Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations ↗
Anthropic has introduced a new memory search feature for its Claude chatbot, allowing users to recall and summarize past conversations on demand. Available now in Max, Team, and Enterprise tiers (with other plans coming soon), the tool works across web, desktop, and mobile and keeps projects separate. Unlike persistent memory systems, Claude retrieves chat history only when asked, as Anthropic and OpenAI continue their competition in AI innovation.
Meta makes conservative activist an AI bias advisor following lawsuit ↗
Meta has tapped conservative activist Robby Starbuck—fresh off a lawsuit over its AI chatbot falsely linking him to the Jan. 6 riot—to advise on ideological and political bias. Starbuck, known for pressuring firms to ditch DEI programs, says his input could shape industry-wide election fairness. The settlement follows a Trump executive order targeting “woke” AI and comes amid Meta’s broader legal payouts, including a $25 million settlement with former President Trump.
Reddit will block the Internet Archive ↗
Reddit is blocking the Wayback Machine from crawling post detail pages, comments, and profiles, citing AI companies that scraped its data via the archive in violation of platform policies. Starting today, only the Reddit homepage will be archived. Reddit says it informed the Internet Archive in advance and will lift restrictions if IA enforces privacy and content-deletion rules. This move follows recent API changes and paid data deals with Google and OpenAI, plus a lawsuit against Anthropic for excessive bot access.
GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation ↗
Microsoft is folding GitHub into its new CoreAI division after CEO Thomas Dohmke resigned to become a startup founder. Following its separate run since the $7.5 billion acquisition, GitHub will no longer operate independently, and no CEO will replace Dohmke. The move places GitHub under former Meta exec Jay Parikh’s AI-focused team—aiming to build an “agent factory” platform. Dohmke will stay through 2025 to guide the transition.
The best smart rings for tracking sleep and health ↗
In 2025, smart rings carve a niche as discreet health trackers. The Oura Ring 4 reigns supreme with a slimmer titanium design, better battery, and refined sensors—though you’ll need its $6/month subscription to unlock all features. If you balk at fees, Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, Ultrahuman Ring Air, and budget-friendly RingConn Gen 2 Air deliver solid hardware without monthly dues. Whether you’re a wellness-oriented sleeper or a casual athlete, there’s a smart ring for you.
US demands cut of Nvidia sales in order to ship AI chips to China ↗
President Trump’s administration has struck an unusual deal with Nvidia and AMD: they’ll pay a 15% cut of AI chip sales to China back to the US. Licenses cover stripped-down GPUs like Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308, potentially generating $2 billion a year for the Treasury. The move follows Trump’s hard line on semiconductors—from threats of 100% tariffs to public demands on tech CEOs—and underscores his growing role in major business deals under the guise of national security.
Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’ ↗
Elon Musk has confirmed Tesla is disbanding its Dojo AI training supercomputer team, calling Dojo 2 “an evolutionary dead end.” Instead, Tesla will focus on its AI5 and AI6 chips, built by TSMC and Samsung, for both inference and training workloads. By packing multiple AI5/6 systems-on-chip onto single boards, Tesla says it can simplify network complexity and cut costs. The move halts development of the in-house D2 chip and leaves the future of its $500M Buffalo Dojo facility uncertain.
Notion CEO Ivan Zhao wants you to demand better from your tools ↗
In this Decoder podcast episode, Casey Newton chats with Notion CEO Ivan Zhao about Notion’s journey from a basic note-taking app to an all-in-one “LEGO for software” productivity suite. Zhao highlights its database-driven workflows, design-first ethos, and profitable growth without new funding. He explains how early GPT-4 access fueled Notion’s fast AI features—from meeting transcriptions to configurable “AI teammates”—and envisions a future where AI agents streamline repetitive knowledge work for teams.
Nvidia, AMD may sell high-end AI chips to China if they pay US a cut ↗
Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of their revenue from high-end AI chip sales in China to the U.S. government in exchange for export licenses. The move follows last year’s restrictions and pauses under the Trump and Biden administrations, a U.S. data-center investment pledge and rare-earth element trade talks. National security experts have voiced concerns.
Apple’s new Siri may allow users to operate apps just using voice ↗
Apple is quietly testing an upgraded Siri that can perform tasks across multiple apps using voice commands. Leveraging a new App Intents framework in iOS 26, users could ask Siri to find, edit, and share photos, post on social networks, or log into services. Early partners include Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp. A broader rollout is expected by spring 2026.