Samsung Chief Cleared of Fraud by South Korea’s Supreme Court
Lee Jae-yong, Samsung’s de facto leader and grandson of the company’s founder, has been cleared of fraud charges by South Korea’s Supreme Court, concluding a lengthy legal battle. The charges…
Trump Claims Coca-Cola Will Use Real Sugar in US Flagship Drink, Company Declines to Confirm
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink sold in the United States, crediting his suggestion for the…
Meta Apologizes After Auto-Translation Mistakenly Declares Indian Minister ‘Dead’
Meta has issued an apology after an auto-translation error on some of its platforms incorrectly indicated that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had died. The issue arose when the Chief Minister’s…
Windows 11 to Soon Allow Full Desktop Sharing with Copilot
An upcoming update to Microsoft’s Copilot Vision tool will let users share their entire desktop with the AI assistant and receive real-time feedback. Previously, Copilot Vision was limited to viewing…
Scale AI Cuts 14% of Workforce, Mainly Affecting Data-Labeling Team
Data-labeling startup Scale AI is laying off approximately 200 employees, about 14% of its staff, and ending contracts with 500 global contractors, according to Bloomberg. These workforce reductions come just…
Perplexity Views India as a Strategic Shortcut in Competition with OpenAI
While OpenAI leads the AI scene in the U.S., Perplexity is making bold moves to capture the fast-growing Indian market. The search-focused AI startup is rapidly gaining millions of users…
Spotify Audiobooks+ Launches for Select Premium Users, Adds More Listening Hours
Spotify has unveiled its latest Audiobooks+ offering, which provides additional audiobook listening hours to Premium subscribers. While the standard Premium subscription includes 15 hours of audiobook streaming per month, the…
TikTok Introduces New Features for Songwriters
TikTok is introducing new tools aimed at helping songwriters showcase their creations more effectively on the platform. Currently in beta, these include a “Songwriter” label and a dedicated tab on…
Chinese Authorities Deploy New Tool to Hack Seized Phones and Extract Data
Security researchers warn that Chinese authorities are employing a new type of malware called Massistant to extract extensive data from confiscated phones. This includes access to text messages, chats from…
Google Discover Adds AI Summaries, Raising Concerns Over Publisher Traffic Drops
Google has begun introducing AI-generated summaries in its Discover news feed within the Google search app on iOS and Android. Rather than just showing headlines from a single publication, users…
Labubu Isn’t the First Toy Craze—and Won’t Be the Last
Chinese toy maker Pop Mart is celebrating a huge financial win. The company expects its profits for the first half of this year to rise by at least 350% compared…
Uber Partners with China’s Baidu for Latest Robotaxi Venture
Uber has announced a new strategic partnership with Chinese tech giant Baidu to deploy thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the Uber platform across multiple international markets.…
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Leak Reveals Larger Battery, Brighter Display, and 1TB Storage
Google is set to unveil its Pixel 10 series on August 20, and new leaks have surfaced detailing the impressive specifications of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. With a bigger…
Nvidia to Resume H20 AI Chip Sales to China ‘Soon’ After U.S. Government Assurances
Nvidia announced Tuesday that it hopes to restart sales of its H20 general processing units (GPUs) to China, marking a significant victory after U.S. export restrictions halted shipments earlier this…
xAI Confirms Fix for Grok 4’s Problematic Responses
When xAI launched Grok 4 last week, the company claimed the large language model outperformed several competitors on various benchmarks. However, the Grok account on X quickly revealed serious problems:…
Starbucks Employees Must Return to Office Four Days a Week or Accept Payout
Starbucks announced on Monday that its corporate employees will be required to work from the office four days per week beginning in October. Voluntary Exit Program Offered CEO Brian Niccol…
Meta Fixes Bug That Risked Leaking Users’ AI Prompts and Generated Content
Meta has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed users of its AI chatbot to access private prompts and AI-generated responses of other users. Sandeep Hodkasia, founder of security testing firm…
FBI Shuts Down Sites Distributing Pirated Nintendo and PlayStation Games
The FBI has taken down seven websites, including nsw2u.com and nswdl.com, known for distributing pirated video games, particularly Nintendo Switch titles. On Thursday, the agency announced the seizure as users…
Meta CEO Zuckerberg Announces AI Data Supercluster to Launch in 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Monday plans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” in artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. The company aims to bring its first AI supercluster online…