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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…

Starlink Lowers Monthly Rate to Attract More US Customers

SpaceX is cutting the cost of its Starlink internet service for new customers in certain areas of the United States. The company has reduced the monthly fee for the Residential…

Musk Plans to Sue Apple Over Omission of X and Grok From Top Apps List

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk says he plans to take legal action against Apple, accusing the company of deliberately excluding his social media platform X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot…

Nvidia, AMD Could Sell High-End AI Chips to China With US Revenue Share

The AI chip competition between the U.S. and China is now less about security restrictions and more about tariffs. Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to pay the U.S. government…

AOL to Shut Down Dial-Up Internet, Sparking ’90s Nostalgia

AOL’s dial-up internet, a relic of the early online era, will be officially shut down next month after running continuously since the early 1990s. In a statement released Friday, the…

Paramount Secures UFC Rights in $7.7B, 7-Year Deal After Skydance Merger

Days after completing its merger with Skydance, Paramount has acquired exclusive U.S. rights to TKO Group’s UFC for seven years starting in 2026. The deal, valued at $7.7 billion, averages…

Authorities Say $7K in Labubu Dolls Stolen From Los Angeles Store

A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a store in La Puente, California, early Wednesday morning, authorities said. La Puente is located roughly 18…

Meta Buys AI Audio Startup WaveForms

Meta has purchased AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed sum, marking the latest addition to its new AI division, Superintelligence Labs. The deal follows Meta’s acquisition of PlayAI just…