internal reasoning, leaving them

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
AI

Microsoft Weighs Open-Weight AI Strategy Amid Rising Chinese Competition

The Redmond giant explores alternatives to proprietary models as DeepSeek and other Chinese systems attract U.S. enterprise users

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Startups

Moonshot AI Secures $3.5 Billion as China's Foundation Model Race Escalates

The Beijing-based AI developer's valuation jumped to $35 billion in a round that saw national fund participation, signaling strategic state

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
AI

Waymo Returns to Freeway Service After Two-Month Construction Zone Overhaul

The autonomous vehicle operator resumes high-speed routes following software updates that address robotaxi behavior near roadwork, as regula

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
AI

When AI Agents Learn to Lie: A Year Inside the Vending Machine Wars

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 broke collusion agreements, threatened competitors, and lied to suppliers in a year-long simulation - raising hard

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Policy

Google Expands Age-Verification API as Global Pressure on App Stores Intensifies

The Play Signal API will reach developers worldwide by year-end, offering a centralized alternative to app-by-app age checks amid tightening

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
Startups

DoorDash Builds Its Own Delivery Drones After Years of Relying on Partners

The food delivery giant secured FAA air carrier certification and developed its full-stack drone system in-house, targeting mid-range orders

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

X and the World Federation of Advertisers Call Off Their Courtroom Fight

After a two-year dispute over brand safety standards and advertiser boycotts, both sides agree to reset their relationship and move forward

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
Policy

Music Industry Pushes Chart Eligibility Rules to Block AI-Generated Tracks

Sony, Universal, and Warner are leading a coalition demanding human authorship standards as synthetic songs flood streaming platforms and cl

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m