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Instagram Introduces New Features Including Reposts and Location Sharing

Instagram now allows users to repost public Reels and posts, making it easier to share content with friends while crediting the original creators. According to Meta, these reposts will appear…

Trump Orders India Tariff Increase to 50% Over Russian Oil Purchases

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on imports from India due to its continued purchases of Russian oil. This raises the total…

Trump Vows 100% Tariff on Chips Unless Manufactured in the U.S.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but companies manufacturing these products within the United States will be…

Apple and Trump Announce $100 Billion U.S. Spending Expansion, Including $2.5 Billion iPhone Glass Factory

Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Apple will invest an additional $100 billion in U.S. companies and suppliers over the next four years. This…

Canada Advocates for Inclusion of Indigenous Rights in UN Plastics Treaty

Delegates from over 170 countries have gathered in Geneva to resume negotiations on an international treaty aimed at ending plastic pollution by 2040. The treaty, originally scheduled to be finalized…

Amazon’s Zoox Robotaxi Unit Passes Regulatory and Safety Review

Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox has achieved a significant regulatory milestone. On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) granted Zoox an exemption from certain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…

Dinner for Trump Officials to Discuss Epstein Reportedly Rescheduled Amid Media Scrutiny

A dinner planned for Wednesday night at Vice President JD Vance’s residence was viewed by insiders as an opportunity for officials in the Trump administration to realign over tensions stemming…

Google Denies AI Search Features Are Causing Decline in Website Traffic

Google has rejected reports that AI-driven search features and chatbots are significantly reducing traffic to publisher websites. In a blog post Wednesday, Liz Reid, Google’s VP and Head of Search,…

Upwork Expands into Corporate Staffing Beyond Freelancers Through Acquisitions

Upwork, the San Francisco-based platform connecting companies with freelancers, announced two acquisitions aimed at launching a new stand-alone enterprise-focused business to broaden its market presence. The company acquired Bubty, a…

Tinder Explores Redesign, Dating ‘Modes,’ and College-Specific Features to Enhance Engagement

Tinder continues to struggle with generating revenue from its users, reporting a 7% decline in paying users in Q2 2025. Match Group, Tinder’s parent company, saw a 5% drop across…

Google Reports Customer Data Stolen After Hackers Breach Salesforce Database

Google has confirmed that some customer information was stolen following a recent breach of one of its Salesforce database systems. The compromised system stores contact information and notes for small…

Tim Cook to Join Trump at White House for Apple Investment Announcement

Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to join President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the White House for an announcement of what the administration calls a new $100 billion investment…

New Study Reveals Concerning ChatGPT Interactions with Teens

New research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate reveals that ChatGPT, despite issuing warnings, sometimes provides vulnerable teenagers with detailed instructions on getting drunk, concealing eating disorders, and even…

Brazil’s President Says Tariff Talks with Trump Are Pointless: ‘I Won’t Humiliate Myself’

As U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50% on Wednesday, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters he saw no room for direct talks with President Donald…

Disney’s ESPN to Acquire NFL Media Assets in Landmark Deal

ESPN, a division of Walt Disney, has reached a significant agreement with the National Football League to acquire the NFL Network along with other media assets. In return, the NFL…

Zara Ads Banned Over Use of ‘Unhealthily Thin’ Models

Two adverts by fashion brand Zara were banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) due to concerns that the models appeared “unhealthily thin.” The watchdog noted that shadows and poses…

Trump Indicates Vance as Likely Successor to MAGA Movement, His Strongest Endorsement Yet

President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” the successor to the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, marking his strongest endorsement of Vance as…

Microsoft’s Project Ire Revolutionizes Malware Analysis with AI

Microsoft has developed an AI prototype called Project Ire that automates the difficult task of reverse engineering malware, a job usually done by expert security researchers. The AI analyzes software…

Trump’s New Tariffs Go Into Effect, Escalating Trade War

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on countries around the world have come into effect, escalating his trade war. “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO…

Grok App Launches “Imagine” AI Generator with “Spicy” Mode

After adding a pornographic AI Companion last month, Elon Musk’s Grok app now has a new AI image and video generator called “Imagine,” which lets you create “Spicy” content. The…