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Spotify had a strong third quarter, reaching 788 million monthly active users and generating nearly €5 billion (around $5.6 billion USD) in revenue. But the more interesting takeaway from its earnings call was how the company sees people listening to music in the future, and why the rise of AI agents could be good news…

Development platform Railway has confirmed that a cyberattack allowed hackers to access some customer secrets, prompting the company to urge all users to rotate their API and cloud keys amid fears of a broader breach of customer data.

Ambient AI is having a moment. Amazon launched a new wrist-worn device with Bee; a former Plaud exec launched ambient apps through a startup called Ambi, which aims to also build its own hardware; and Apple launched Voice Intelligence features during its iPhone launch in September. Now, a company called Nirva is betting on a…

Automattic, the parent company to WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and others, has begun layoffs, and insiders tell us they are bracing for more cuts to come.

Recursive, an AI startup founded last year, is starting to live up to its name. The company, which is trying to build AI that can improve itself, released its first model, Flint, on Wednesday. Flint is a free coding model that can run on a laptop and was built largely with the help of AI.

Tesla has started production of its Optimus humanoid robot at its factory in Fremont, California, in a manufacturing space once dedicated to making electric vehicles, the company announced Wednesday.

One of the main roadblocks to adopting more autonomous AI systems for companies is adequate security controls, especially after a summer of agent-led breaches. Software company ServiceNow has partnered with Nvidia to address that need by combining AI capabilities with security-first guardrails. Arc, which ServiceNow and Nvidia call “a personal long-running AI agent that can…

The automaker said it could start switching on Unsupervised Full Self-Driving on some vehicles by the second quarter of 2027.

The ruling also forces Apple to allow alternative app stores and methods of payment.

Xbox has been overhauling several of its gaming offerings in recent months as the company pivots under its new leadership. One of the upcoming changes is to cloud gaming, with plans to apply time limits of five to 15 hours for how long Game Pass subscribers can stream each month. In advance of those changes…