Sam Altman Talks ‘Bumpy’ GPT-5 Launch, Return of 4o, and the ‘Chart Crime’
During a Reddit AMA on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and key members of the GPT-5 team fielded a wave of questions about the new model — and calls to…
Meta Brings On Far-Right Influencer to Oppose ‘Woke AI’
Meta has announced a collaboration with conservative influencer Robby Starbuck to address what it calls “ideological bias” in its AI systems. The move is part of a settlement between the…
Air Canada to Cancel Flights in Advance of Possible Strike
Air Canada will begin suspending flights starting Thursday after the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says talks…
Perplexity Offers $34.5 Billion to Acquire Google’s Chrome Browser
Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unexpected $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google’s Chrome browser, a move confirmed on Tuesday. The offer surpasses Perplexity’s current valuation, but the…
Google Now Lets You Choose Your Preferred Sources for Search Results
Google has launched a new feature called “Preferred Sources” in the U.S. and India, giving users the option to choose news sites and blogs they want to see more frequently…
Anthropic Challenges OpenAI, Offers Claude to All Three Government Branches for $1
Just a week after OpenAI said it would provide ChatGPT Enterprise to the federal executive branch for $1 per year per agency, Anthropic has stepped in with a broader counteroffer.…
Trump Threatens Fed Chair Powell With ‘Major Lawsuit,’ Urges Rate Cut
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to let a “major lawsuit” proceed against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, intensifying his push for lower interest rates. Trump said the potential suit…
YouTube to Test AI-Based Age Verification System in the U.S.
YouTube will start testing an artificial intelligence–based age-verification system in the United States on Wednesday. The technology aims to identify whether a viewer is an adult or a minor by…
Trump to Nominate E.J. Antoni as Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will nominate economist E.J. Antoni to serve as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Antoni would succeed Erika McEntarfer, who was…
Trump Reverses on Intel CEO, Praises Him as ‘Success’ After Calling for Resignation
President Donald Trump said Monday that he met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, just days after publicly calling for Tan’s resignation. The meeting, also attended by Secretary of Commerce Howard…
Ford Unveils $5B Initiative to Cut EV Prices, Launching $30K Pickup
Barely a month after President Trump signed the budget-reconciliation bill that ends tax credits for electric vehicles and other clean-energy purchases, Ford has announced an initiative to make EVs more…
Microsoft Faces Lawsuit Over Ending Windows 10, Allegedly Pushing AI Upgrades
Some Windows 10 users are pushing back against Microsoft’s plan to end official security updates for the operating system. Lawrence Klein, who owns two laptops that cannot run Windows 11,…
Apple Unveils iOS 26 Beta 6 Features Ahead of Public Launch
Apple on Tuesday rolled out the sixth developer beta of iOS 26, alongside updates for iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, and other platforms. With the public launch expected in September, the…