
AI is now deeply personal—mining your photos, email, and even health data. Meanwhile, tech giants are quietly making deals and politicians are finally catching up. This roundup uncovers how power and privacy are clashing at the heart of tech's latest advances.

AI’s big promises face some humbling reality checks this week. Streaming services quietly pull features, new laws blur state and federal lines, and the latest productivity stats show AI is useful, but rarely transformative—at least for now.