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TikTok’s Parent Company ByteDance Closes Brief Book Publishing Arm

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is winding down its book publishing imprint, 8th Note Press, according to industry reports. The press was launched in 2023 as an extension of…

Apple Considers Partnership with Perplexity AI Amid Siri Delays

While Apple remained silent on AI during its WWDC 2025 keynote, Bloomberg reports that internally, the company is actively exploring options to strengthen its AI capabilities. Discussions led by Apple’s…

Amazon Plans £40 Billion Investment in the UK Over Next Three Years

Amazon revealed plans to invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the UK over the next three years. This funding will go toward building four new fulfillment centers, upgrading existing facilities,…

Apple Faces New Siri AI Lawsuit Filed by Shareholders

Apple is being sued again over delays in its Apple Intelligence features, this time through a federal securities class-action lawsuit. The suit represents investors who purchased Apple shares between June…

Tesla Secures First Contract to Build China’s Largest Grid-Scale Battery Power Plant

Tesla has signed its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China, marking a significant move amid ongoing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company…

Microsoft Reportedly Set to Lay Off Thousands Next Month

Microsoft is preparing to cut thousands of jobs in the coming weeks, according to sources familiar with the plans reported by Bloomberg. The announcement is expected early next month, coinciding…

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…

OpenAI’s $200M DoD Contract May Put Pressure on Partner Microsoft

OpenAI announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded it a contract valued up to $200 million to develop prototype systems that leverage its advanced AI models…

DHL Express to Halt Operations Nationwide Due to Strike and Lockout

DHL Express Canada is set to suspend operations across the country this week amid an ongoing strike and lockout involving 2,100 truck drivers and other workers. The company announced it…

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…

Amazon Schedules Prime Day 2025 for July 8-11

Amazon has announced that Prime Day 2025 will take place from July 8 to July 11, extending the popular annual sale event to four days for the first time. Shoppers…

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…

Musk’s X Files Lawsuit Against New York Over Social Media Hate Speech Law

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against New York state challenging a law that requires social media companies to disclose how they monitor and manage hate…

Sam Altman Says Meta’s $100M Offers Failed to Lure OpenAI Talent

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched an aggressive hiring campaign to build a top-tier AI superintelligence team. Led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and located near Zuckerberg’s office,…

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…

Google Reportedly Set to End Partnership with Scale AI

Meta’s significant investment in Scale AI appears to be causing some of the startup’s customers to reconsider their relationships. Reuters reports that Google, which had planned to pay Scale AI…

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…