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YouTube is updating its advertiser-friendly content guidelines to allow more videos that discuss controversial issues to earn full ad revenue, provided the material is presented in a non-graphic or dramatized…

Anthropic has appointed Irina Ghose, the former managing director of Microsoft India, to lead its India business as the US-based AI startup prepares to open an office in Bengaluru. The…

Bluesky is rolling out new features that let users share when they are livestreaming on Twitch and discuss publicly traded stocks using specialized hashtags, as the social network looks to…

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down after 14 years leading the studio behind Star Wars, one of the highest-grossing film franchises in Hollywood history. The company said on Thursday…

Ashley St Clair has filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging the company’s Grok AI tool generated sexually explicit deepfakes of her on the social media platform X, while xAI has…

OpenAI has announced it will begin testing adverts within ChatGPT, marking a shift in how the company generates revenue as it expands its consumer offerings and scales its artificial intelligence…

Google has appealed a landmark US antitrust ruling that found the company illegally held a monopoly in online search, arguing the decision failed to reflect how consumers use its services…

Credit card debt is weighing more heavily on millions of Americans as interest rates rise and policymakers debate whether capping rates would ease the strain. Recent data and personal accounts…

Spotify has raised the price of its U.S. subscription plan for the third time in three years, increasing the monthly fee from $11.99 to $12.99. The price hike, which will…

WhatsApp has reversed part of its new policy that restricts third-party, general-purpose AI chatbots from operating on the app, allowing AI providers to continue offering their services to users with…

Thinking Machines Lab, the startup co-founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, has seen two of its co-founders depart, with both returning to OpenAI. Barret Zoph, the company’s co-founder and…

Microsoft has signed a deal with Indian startup Varaha to purchase more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over the next three years, aimed at supporting its efforts…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that it has finalized an order barring General Motors (GM) and its OnStar telematics service from sharing specific consumer data with consumer…

The United States has agreed to reduce tariffs on goods from Taiwan to 15% after securing commitments for large-scale investment aimed at expanding domestic semiconductor production. The agreement links lower…

Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has trademarked elements of his voice and image in an effort to prevent unauthorised use by artificial intelligence platforms, marking what lawyers and academics describe as…

An aircraft that crashed in flames in Kentucky in November had a structural flaw that had been identified by Boeing on similar planes more than a decade earlier, according to…

YouTube is rolling out additional parental control features focused on limiting how much time children and teens spend watching short-form videos, as scrutiny over minors’ online safety continues to grow…

Mobile app revenues rose sharply in 2025 despite a continued decline in downloads, as subscriptions and in-app purchases generated higher consumer spending across the App Store and Google Play, according…

Netflix is increasing its investment in video podcasts by adding two original series hosted by comedian Pete Davidson and former NFL player Michael Irvin, as the company continues to build…

OpenAI has entered a multi year agreement with AI chipmaker Cerebras that will provide hundreds of megawatts of compute capacity to support faster AI responses, marking one of the largest…