Anthropic Debuts Claude AI Agent Built for Chrome
Anthropic announced Tuesday that it is launching a research preview of its new browser-based AI agent, Claude for Chrome. The test rollout will be available to 1,000 subscribers on the…
HSBC Restores Services After App and Online Banking Outage
HSBC says it has resolved an issue that left customers in the UK unable to access its online banking services or mobile app on Wednesday. The disruption began at around…
Google Risks Losing $26B Search Deals, But Analysts See Boost for AI Push
A federal judge is expected to issue a decision soon that could reshape one of Silicon Valley’s most profitable arrangements: Google’s default search contracts. These deals generate over $26 billion…
Coinbase CEO Defends Firing Engineers Who Hesitated to Adopt AI
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed that several engineers were dismissed after refusing to adopt AI coding assistants, despite the company purchasing enterprise licenses for GitHub Copilot and Cursor. Speaking on…
Fed Pushes Back on Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook, Citing ‘Cause’ Requirement
The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it would follow any court decision on whether President Donald Trump has the authority to remove Governor Lisa Cook from the Board of Governors. A…
IBM and AMD Turn to Quantum as They Trail in Generative AI
IBM and AMD have announced a strategic collaboration to develop new computing architectures that merge IBM’s quantum systems with AMD’s chips specialized in artificial intelligence. The partnership is designed to…
Intel Warns Trump Deal Poses Risks to Shareholders and Global Sales
Intel has warned of potential “adverse reactions” from investors, employees, and international partners following the Trump administration’s decision to take a 10% stake in the company. In a Securities and…
Galaxy S26 Ultra Leaks Leave Samsung Fans Underwhelmed
Samsung is still months away from officially unveiling the Galaxy S26 lineup at its expected February Galaxy Unpacked event, but leaks are already surfacing — and not all of them…
YouTube Rolls Out ‘Hype’ Globally to Help Smaller Creators Grow
YouTube’s “Hype” feature — a tool designed to help fans boost visibility for their favorite creators — is now launching worldwide, the company said Tuesday. First introduced in 2024 at…
Report Says Meta Leveraged National PTA to Highlight Child Safety Campaigns
Since losing her 15-year-old son Riley to suicide after a sextortion scheme through Meta’s Messenger app, Mary Rodee has been calling for stronger online protections. She blames Meta directly: “They…
Spotify Rolls Out Messaging to Boost Social Features
Spotify on Tuesday introduced a messaging feature that lets users chat with friends directly inside the app. The move is designed to keep conversations and shared content in one place,…
Apple Could Mark iPhone’s 20th Anniversary With Curved Glass Design
Apple made headlines in 2017 when it introduced the iPhone X — its first all-screen device with a notch and no physical home button. Now, ten years later, the company…
No Putin–Zelenskyy Meeting Planned, Russian Official Says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a new interview that no summit between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is currently planned, despite President Donald Trump’s calls…
Microsoft Copilot Brings AI Playcalling and Live Data Analysis to NFL Games
Microsoft and the National Football League (NFL) have renewed their long-standing partnership, expanding the deal to introduce Copilot AI into the league’s technology ecosystem. For more than a decade, Microsoft…
Musk’s xAI Sues Apple, OpenAI Over Alleged Anticompetitive Practices Harming X and Grok
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI filed a lawsuit on Monday against Apple and OpenAI, accusing both companies of colluding to stifle competition in artificial intelligence. The case, filed in the…