Trump Administration to Release Over $5 Billion in Frozen Education Funds
The Trump administration has decided to release the remainder of nearly $7 billion in public school funding that was abruptly frozen earlier this month, following a programmatic review. A senior…
Tesla Investors Growing Skeptical of Elon Musk’s Futuristic Promises
Tesla is grappling with declining vehicle sales, shrinking profits, and looming cuts in revenue from regulatory credit sales due to Republican-led policy changes. Musk’s Vision vs. Market Reality Despite recent…
Trump Clashes with Powell Over Renovation Costs During Fed Visit, Softens Firing Threats
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell engaged in a public back-and-forth on Thursday regarding cost overruns at the Fed’s Washington headquarters. The exchange occurred as Trump toured…
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Says Job Cuts Have Been ‘Weighing Heavily’ on Him
Microsoft has laid off over 15,000 employees so far in 2025, a move that has weighed heavily on CEO Satya Nadella. In a memo to staff on Thursday, Nadella addressed…
Google Apologizes for Assistant Issues, Promises Smart Home Fix
Google Home’s user experience has deteriorated in recent years, with many customers voicing frustrations over key features that no longer work reliably. Over the past week, complaints have surged, highlighting…
Columbia to Pay Over $220 Million in Deal With Trump Administration to Regain Federal Funding
Columbia University announced on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding after months of negotiations. The administration called the settlement a “seismic…
Google’s New Web Guide Experiment Uses AI to Organize Search Results
On Thursday, Google unveiled a new AI-powered feature called Web Guide, designed to organize Google Search results more effectively. This feature, part of Google’s Search Labs experiments, uses advanced AI…
Trump Says He Won’t ‘Destroy’ Musk’s Companies by Cutting Subsidies
President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed claims that he intends to undermine Elon Musk’s businesses or their collaborations with the U.S. government. Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote,“Everyone is stating…
Google Gemini Deletes User Code, Apologizes for ‘Complete and Catastrophic’ Failure
A GitHub user recently shared a concerning experience where Google Gemini’s coding agent hallucinated while performing a task, resulting in the deletion of multiple files. Anuraag Gupta, known as anuraag2601…
No Legal Privacy Protections When Using ChatGPT as Therapist, Says Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has cautioned users about relying on ChatGPT for therapy or emotional support, warning that conversations with AI currently lack the legal privacy protections found in traditional…
Snapchat Introduces Feature to Notify Friends When You Arrive Home Safely
Snapchat introduced a new feature called Home Safe on Thursday, allowing users to notify friends and family when they have arrived home safely after being out. How “Home Safe” Works…
Google Introduces AI Feature for Virtual Clothing Try-Ons
Google announced on Thursday the launch of a new AI feature that lets users virtually try on clothing. Alongside this, the company introduced updated price alerts and previewed an upcoming…
Brave Browser to Disable Windows 11’s Controversial Recall Feature Soon
Microsoft’s Recall feature, which automatically takes screenshots of whatever you’re doing on your computer, has faced sharp criticism from privacy experts. Responding to these concerns, privacy-focused browser Brave announced it…
Amazon Venture Fund Supports Startup Developing Solution for Return Fraud
Amazon is turning to the startup world to tackle a persistent logistics challenge: fraudulent product returns. This scam, where shoppers request refunds but return empty packages or unrelated items instead…
Trump’s ‘Anti-Woke AI’ Order Could Transform US Tech Companies’ Model Training
When Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba launched their AI models, Western researchers quickly observed that these systems avoided questions critical of the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. officials later confirmed…
Sundar Pichai Expresses Enthusiasm Over Google Cloud’s Partnership with OpenAI
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he is “very excited” about supplying OpenAI — Google’s biggest AI competitor — with cloud computing resources to train and serve OpenAI’s AI models, following…
YouTube’s Ad Revenue Climbs Toward Nearly $10 Billion
YouTube continues to lead the streaming market, reporting a 13% year-over-year increase in advertising revenue, according to Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings released Wednesday. The platform’s ad revenue reached $9.8 billion, up…