Slack platform down as users report service outage

Workplace communications platform Slack experienced an outage Wednesday morning as thousands of users reported they were unable to use the service.

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Slack outage takes down widely used messaging app

Slack platform outage left users unable to use the collaboration messaging app, throwing a wrench in the work day.
CBS News - 1h
Segwise launches Creative Analytics AI Agent on its user acquisition platform

Segwise announced the launch of its new AI agent, which helps track the performance of ads for mobile games and apps.
VentureBeat - 2d
ESPN plans to add user-generated content to upcoming 'flagship' streaming service

ESPN plans to add user-generated content features in its upcoming streaming application, which will cost either $25 or $30 per month, sources say.
CNBC - 6d
AppLovin shares dive after short sellers’ reports on mobile ad platform

Pair of research firms accuses Silicon Valley company of exaggerating AI capability and inflating network size
Financial Times - 2h
Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down, With Dauntless Going Offline Soon

Dauntless , the free-to-play Monster Hunter-like from developer Phoenix Labs, will shut down May 29. In a short and to-the-point statement from the official Dauntless X account , it was made ...
GameSpot - 2d
US Marshals Service deputizes Musk's security team: reports

The U.S. Marshals Service has deputized some of tech billionaire Elon Musk's private security detail, giving them specific rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, multiple outlets ...
The Hill - 5d
Rob Gronkowski shoots down report of NFL comeback: 'No football' in former Patriots star's future

Gronk hasn't taken an NFL field since 2021
CBS Sports - 6h
Power outage leaves most of Chile in darkness for hours

A sweeping power blackout left most of Chile in darkness for several hours
ABC News - 19h
Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Country

Most residents had power restored by midnight but the situation remained unstable. President Gabriel Boric blamed power companies for not acting faster.
The New York Times - 9h
John Gaeta’s Escape.ai creates platform for emerging entertainment

Escape.ai debuted the beta of its Neo Cinema content distribution platform and creator marketplace to spur emerging forms of entertainment.
VentureBeat - 10h
Will a ‘user fee’ on US Treasuries actually work?

Taking another look at the mooted Mar-a-Lago Accord
Financial Times - 1d
Slack Imagines a Future Workplace Where You Chat More With AIs Than With Your Colleagues

We’re all used to digital forums for workplace discussions—but what if some of your chatty coworkers were really AIs, not real people?
Inc. - 4h
Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign Language

Nvidia has unveiled a new AI platform for teaching people how to use American Sign Language to help bridge communication gaps. The Signs platform is creating a validated dataset for sign language ...
VentureBeat - 6d
Prompt AI’s Seemour launches visual intelligence platform for the home

Prompt AI, a smart home and visual intelligence research and technology company, has launched Seemour, a visual intelligence platform.
VentureBeat - 1d
‘Build trust going forward’: Democratic congressman pitches centrist party platform

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), chair of the New Democrat Coalition, joins Meet the Press NOW to outline a moderate vision for the Democratic Party, including initiatives to reduce the national debt ...
NBC News - 1h
OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence

OpenAI now has 400 million weekly active users, up from 300 million in early December, OpenAI’s chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, tells CNBC.
CNBC - 6d
OpenAI’s ChatGPT explodes to 400M weekly users, with GPT-5 on the way

OpenAI's ChatGPT reaches 400M weekly users and doubles enterprise adoption to 2M+ users, signaling major AI shift as company prepares GPT-5 launch amid growing competition from DeepSeek and xAI.
VentureBeat - 6d
Flat owners 'seething' at £8.8k a year service fee

Flat owners at an Manchester apartment block rail against a 249% service charge increase from April.
BBC News - 5d
Trump 'thinking about' absorbing Postal Service into administration

President Trump said Friday he was considering merging the U.S. Postal Service into his administration, calling the agency a “tremendous loser” of money. “We want to have a post office that works ...
The Hill - 5d
The Postal Service’s History Amid Trump’s Threats to Change It

Trump has mused about privatizing the postal service.
Inc. - 4d
Democrats introduce bill to protect transgender service members

A group of Democrats have introduced a bill to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military following President Trump's January executive order to dismantle such programming. The ...
The Hill - 1d
Forest Service employees react to widespread layoffs

Forest Service employees are reacting to the Trump administration cuts that are leading to widespread layoffs of many working around America's national parks. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
CBS News - 1d
Sean Curran, "the unknown" leading the Secret Service

U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran discusses his unusual path to the agency's top job, telling CBS News, "I'm the unknown."
CBS News - 23h
Secret Service director recounts Trump assassination attempt

U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran was with President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, during the July 2024 assassination attempt at a political rally. He opened up about that experience in an ...
CBS News - 23h
Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset trading

Unit Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling tradING of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million.
VentureBeat - 6d
Acid Labs raises $8M to build viral Web3 games on social chat platforms

Acid Labs has raised $8 million in funding for its instant social games on messaging platforms.
VentureBeat - 2d
Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.
Wired - 6d
Steve Smith infidelity accusation goes viral as X user claims former NFL player had affair with his wife

Steve Smith had an interesting Saturday.
Yahoo Sports - 3d
Apple says a bug caused iPhone voice-to-text feature to write 'Trump' when a user says 'racist'

Apple said it is working on repairing a glitch after some iPhone users noticed that speaking the word “racist” into the voice-to-text feature causes it to write “Trump” before quickly switching to ...
NBC News - 1d
OpenAI expands Deep Research access to Plus users, heating up AI agent wars with DeepSeek and Claude

OpenAI expands Deep Research AI agent to ChatGPT users, intensifying competition with DeepSeek and Anthropic.
VentureBeat - 23h
Spurs shutting down Wembanyama for season

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the season with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.
ESPN - 5d
Why are all my cryptos down?

Stablecoin nationalism meets attention-economy fatigue
Financial Times - 1d
Breaking down the state of education in the U.S.

Two major reports released in the past month show the nation's fourth and eighth graders overall have declined in math and reading since 2019. But, surprisingly adults aren't doing much better. Nat ...
CBS News - 21h
Musk's private security detail deputized by U.S. Marshals Service, sources say

The U.S. Marshals Service routinely deputizes police. However, the move to deputize private security officers, who are not sworn law enforcement officials, is considered unorthodox
CBS News - 5d
Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order

iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user data
Financial Times - 5d
Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech

President orders probes into levies imposed by EU, UK and Turkey on US companies
Financial Times - 4d
Postal Service braces for potential takeover by Trump's Commerce Department

President Donald Trump said Friday that his new commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, “will be looking” at the U.S. Postal Service.
NBC News - 4d
Oversight Democrats warn Trump on plans to 'dismantle' Postal Service

Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee on Saturday urged President Trump to abandon plans to reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) after he said he was considering a “merger” for the ...
The Hill - 4d
Clint Hill: "Secret Service Agent Number 9" | 60 Minutes Archive

In 1975, 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace spoke with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped onto JFK's limousine after the president was shot. Hill, who was forced to retire early because he ...
CBS News - 1d