YouTube Premium Hikes Prices for Second Time Since 2023, EFF Departs X (Twitter) After Two Decades, Citing Loss of Reach and Rights Conflict, and Anthropic Considers Designing Custom AI Chips to Combat Shortages.
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Google Expands Gmail End-to-End Encryption to Mobile (Enterprise)
Google has extended end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to the Gmail apps on Android and iOS for enterprise users with Enterprise Plus licenses and specific add-ons, provided their administrators enable the feature. This functionality, utilizing client-side encryption (CSE) with keys stored outside Google, allows users to compose and read encrypted emails natively within Gmail, enhancing privacy and aiding compliance with regulations like HIPAA by encrypting messages and attachments before they leave the device. Recipients using other services can access these encrypted messages via a web browser.
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YouTube Premium Raises Subscription Prices Again
YouTube Premium is increasing its subscription prices for the second time since 2023, with the changes effective for existing subscribers in June 2026. The individual plan is rising $2 to $16/month, and the family plan is increasing $4 to $27/month. The Lite and Music Premium plans are also going up by $1 to $9 and $12 per month, respectively. Current subscribers are being notified via email about these adjustments, which follow similar price hikes from other streaming services.
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EFF Leaves X After Nearly Two Decades
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is leaving X (formerly Twitter) after nearly twenty years because the platform no longer aligns with its goals to effect change for digital rights. The EFF noted a significant reduction in the platform’s reach, with impressions dropping to less than 3% of previous levels, and criticized Elon Musk’s dismantling of the human rights team. The organization is shifting its focus to more impactful channels like Bluesky, Mastodon, and other mainstream social media sites where the audience needing their help is still present.
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Anthropic Considers Building Custom AI Chips
AI lab Anthropic is exploring the possibility of designing its own custom chips to address the shortage of AI chips, a strategy also pursued by companies like Meta and OpenAI. This consideration comes amid surging demand for its Claude AI model, which has accelerated Anthropic’s run-rate revenue past $30 billion. Currently, Anthropic uses a mix of chips, including TPUs from Google and chips from Amazon, and has recent supply deals with Google and Broadcom.
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UK Threatens Jail for Tech Executives Over Harmful Content
The UK has intensified its online safety measures by warning senior tech executives that they could face personal liability and imprisonment for failing to promptly remove non-consensual intimate images from their platforms. This new amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill escalates previous penalties of fines up to 10% of global revenue and aims to curb abuse, particularly against women and girls, and address the threat of AI-generated explicit images.
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Snap Revives AR Glasses Effort with Qualcomm Partnership
Snap’s AR-glasses subsidiary, Specs, is showing signs of revitalization through a new multi-year partnership with Qualcomm. Specs, which recently spun off and saw the departure of its SVP, will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR platforms to develop its long-in-development wearable, focusing on “on-device AI, cutting-edge graphics, and advanced multiuser digital experiences,” ahead of a planned release later this year.
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Meta Must Face Youth Addiction Lawsuit
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit alleging it deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive to young users. The decision is significant because it will test whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which typically shields internet companies, applies to claims focused on a platform’s design features (like infinite scroll and push notifications) and alleged false safety statements, rather than third-party content. Meta’s attempt to dismiss the case failed, following other recent unfavorable rulings against the company.
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Microsoft Scales Back Copilot Branding in Windows Apps
Microsoft is reducing prominent Copilot branding in Windows apps, starting with Notepad, where the Copilot menu and icon are being replaced by a “writing tools” option with a pen icon. This change, which also removes AI mentions from settings, is a response to criticism about the AI assistant’s forced integration. Windows and Devices EVP Pavan Davuluri said the company aims to be more “intentional” and remove “unnecessary Copilot entry points” from apps like Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets, with Snipping Tool already seeing changes.
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Instagram Adds Comment Editing Feature
Instagram now allows users to edit their own comments on posts within a 15-minute window, similar to the existing feature for editing direct messages. Users can access the “Edit” option below their comment to make multiple changes within the time limit. This update is one of several recent changes by Meta, including the removal of end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs and testing a subscription service called Instagram Plus for Stories features.
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