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Google Cut 35% of Small-Team Managers in Past Year, Executive Reveals

Google has reduced more than one-third of its managers who oversaw small teams, an executive told employees last week. The change is part of the company’s ongoing effort to cut…

Coinbase CEO Defends Firing Engineers Who Hesitated to Adopt AI

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed that several engineers were dismissed after refusing to adopt AI coding assistants, despite the company purchasing enterprise licenses for GitHub Copilot and Cursor. Speaking on…

OpenAI to Adjust ChatGPT Following Lawsuit Linking Tool to Teen Suicide

OpenAI has published new details on how it plans to improve ChatGPT’s handling of sensitive conversations, particularly those involving self-harm. The announcement follows a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the parents…

Anthropic Reaches Settlement in Authors’ Lawsuit Over AI Book Training

Anthropic has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of fiction and nonfiction authors, according to a filing Tuesday with the Ninth Circuit Court of…

Hong Kong Banks Pressed to Streamline Hiring to Lure Talent

Banks in Hong Kong are facing growing criticism from recruitment experts who say lengthy and complicated hiring procedures are pushing top candidates to competitors. Robert Sheffield, managing director for China…

Intel Warns Trump Deal Poses Risks to Shareholders and Global Sales

Intel has warned of potential “adverse reactions” from investors, employees, and international partners following the Trump administration’s decision to take a 10% stake in the company. In a Securities and…

Parents File Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Blame ChatGPT in Son’s Death

The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine are filing the first known wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, according to a report by The New York Times. Raine died by suicide after…

India to Purchase Oil From Cheapest Source, Envoy Tells Russia

India will continue purchasing oil from wherever it “gets the best deal” to safeguard the interests of its 1.4 billion people, said Vinay Kumar, India’s ambassador to Russia. His comments…

Report Says Meta Leveraged National PTA to Highlight Child Safety Campaigns

Since losing her 15-year-old son Riley to suicide after a sextortion scheme through Meta’s Messenger app, Mary Rodee has been calling for stronger online protections. She blames Meta directly: “They…

Waymo Gets Green Light to Test Self-Driving Cars in New York City

Waymo has secured its first permit from the New York City Department of Transportation to begin testing autonomous vehicles, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. The approval marks the city’s first…

Google Warns Fox Channels May Leave YouTube TV Without New Deal

YouTube TV announced Monday that it may drop major Fox channels — including Fox Broadcast Network, Fox News, and Fox Sports — if it fails to reach a new distribution…

Evergrande Delisted After Dramatic Collapse in China’s Property Market

Evergrande’s shares were officially removed from the Hong Kong stock market on Monday, closing the chapter on what was once China’s most valuable property developer. The company, once worth more…

Hertz Begins Selling Used Cars Through Amazon Autos

Hertz Car Sales is bringing its pre-owned vehicles to Amazon Autos, giving customers the ability to browse, finance, and purchase directly through Amazon’s platform. Buyers will see available vehicles within…

Elon Musk Plans ‘Macrohard’ to Challenge Microsoft

Elon Musk has announced the creation of a new company called Macrohard, which he describes as a direct rival to Microsoft. “It’s a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very…

Japanese Carmakers Say U.S. Prices Won’t Rise Despite Tariffs

Major Japanese automakers have denied that they raised car prices in the U.S. because of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The denials follow a Nikkei Asia report that claimed…

Nvidia Discussing With U.S. Officials Plan to Sell Advanced Chip to China, Huang Says

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed on Friday that the company is in discussions with the U.S. government about potentially shipping a new, more advanced AI chip to China. The chip,…

Air Canada Restores Operations Close to Full Schedule

Air Canada says it is close to resuming normal service after a strike by flight attendants grounded operations earlier this week. In a Friday morning update, the airline said it…

OpenAI Opens New Delhi Office to Grow Presence in India

OpenAI has announced plans to establish its first office in India, just days after launching a low-cost ChatGPT plan designed for Indian users. The company said on Friday it will…

OpenAI Lawyers Probe Meta’s Involvement in Musk’s $97B Takeover Attempt

OpenAI is asking Meta to hand over documents related to possible discussions with Elon Musk and xAI about investing in or acquiring the ChatGPT-maker. The request was revealed in a…

Google Lands $10B+ Cloud Deal With Meta for Six Years

Meta has agreed to spend more than $10 billion on Google Cloud services over the next six years, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal, kept confidential but…