DuckDuckGo saw a significant spike in US app installs after Google unveiled a sweeping AI-focused search overhaul at its I/O conference.
By Alex Rowland Mozilla is introducing new AI controls with Firefox 148, set to launch on February 24. The update will allow users to manage all generative AI features in the browser from a single place—or disable them entirely—Mozilla wrote in a company blog post.
By Daniel Mercer The U.S. government is launching “Project Vault” to shield American companies from supply shortages of rare earths and other critical minerals.
By Chris Borden The viral Reddit-style forum for AI agents, Moltbook, was hacked in “less than three minutes,” exposing 35,000 email addresses, thousands of private conversations, and 1.5 million authentication tokens, according to cybersecurity firm Wiz.
By Chris Borden Elon Musk is merging his space and AI companies into a giant valued at $1.25 trillion. The official rationale: only space can provide the scale artificial intelligence ultimately requires. The economic motivations, however, appear to be just as significant.
By Chris Borden OpenAI has released a standalone macOS app for its coding assistant Codex, positioning it as a dedicated “control center” where developers can direct multiple AI agents at once.
By Chris Borden Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX has acquired his other AI startup, xAI, creating what is now the most valuable private company in the world.
By Chris Borden Adobe Firefly is now offering unlimited image and video generation for subscribers. Users can work without restrictions across multiple AI models, including Google Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image Generation, Runway Gen-4 Image, and Adobe’s own Firefly models. The offer applies to Firefly Pro, Premium, and plans with 4,000, 7,000, and 50,000 credits. The sign-up deadline is March 16.
By Chris Borden OpenAI has introduced the Codex app for macOS, a new tool that allows developers to control multiple AI agents simultaneously and run tasks in parallel. According to OpenAI, Codex is designed to be simpler and more accessible than a traditional terminal, targeting a broader audience beyond advanced developers.
By Chris Borden India has offered foreign cloud service providers zero taxes until 2047 on services sold outside the country, provided that all workloads are executed from Indian data centers.
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