Meta Tried to Acquire Ilya Sutskever’s $32 Billion AI Startup, Now Plans to Hire Its CEO
After Meta’s $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI last week, which included hiring founder Alexandr Wang, the company’s aggressive AI talent push has expanded to include Daniel Gross, CEO of…
Google Expected to Lose Appeal Against Record $4.7 Billion EU Fine
Google experienced a setback Thursday when Juliane Kokott, advocate general at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), recommended dismissing the company’s appeal against a record €4.1 billion ($4.7 billion) antitrust…
Taiwan Blacklists Huawei and SMIC, Deepening Alignment with U.S. Trade Policy
Taiwan has placed China’s major chipmakers Huawei and SMIC on its trade blacklist, signaling a significant move to align more closely with U.S. trade restrictions amid escalating tensions with Beijing.…
OpenAI-Microsoft Relationship Shows Signs of Widening Cracks
OpenAI and Microsoft appear to be approaching a turning point in their partnership, according to reports citing anonymous sources. Internal discussions at OpenAI have considered publicly accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive…
OpenAI Secures $200 Million Contract with U.S. Defense Department
OpenAI has been granted a $200 million contract to provide artificial intelligence tools to the U.S. Defense Department. This one-year deal marks OpenAI’s first contract listed on the Department of…
Waymo Rides Are Pricier Than Uber or Lyft — But Riders Still Choose Them
Robotaxis promised to lower transportation costs by reducing labor expenses, but data shows Waymo’s rides remain significantly pricier than Uber and Lyft. New research gives a clearer picture of the…
Amazon Restructures Health-Care Division to Target Multitrillion-Dollar Market
For nearly a decade, Amazon has pursued a foothold in the complex U.S. health-care market through acquisitions, partnerships, and key hires. Now, following several executive departures, the company is restructuring…
SpaceX Reaches Major Milestone in Starlink Satellite Production
SpaceX has hit a significant milestone by producing 10 million Starlink satellite internet dishes, marking rapid growth in manufacturing capacity. Accelerated Production Pace Sujay Soman, a senior facilities manager at…
Nvidia Removes China from Its Revenue and Profit Forecasts
Nvidia does not expect the U.S. government to ease its chip export restrictions to China anytime soon. CEO Jensen Huang confirmed to CNN on Thursday that the company will exclude…
Disney and Universal sue AI company Midjourney over image use
Disney and Universal have taken legal action against AI company Midjourney, accusing its image generation tool of being a “bottomless pit of plagiarism.” The studios claim Midjourney’s software produces countless…