Google’s Appeal Denied in Epic Games App Store Overhaul Case
Google’s appeal against a court order to overhaul its app store practices has been rejected by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to Reuters on Thursday. This legal…
Europeans Unhappy with Trump’s Terms Say EU-US Tariff Deal Is Still Unfinished
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump announced an EU-US trade agreement after months of tough negotiations, narrowly beating Trump’s August 1 deadline. Many in…
Figma CEO Says AI Superintelligence Is Not an Imminent Threat to the Company
Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field expressed confidence Thursday that artificial intelligence does not pose a serious threat to the design software company’s future, even as it prepares to go…
Meta and Microsoft Surge on Robust Earnings Amid AI Spending Boom
Shares of Meta rose 11%, while Microsoft’s stock climbed 4% on Thursday following better-than-expected quarterly earnings that beat both revenue and profit forecasts. Both companies have been heavily investing in…
Google Tests Machine Learning-Powered Age Estimation Technology in the US
Google is piloting a machine learning-powered system in the U.S. designed to estimate the age of users and adjust content across its products accordingly. The new technology uses signals from…
Microsoft Ends Practice of Naming Competitors in Regulatory Filings
Microsoft has ended a decades-long practice of explicitly naming its rivals in regulatory filings. Its latest annual report, released Wednesday, contains no mentions of longtime competitors such as Apple or…
Uber Eats Enables Merchants to Message Customers About Their Orders
Uber Eats announced on Wednesday a new feature allowing restaurants and merchants to chat directly with customers during the order process to quickly resolve issues. The update also includes AI-powered…
Amazon CEO Proposes Introducing Ads into Alexa+ Conversations
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy highlighted the opportunity to deliver advertisements during user interactions with the company’s AI-powered digital assistant, Alexa+, during the second-quarter earnings call on Thursday. “People are excited…
Nvidia Denies ‘Backdoor’ Claims in China-Bound H20 AI Chips Amid Beijing Security Concerns
Nvidia has firmly denied that its chips contain any “backdoors” enabling unauthorized access or control, following a meeting between its officials and Chinese regulators over concerns related to its H20…
GitHub Copilot Surpasses 20 Million Users to Date
GitHub Copilot, the AI-powered coding assistant offered by Microsoft-owned GitHub, has now reached more than 20 million users, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced during the company’s recent earnings call. This…
Allianz Life Reports ‘Majority’ of Customer Personal Data Stolen in Cyberattack
U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life confirmed that hackers accessed a third-party cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system on July 16, 2025, stealing personally identifiable information of the majority of its…
Meta Plans to Invest Up to $72 Billion in AI Infrastructure in 2025 Amid Compute Arms Race
Meta announced in its second-quarter earnings report that it plans to more than double its spending on AI infrastructure, including data centers and servers. The company expects its 2025 capital…
SpaceX Hit with Two New Lawsuits Alleging Retaliation Over Safety Concerns
Robert Markert, a longtime supervisor at SpaceX, claims he warned leadership that part of the rocket fairing recovery process posed serious safety risks that could cause injury or death. According…
Trump Imposes 50% Universal Tariff on Copper Imports, Sending Prices Plummeting
President Donald Trump signed an order on Wednesday imposing a universal 50% tariff on copper imports, marking the latest metal targeted with steep import taxes under his administration. Market Reaction…
Major ChatGPT Feature Disabled Due to Rare Outage
On July 30, ChatGPT’s conversation history feature experienced a significant outage, leaving many users unable to access their saved chats. The disruption caused frustration among users who rely on the…
Democratic Lawmakers Sue Trump Administration Over Detention Center Access
Twelve Democratic members of Congress have initiated a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that it has unlawfully obstructed their attempts to visit federal immigration detention centers. The complaint, filed…