The EU isn’t happy with WhatsApp’s AI fee.
The European Commission says it will order Meta to roll back its policy to only allow rival AI assistants on WhatsApp for a year if they pay an access fee, which appears to violate EU competition rules. …
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Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target
… The agency asks some similar questions about competition around AI products, including competing for customers against businesses that combine extra features or services with an AI or software product like Microsoft 365. …
Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic
… We should think like a platform company with multiple entry points and one integrated enterprise offering.” Dresser also addressed the intensifying competition between OpenAI and its longtime rival Anthropic, writing that “the market is as competitive as I have ever seen it” and that though Anthrop… …
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok
… Asked on the stand whether he knew what model distillation was, Musk said it’s to use one AI model to train another. When asked whether xAI has distilled OpenAI’s technology, Musk seemed to avoid the question, saying that “generally all the AI companies” do such a thing. …
John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players
… What sets Ace apart from the rest is that the robot, which was developed by Sony’s AI division, is the first that can hold its own against top-ranked human players and occasionally even beat them in matches that follow the official rules of the International Table Tennis Federation ITTF . …
Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy it a little slack as it continues to lag behind the competition. …
Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI
… However, OpenAI says that “This lawsuit has always been a baseless and jealous bid to derail a competitor” in a bid to boost Musk’s own SpaceX / xAI / X companies that have launched Grok as a competitor to ChatGPT. …
Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production
… The AirPods Pro 3 were announced and released in September 2025. Apple’s push into AI-infused gadgets will put it in competition with Meta, which has had success with its smart glasses and might give the company a leg up on OpenAI, which is reportedly making a phone. …
Dyson put someone else’s motor in its robot vacuum
… Additionally, he says much of the robot uses “new and already existing Dyson technologies,” including the Dyson-developed AI stain detection, 12-point hydration system for the self-cleaning wet rollers, and the “Cyclonic” bagless dock — part of the company’s first multifunction robotic dock. …