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Swatch Apologizes for ‘Slanted Eyes’ Ad After Outcry in China

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologized and withdrawn an advertisement that drew anger from Chinese social media users. The ad showed a model pulling the corners of his eyes, a gesture…

Tesla Poised to Lose One of Its Key Revenue Streams

Tesla is about to lose one of its easiest and most profitable revenue sources, following the passage of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The new legislation eliminates tax incentives…

Air Canada Scraps Flight Resumption as Union Defies Back-to-Work Order

Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants refused to comply with a back-to-work order. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said…

ChatGPT Mobile App Hits $2B in Revenue, Averaging $2.91 Per Install

ChatGPT’s mobile app has surpassed $2 billion in global consumer spending since its launch in May 2023, according to new data from app intelligence firm Appfigures. The figure is nearly…

Bluesky Unveils Major Overhaul of Policies and Community Guidelines

Two years after its launch, social network Bluesky is updating its Community Guidelines and related policies, inviting users to give feedback before the revisions take effect. The company, which positions…

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns of AI Bubble as Industry Spending Booms

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes artificial intelligence is in a bubble. Speaking to reporters last week, he said that while AI is one of the most important developments in recent…

Firm Issues Apology After Saying It Wouldn’t Process LGBTQ+ Payments

Stripe has issued an apology after customer support staff incorrectly told callers that the company would no longer process payments for LGBTQ+ content or goods. The payment processor, which powers…

xAI Co-Founder Steps Down From Musk’s AI Company

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI, announced his departure from the company on Wednesday in a post on X. Babuschkin, who led engineering teams at xAI, played a…

Sam Altman, OpenAI Said to Support Startup Rivaling Musk’s Neuralink

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly working to launch a new brain-to-computer interface company, Merge Labs, with early funding discussions involving OpenAI’s ventures team, according to unnamed sources cited by…

China Gives Nvidia and AMD a Polite Rejection

Nvidia and AMD have reached an agreement with the U.S. government to remove restrictions on selling their lower-tier artificial intelligence chips to China. In exchange, both companies will pay Washington…

Air Canada to Cancel Flights in Advance of Possible Strike

Air Canada will begin suspending flights starting Thursday after the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says talks…

Amazon Rolls Out Same-Day Delivery for Meat, Eggs, and Produce in 1,000+ Cities

Amazon is extending its same-day delivery service for fresh foods to more than 1,000 U.S. cities and towns, with plans to reach at least 2,300 locations by year’s end. The…

Apple Dismisses Musk’s Claims of App Store Bias

Apple has dismissed claims from Elon Musk that its App Store suppresses competition, describing it as “designed to be free and fair of bias.” The dispute emerged after Musk, owner…

Perplexity Offers $34.5 Billion to Acquire Google’s Chrome Browser

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unexpected $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google’s Chrome browser, a move confirmed on Tuesday. The offer surpasses Perplexity’s current valuation, but the…

Anthropic Challenges OpenAI, Offers Claude to All Three Government Branches for $1

Just a week after OpenAI said it would provide ChatGPT Enterprise to the federal executive branch for $1 per year per agency, Anthropic has stepped in with a broader counteroffer.…

Harry and Meghan Ink New Multi-Year Deal With Netflix

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have renewed their collaboration with Netflix in a multi-year first look deal, giving the streaming service priority access to film and television concepts from…

Australian Court Rules Apple, Google Misused App Store Market Power

Epic Games has secured a major legal victory in Australia against Apple and Google’s app store policies. On Tuesday, the Federal Court of Australia ruled that both companies engaged in…

Spirit Airlines Says It May Not Survive a Year Without Additional Funding

Spirit Airlines has warned it may not be able to continue operating beyond the next 12 months unless it secures new funding. The disclosure comes just five months after the…

LinkedIn Debuts Mini Sudoku, Expands Into Casual Games to Boost Engagement

LinkedIn has rolled out Mini Sudoku, a condensed version of the classic puzzle, to its 1.2 billion global users. The game, which takes only two or three minutes to solve,…

Tesla Hiring Robotaxi Test Drivers in NYC Without Applying for Permits

The New York City Department of Transportation confirmed that Tesla has not applied for approval to test AVs on city streets. State officials also said Tesla has yet to seek…