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Alphabet’s life sciences subsidiary Verily has laid off staff and shut down its entire medical devices division, according to an internal memo circulated Monday. CEO Stephen Gillett described the move…

A new YouTube video promoting Will Smith’s tour has sparked controversy, with many viewers pointing out signs of generative AI in the crowd scenes. The clip, which shows Smith performing…

Google announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out an experimental AI-powered feature in Google Translate designed to help people practice and learn new languages. The update is aimed at…

SpaceX has offered a rare glimpse into its Starlink factory in Redmond, Washington, revealing that the facility is capable of producing 70 satellites each week. In a video released Tuesday,…

Boost Mobile has effectively ended its pursuit of becoming the United States’ fourth nationwide wireless carrier. The company announced it will sell much of its spectrum holdings — licenses in…

Anthropic announced Tuesday that it is launching a research preview of its new browser-based AI agent, Claude for Chrome. The test rollout will be available to 1,000 subscribers on the…

Lawyers for online forums 4chan and Kiwi Farms have filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., seeking to block the UK communications regulator Ofcom from enforcing the Online Safety Act against…

Google has reduced more than one-third of its managers who oversaw small teams, an executive told employees last week. The change is part of the company’s ongoing effort to cut…

HSBC says it has resolved an issue that left customers in the UK unable to access its online banking services or mobile app on Wednesday. The disruption began at around…

Google is expanding its Vids video editor for Workspace with new AI-powered tools, while also launching a free, consumer-focused version with limited features. The free editor will provide basic editing…

A federal judge is expected to issue a decision soon that could reshape one of Silicon Valley’s most profitable arrangements: Google’s default search contracts. These deals generate over $26 billion…

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket successfully launched on its 10th test flight Tuesday evening, marking a turning point for the program after multiple failures in past attempts. The 403-foot rocket lifted…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed that several engineers were dismissed after refusing to adopt AI coding assistants, despite the company purchasing enterprise licenses for GitHub Copilot and Cursor. Speaking on…

OpenAI has published new details on how it plans to improve ChatGPT’s handling of sensitive conversations, particularly those involving self-harm. The announcement follows a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the parents…

The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it would follow any court decision on whether President Donald Trump has the authority to remove Governor Lisa Cook from the Board of Governors. A…

Anthropic has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of fiction and nonfiction authors, according to a filing Tuesday with the Ninth Circuit Court of…

IBM and AMD have announced a strategic collaboration to develop new computing architectures that merge IBM’s quantum systems with AMD’s chips specialized in artificial intelligence. The partnership is designed to…

President Donald Trump on Monday rejected accusations that he wants to be a dictator. “And they say … ‘He’s a dictator. He’s a dictator,’” Trump said of his critics. “A…

TheTruthSpy, a stalkerware app already notorious for repeated leaks, has once again been exposed for dangerously poor security. Independent researcher Swarang Wade discovered a flaw allowing anyone to reset the…

Meta is forming a new super PAC to support California politicians who back a light-touch approach to artificial intelligence regulation, according to Politico. The group, named Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across…