Updates: Your daily GeekyBriefs
Discord ‘enshittification’ worries, lots of AI startup news, Civilization VII about to get competition, and more…
Digg gets another shot at life with AI boost 🔄
Digg is being revived by its original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian,...
NVIDIA troubles, crypto laundering, new iPad, Mickey 17 reviews, and more…
🤖 Artificial intelligence
OpenAI launches $50M consortium to boost AI research and education 🤖
OpenAI has announced NextGenAI, a $50 million initiative partnering with 15 top...
Cyber truce, MWC 2025 updates, Super Mario benchmarking AI, and more…
US suspends cyber operations against Russia as Trump seeks deal 🖥️
The US has halted offensive cyber operations and planning targeting Russia, according to a...
Crypto rally, Dutch privacy concerns, indie game stolen and resold, and more…
Trump's crypto reserve announcement sends Bitcoin soaring 💹
Bitcoin surged more than 10% to nearly $95,000 after US President Donald Trump announced plans for a...
1B podcast *viewers*, big new lens, ‘you’re dying’ alerts and more
YouTube hits 1 billion monthly podcast viewers 📺
YouTube's latest milestone marks a significant shift in how people consume podcasts, with over 1 billion viewers...
New AI models, a folding iPhone 18 (?) and more…
DeepSeek Double-Timing Next-Gen R2 AI Model, Set to Shake Up the Industry 🤖
DeepSeek is expediting the launch of its R2 AI model, following the...
Nintendo Switch 2 rumours, iOS 18.4 beta, celebrity flight details leaked and more…
Anthropic Unveils Its Smartest AI Model Yet, Featuring Hybrid Reasoning 🤖
Anthropic has released its most advanced AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which combines rapid...
Alibaba to Invest $52 Billion in AI and Cloud Computing, and more…
Engadget Names Best Cameras for 2025, with Major Upgrades in Performance and Features 📸
The latest crop of cameras offers significant improvements in autofocus, video...
Bybit suffers potentially world’s largest crypto heist, and more…
Meta Horizon expands to 18 countries with $50M creator fund boost 🌐
Meta announced the expansion of its Horizon economy to 18 new countries starting...
Perplexity AI’s Deep Research uses DeepSeek R1, and more…
Perplexity AI’s Deep Research uses DeepSeek R1, as suspected
Perplexity’s recently launched Deep Research mode is built around DeepSeek R1.
Thanks to that thing called...
Samsung accidentally leaks new Galaxy A phones, and more…
Ninja Theory and Microsoft reveal Muse, an AI gameplay tool
Trained on Bleeding Edge, Muse generates gameplay ideas using GPT-4-level understanding of 3D physics.
The...