Companies and governments are looking for tools to run AI locally in a a bid slash cloud infrastructure costs and build sovereign capability. Quadric, a…
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X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world's ire |
In Brief Posted: 5:59 AM PST · January 9, 2026 Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers…
People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’
Petter Ruddwall knows the idea of AIs becoming sentient and seeking to get high with code-based “drugs” seems “stupid.” But the Swedish creative director couldn’t…
Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardholders for paying their mortgages |
1:37 PM PST · December 14, 2025 Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages.…
Airbnb will allow US users to book stays without paying up front |
6:00 AM PDT · August 14, 2025 Airbnb has launched a new feature called “Reserve Now, Pay Later” that lets users in the U.S. reserve…
Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans |
When Meta launched its paid verification service, Meta Verified, in 2023, the tech giant promised users and businesses alike that part of the offering would…