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Nvidia Eyes $500M Investment into Self-Driving Tech Startup Wayve

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited the United Kingdom this week, bringing with him a pledge to invest £2 billion ($2.6 billion) to support the country’s AI startup ecosystem. One of…

TikTok’s Algorithm to be Licensed to U.S. Joint Venture Led by Oracle

Under the terms of a deal framework laid out by President Donald Trump’s administration, tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says iPhone Price Hikes Are Not Tied to Tariffs

Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that price hikes on the newest iPhone models are not tied to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans. Speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer from Apple’s…

Notion’s Annual Revenue Exceeds $500 Million with AI-Powered Growth

The generative AI boom, which began with the public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, has become a dominant theme in the tech industry, and Notion has been an early…

iPhone 17 Goes on Sale Globally as Apple Faces China Rivals and AI Doubts

The iPhone 17 hit store shelves worldwide on Friday, drawing long lines of eager customers from Beijing to London. The launch featured several new products, including the iPhone 17 Pro,…

Google Partners with UK Nonprofit to Detect and Remove Nonconsensual Images

Google is partnering with the U.K. nonprofit StopNCII to bolster its efforts at combating the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, also known as revenge porn. The search giant will begin…

Deliveroo Founder Will Shu to Step Down as CEO after DoorDash Takeover

Will Shu, CEO of the food delivery company Deliveroo, is set to step down from the company he co-founded over a decade ago. Shu, who established Deliveroo with childhood friend…

Amazon CEO Jassy Says Company is Reducing Bureaucracy, Which is ‘Anathema’ to Innovation

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said on Tuesday that he is actively working to root out bureaucracy from within the company’s ranks as part of a broader effort to reset its…

Tesla is Redesigning its Door Handles Following Safety Probe, Bloomberg Investigation

Tesla’s chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, confirmed on Wednesday that the company is “working on” a redesign of its door handles to make them less likely to trap people inside…

Nvidia Boss ‘Disappointed’ by Reported China Chip Ban

Nvidia’s boss, Jensen Huang, has expressed his “disappointment” after China reportedly ordered its top technology companies to stop purchasing the firm’s artificial intelligence chips. Huang told BBC News that the…

British Pharmaceutical Giant GSK Commits Billions to U.S. Research and Manufacturing

British pharmaceutical firm GSK has pledged to invest $30 billion (£22 billion) in research and manufacturing in the United States over the next five years. The announcement, made at the…

DOJ Sues Uber for Alleged Discrimination Against Disabled Riders

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Uber on Thursday, alleging that the ride-hailing giant has discriminated against riders with disabilities. The complaint, filed in a federal court in San Francisco,…

Tim Cook Says Apple’s U.S. Manufacturing Expansion Will Create a ‘Domino Effect’

In a recent interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Apple CEO Tim Cook detailed the company’s significant commitment to boosting domestic manufacturing. Cook stated that Apple is putting an “extraordinary commitment”…

Elon Musk Purchases $1 Billion in Tesla Stock

Elon Musk has purchased around $1 billion (£735m) worth of Tesla shares, his first open market stock buy since 2020. The filing, disclosed on Monday, showed Musk picked up roughly…

Alphabet Joins $3 Trillion Club as Fourth Company to Hit Milestone

Alphabet has joined the small group of companies with a $3 trillion market capitalization. Shares of the Google parent company surged more than 4% on Monday, closing with a valuation…

U.S. and China Strike Framework Agreement on TikTok Ownership

A framework agreement has been reached between the United States and China on the ownership of TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed after weekend trade talks in Madrid. The…

xAI Said to Cut 500 Data-Annotation Jobs

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, laid off 500 employees on Friday night, according to internal emails obtained by Business Insider. The messages informed staff of an immediate “strategic pivot,” as…

Boring Company Halts Vegas Airport Tunnel After Worker Injury

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has paused construction on its Las Vegas airport tunnel following a serious incident late Wednesday night. A worker sustained what officials described as a “crushing injury,”…

OpenAI Gets Microsoft’s Approval to Restructure Its For-Profit Arm

OpenAI announced Thursday it has reached a nonbinding agreement with Microsoft, its largest investor, to move its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). The shift, if approved by…

People CEO Labels Google a ‘Bad Actor,’ Accuses It of Content Theft

Neil Vogel, CEO of People Inc. — the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. — has accused Google of unfairly using publishers’ content to train its AI tools.…