Daily Tech Headlines

Meta set to make MetaAI a stand-alone app, Microsoft is retiring Skype after 23 years, and Sora is now available in Europe. Link to Show Notes

Instagram ponders spinning Reels out into its own app, AWS unveils Ocelot, its first quantum-computing chip, and Meta fixed a glitch that flooded users’ Reels feeds with violent content.Link to Show Notes

Framework announces new desktop model, Warner Bros Games scraps Wonder Woman project, DeepSeek R2 to arrive before May? Show Notes

Microsoft is testing a free, ad-supported version of Office for Windows, Google launched a free version of its AI code completion and assistance tool, and Adobe launched a new Photoshop app for iPhones.Link to Show Notes

Alibaba announces new cloud computing investment, Google plans to replace SMS authentication with QR codes, Prosus plans to acquire Just Eat for $4.3 billion. Show Notes

Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection encryption feature in the UK, OpenAI is expanding the rollout of Operator AI Agent to other countries, and DeepSeek announced plans to open-source parts of its online services’ code.Link to Show Notes

Microsoft claims a major breakthrough in quantum computing, Amazon is shutting down its Android app store, and Google is removing Gemini from the standard Google App in iOS.Link to Show Notes

HP acquires AI startup Humane, Niantic looks to sell gaming division, Crunchbase pivots to a prediction engine model. Show Notes

xAI Introduce Grok-3, Google uses digital fingerprinting to track all your devices, and The New York Times has approved the use of AI for both its product and editorial teams.Link to Show Notes