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What’s happening:
🧮 Anthropic brings Claude to Excel
🚗 Tesla removes Autopilot from new cars
🛑 Meta pauses teen access to AI characters
🚨 TikTok USA appears broken after ownership change
🔊 Apple’s new AirTag is louder and works at longer distances
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Hand-picked news:
🧮 Anthropic brings Claude to Excel ↗️LINK
Anthropic has launched Claude in Excel for Pro subscribers, letting users ask questions about any cell, test scenarios without breaking formulas, and debug spreadsheet errors with clear, cell-level citations.
The integration places Claude directly inside Excel, making it easier to explore data, verify logic, and understand complex spreadsheets without manually tracing formulas.
Anthropic also upgraded Claude Code by replacing its old Todos feature with a new Tasks system, giving Claude better infrastructure to manage and complete complex, multi-step projects more efficiently.
🚗 Tesla removes Autopilot from new cars ↗️LINK
Tesla helped popularize features like over-the-air updates, touchscreen-only dashboards, and hands-free driver assists, but starting February 14, new buyers who want steering assistance will need to subscribe to Full Self-Driving for $99 per month instead of paying a one-time fee.
The shift comes amid regulatory and legal pressure, including wrongful death lawsuits and a California ruling that Tesla misled customers by implying its cars could drive themselves, putting Tesla’s ability to sell cars in its largest U.S. market at risk.
The move reflects a broader industry push toward recurring revenue, as automakers experiment with subscriptions to offset shrinking margins, declining sales, and the loss of easy profit boosters like emissions credits.
🛑 Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ↗️LINK
Meta is pausing teens’ access to AI characters across all its apps worldwide, saying it plans to relaunch them later with a newer version that includes stronger, built-in parental controls and age-appropriate responses.
The decision comes amid growing legal and regulatory pressure, including an upcoming New Mexico trial accusing Meta of failing to protect children, and broader scrutiny over social media’s impact on teen mental health.
When AI characters return, Meta says they will limit topics to areas like education, sports, and hobbies, reflecting a wider industry trend as tech companies tighten teen safety rules around AI features.
🚨 TikTok USA appears broken after ownership change ↗️LINK
TikTok has experienced widespread outages in the U.S. following the completion of its ownership transition, with users reporting login failures, stuck uploads, missing comments, an unpersonalized For You Page, and errors across features like CapCut.
Many videos uploaded from U.S. accounts remain “under review” indefinitely or are invisible to U.S. viewers, while the same accounts appear normal when accessed from outside the country, suggesting a region-specific breakdown.
The disruption comes just after TikTok’s U.S. operations were taken over by a new investment consortium, fueling speculation about moderation and algorithm changes, though the company has not confirmed the cause or commented on the issues.
🔊 Apple’s new AirTag is louder and works at longer distances ↗️LINK
Apple has introduced a new AirTag with a longer Bluetooth range, a speaker that’s 50% louder, and improved Precision Finding powered by its second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, extending finding distance by up to 50% compared to the previous model.
Precision Finding now delivers haptic, visual, and audio guidance and is accessible on newer Apple Watch models, while the louder speaker lets users hear the AirTag from up to twice as far away.
Pricing remains unchanged at $29 for one AirTag or $99 for a four-pack, as Apple continues to dominate the tracker market with an estimated 70% share despite competition from brands like Tile and Chipolo.
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Do you think removing Autopilot by default will make Tesla less attractive to new buyers?
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Yesterday’s Poll Result:
Do you think encryption is still meaningful if a company can access recovery keys stored in the cloud?
A) Yes, under strict legal control - 17%
B) No, it defeats the purpose - 83% 🏆

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