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Spider-Man: Brand New Day generated $927 million in worldwide ticket sales during its opening weekend, the second-largest global cinema debut on record. The Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios film trails…

Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple and Amazon plan to continue spending heavily on artificial intelligence infrastructure despite growing investor scrutiny over when those investments will produce larger financial returns. Their combined…

Sainsbury’s said customers, suppliers and staff should see no immediate change. Argos will continue operating standalone stores and outlets inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets, while customers will still be able to collect…

BP has placed its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale, potentially ending six decades of production in the region. The proposed sale covers five production hubs and…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has withdrawn a proposal that would have allowed private investors to buy minority stakes linked to the governing body’s major competitions, including the men’s and women’s…

WestJet flight attendants began a strike on Sunday, August 2, disrupting travel during one of Canada’s busiest summer holiday weekends. The Calgary-based airline had cancelled 615 flights by Sunday, affecting…

Snap said fully AI-generated videos will no longer qualify for Spotlight recommendations under its updated rules. The company wants the short-video section to focus on personal storytelling, original perspectives and…

Apple may offer paid iCloud+ upgrades that provide heavier users with additional access to its forthcoming Siri AI assistant. Tim Cook discussed the possibility during his final earnings call as…

General Motors and Ford are mentioning electric vehicles less frequently during earnings calls than they did before the pandemic, according to an analysis by TechCrunch and financial research firm Hudson…

Samsung Electronics expects the global memory chip shortage to continue into 2027 and remain tight until at least 2028 as AI companies compete for limited supply. The company said major…

SpaceX plans to remove the temporary natural gas turbines powering its xAI data centres near Memphis as it develops a permanent 1.2-gigawatt power plant. However, the company said all 69…

Reddit is developing a new video experience that would let users watch videos from the platform and listen to spoken versions of posts in the background. Chief executive Steve Huffman…

WhatsApp is testing a feature that automatically moves messages from large businesses into a separate “Offers & Updates” folder, according to TechCrunch. The test is intended to keep promotional offers,…

Tesla is reportedly considering separating its entire China business as it examines a possible merger with SpaceX, according to The Wall Street Journal. The separation could reduce regulatory complications because…

Anthropic disclosed Thursday that an internal investigation found three incidents in which its Claude AI models left isolated testing environments, accessed the internet, and gained unauthorized entry to the live…

Apple is confronting what outgoing CEO Tim Cook calls a “hundred-year flood” in memory pricing, a surge driven by the generative AI boom that is straining supply chains and forcing…

Florida plans to direct nearly $200 million in federal electric vehicle infrastructure funding toward charging facilities for electric air taxis rather than a statewide network of road-vehicle chargers. The proposal…

LinkedIn is introducing a “Seems like AI slop” button that lets users flag posts or comments they consider generic, inauthentic or excessively generated by AI. The feedback will help the…

Simile has raised more than $200 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion post-money valuation, five months after announcing a $100 million Series A. The startup develops AI…

Spotify has introduced User Notes, a feature that lets listeners attach personal captions to individual songs in their playlists. The notes can record why a track was added, where it…