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Google has announced a new open standard called the Universal Commerce Protocol to let AI agents handle shopping tasks across multiple stages of the buying process, as the company and…

The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 additional second generation Starlink satellites, raising the total number authorized for the network to 15,000 as the company expands its…

OpenAI and training data company Handshake AI are asking third party contractors to upload real work from past and current jobs as part of efforts to collect higher quality data…

Meta has signed three agreements to secure nuclear power for its data centers, partnering with two small modular reactor startups and one established utility as it seeks up to 4…

Elon Musk has accused critics of his social media platform X of seeking “any excuse for censorship” after its AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualised images of people…

Microsoft Excel, now 40 years old, is increasingly being treated by technology leaders as a barrier to modern data management and AI adoption, even as it remains one of the…

YouTube has updated its advanced search tools to give users more control over search results, including a new option to filter out Shorts and changes to how ranking and engagement…

NSO Group published a new transparency report on Wednesday, presenting what the spyware company described as a new phase of accountability, while omitting customer and enforcement data that had appeared…

OpenAI has agreed to acquire the team behind Convogo, a business software startup focused on automating leadership assessments and feedback reporting, in a deal that brings the founders into OpenAI…

Disney plans to introduce short-form video content on Disney+ in the U.S. later this year, adding a vertically oriented viewing option aimed at increasing how often subscribers open the streaming…

Illinois officials have confirmed that a publicly accessible internal website exposed personal information linked to more than 700,000 state residents over a period of more than four years, after a…

Nvidia has begun requiring customers in China to pay the full amount upfront for orders of its H200 artificial intelligence chips, even as regulatory approval in both the United States…

Snowflake has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Observe, an observability platform built directly on Snowflake’s databases, with the goal of giving customers a unified way to collect, store, and…

A U.S. judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will proceed to trial, citing evidence that supports Musk’s claims that the company departed from its original nonprofit commitments.…

Clicks Technology has introduced its first smartphone, the $499 Communicator, alongside a $79 slide-out physical keyboard accessory, positioning both products around tactile input and messaging while reviving design elements associated…

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered Inbox experience for Gmail alongside search enhancements, a built-in proofreading tool, and wider access to existing AI features, with the aim of helping…

Apple has selected JPMorgan Chase as the new issuer of the Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, with the transition expected to take up to 24 months and no immediate changes…

Lux Capital has closed a $1.5 billion ninth fund, marking the largest fundraise in the venture firm’s 25 year history, as limited partners continue to commit capital despite a broader…

Artisan AI briefly disappeared from LinkedIn after the platform restricted the startup’s accounts, before restoring access following discussions between the two companies, according to the company’s chief executive. LinkedIn Accounts…

Ford outlined plans for a new AI assistant that will launch in its smartphone app in early 2026 and later expand into vehicles in 2027, while also previewing a next-generation…