Google Wallet to Delete Your PayPal Account Within Two Weeks
Google Wallet will no longer support PayPal accounts in the US beginning June 13. After this date, users won’t be able to use linked PayPal accounts for online or contactless…
Disney Cuts Costs With Hundreds More Layoffs
Disney has revealed plans to lay off several hundred employees worldwide, affecting teams in its film, television, and finance departments. The entertainment giant faces ongoing challenges as viewers increasingly turn…
Microsoft Bing Adds Free AI Video Generator Powered by Sora
Microsoft Bing announced on Monday the launch of Bing Video Creator, a new feature in its app that uses OpenAI’s Sora model to generate videos from text prompts. First Free…
Tesla Submits New ‘Robotaxi’ Trademark Applications After Previous Attempt Stalls
Tesla has submitted new trademark applications for the term “Tesla Robotaxi,” following earlier setbacks in securing trademarks for its planned self-driving vehicle service. Back in October 2024, Tesla applied to…
Harvard Tells Court DOD Official Advised Trump Not to Cut Biological Threat Research Grant
A Defense Department official cautioned the Trump administration against terminating a $12 million biological threat research grant at Harvard, warning it posed serious national security risks, according to recent court…
Google Expected to Appeal Antitrust Ruling Amid Risk of Losing Chrome
After the conclusion of the lengthy trial in the federal antitrust case against Google, the company has announced its intention to appeal the court’s ruling. The Department of Justice (DOJ)…
IBM Acquires Data Analysis Startup Seek AI and Launches AI Accelerator in NYC
IBM announced Monday that it has acquired Seek AI, a startup that enables users to query enterprise data using natural language, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition aligns with IBM’s…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects US Nuclear Proposal
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that abandoning uranium enrichment is “100%” against the country’s interests. His remarks came as a rejection of a central US demand…
Google Halts Rollout of Another AI-Powered Feature
Google has partially paused the rollout of its Gemini-powered “Ask Photos” feature in Google Photos, which lets users search images using conversational phrases like “Alice and me laughing.” Reason for…
China Says US Actions on Chips and Student Visas ‘Seriously Violate’ Tariff Truce
China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday accused the United States of actions that “seriously violate” the trade consensus between the two countries. These include issuing AI chip export control guidelines,…
Instagram for iPad May Launch Later This Year
A dedicated Instagram app for the iPad is reportedly on track for release later this year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Development is progressing “full steam ahead,” with some Meta…
Neuralink Rival Paradromics Achieves First Human Implant
Neurotech startup Paradromics announced it has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) in a human for the first time. The procedure took place on May 14 at the University of…
SpaceX Aims for Mars Mission by 2028, but Starship Failures Could Cause Delays
Elon Musk’s signature “Occupy Mars” slogan is as visible as ever on his shirt during Starship test flights, symbolizing SpaceX’s ambitious goal to make humans a multiplanetary species. The company…
Samsung’s Next Foldable Phone Will Be an Ultra Model
Samsung is raising the stakes in the foldable phone market. In a somewhat vague press release on Wednesday, Samsung announced the “next chapter of Ultra.” The messaging is ambiguous—does this…
Elon Musk Stays Committed to Spaceship Projects
Elon Musk’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning began on an awkward note when reporter David Pogue asked the SpaceX CEO about his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s policies, particularly restrictions…