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McDonald’s Sales Drop as Consumers Struggle with Uncertainty

After recently experiencing its biggest decline in U.S. sales since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, this worrisome trend is causing plenty of heartburn to both investors and financial analysts.…

Microsoft Adjusts Xbox Pricing Amid Market Conditions

Microsoft has announced a significant price increase for its Xbox video game consoles and major game titles due to challenging market conditions. The price hike comes as the company seeks…

Google Reportedly Displays Ads in Chats with Some Third-Party AI Chatbots

Google’s AdSense network has reportedly started showing ads within chats with certain third-party AI chatbots, according to a Bloomberg report. This feature began rolling out earlier this year after testing…

Musk Defends His Work While Preparing to Wind Down at DOGE but Gives Vague Answers on the Future

Elon Musk, preparing to step back from his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had a light-hearted request for the reporters assembled at the White House: before answering…

Tesla Rejects Claims of Plans to Replace Elon Musk as CEO

Tesla Inc. lost billions in sales and profits in the first quarter of this year. This drop has raised many investors’ eyebrows as worries over Starbucks’ future growth have recently…

US Economy Contracts as Businesses Rush to Import Before Tariffs Hit

The complete economic picture—the U.S. economy contracted by an annual rate of 0.3% in Q1 2025. This big drop represents a stark difference from the 2.4% increase that was reported…

WhatsApp surpasses 3 billion monthly users

WhatsApp now has over 3 billion active users each month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Wednesday. The messaging app, founded in 2009 and…

Tesla rejects claims of contacting headhunters to replace Musk

Tesla has denied reports suggesting it contacted recruitment firms to begin searching for a replacement for Elon Musk as CEO. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal claimed that the electric…

World teams up with Tinder and Visa to expand its ID-verifying technology

World, the biometric ID company best known for its eyeball-scanning Orb devices, announced on Wednesday several key partnerships aimed at expanding its reach and demonstrating the versatility of its identity…

Sam Altman’s World introduces new mobile verification device

Tools for Humanity, the startup behind the World verification initiative co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, revealed its new mobile device designed to determine if a user is human or…

Epic Games wins big in legal battle with Apple

Fortnite may finally be returning to the U.S. iOS app store after a long absence as soon as next week. This marks yet another ruling in the deepening saga of…

Meta reports decline in digital ad spend from Chinese retailers

Meta Platforms, Inc.’s increasingly painful advertising spend retreat from the likes of major Chinese e-commerce competitors such as Temu and Shein. Combined, these companies make up the majority of Meta’s…

Wikipedia embraces AI while ensuring human volunteers remain essential

On Wednesday, Wikipedia shared their new artificial intelligence strategy with the world. The organization focused on its willingness to put the largely human community of editors and volunteers first. This…

X Introduces 4K Video Upload Support for Creators

X recently announced a groundbreaking new feature. Most notably, it will now let a variety of creators upload videos in beautiful 4K quality, giving it a striking edge to its…

Microsoft CEO Reveals Up to 30% of the Company’s Code Is AI-Written

Meta Platforms Inc. will stop employing full-time fact-checkers in the U.S. on the first day of business next week. This decision is part of a broader shift in the company’s…

Waymo and Toyota Team Up to Explore New Autonomous Vehicle Possibilities

Waymo and Toyota both believe in the potential for a strong partnership. Jointly, they hope to create a unique vehicle purpose-built for use in ride-hailing fleets. The collaboration seeks to…

LG Smartphones to Lose Software Support in June

For LG smartphone owners, big changes are ahead. As such, Google recently announced that it will end all software update support for all of its devices released before June 30,…

Snapchat Scraps Plans for Simplified App Version

Snapchat has reportedly dumped plans for a kids version of its super complicated app. This decision follows a comprehensive testing period of seven months. This decision was revealed in the…

Google Play Experiences 47% Drop in Apps Since Start of Last Year

At the same time, the Google Play Store has experienced a catastrophic loss in available apps. Since the start of 2022, the number of apps has dropped off by an…

OpenAI Faces Scrutiny Over ChatGPT’s Handling of Sensitive Topics

OpenAI is currently addressing concerns regarding its AI model, ChatGPT, following revelations that the latest version, GPT-4o, has become more permissive in discussing sensitive topics. Since its last February update,…