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Some users are reporting problems with Gemini.

What’s causing the issues or how widespread they are is unclear. We’ve been unable to reproduce the issue here, but DownDetector has seen a spike in reports over the past few hours. Users report that Gemini displays error messages or hangs after a prompt. We’ve reached out to Google for comment.

Hollywood Isn't Happy About the New Seedance 2.0 Video Generator

Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement.

Spotify’s CEO bragged that it’s paying its best developers not to code.

During the company’s Q4 earnings call, Gustav Söderström revealed that Spotify had fully embraced vibe coding. AI is coming for a lot of jobs, and software developer is high on the list of those in danger. Still, it’s shocking that the top devs at Spotify haven’t written any code in 2026. Per Business Insider:

The Pocket Taco is the best way to turn your phone into a Game Boy

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My uncanny AI valentines

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Anker’s USB-C cable that lets you charge two gadgets at once is 20 percent off

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What is Huawei Cloud's 2026 AI-Focused Partner Strategy?

Huawei Cloud outlines 2026 partner policies emphasizing AI, ecosystem expansion, and collaboration to drive growth in the digital economy

The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them

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Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering.

Disney accuses Bytedance’s new AI video model of infringing on its characters.

In a cease and desist letter, Disney includes examples of the new Seedance 2.0 model making videos featuring characters like Spider-Man and Darth Vader, according to Axios. “ByteDance is hijacking Disney’s characters by reproducing, distributing, and creating derivative works featuring those characters,” Disney’s attorney said.

Aided by AI, California beach town broadens hunt for bike lane blockers

Hayden AI’s cameras will scan for violations from 7 city vehicles.

Verizon imposes new roadblock on users trying to unlock paid-off phones

Verizon unlocks have 35-day waiting period after paying off device plan online.