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YouTube Tests Discounted Two-Person Premium Subscription Tier

YouTube is testing a new two-person Premium subscription tier as part of its ongoing effort to enhance user experience and value. Since then, the pilot program has rolled out in…

OpenAI Commits to Nonprofit Control Amid Outside Pressure

OpenAI, the widely touted artificial intelligence research institute, is looking at remaking itself as a public benefit corporation. It will ride this wave supported by the reins of its nonprofit…

Tesla Sales Drop Across Europe Despite Surge in April EV Sales

Tesla’s new car sales in Spain dropped by 36% in April, reaching just 571 vehicles year-over-year, according to Reuters. This slump coincides with rising sales of electric vehicles made by…

Residents of SpaceX’s Starbase Vote to Incorporate as a City

In early December, Elon Musk tweeted out that SpaceX is moving its headquarters. The new headquarters will be at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, relocating from El…

EU Hits TikTok With $600M Fine Over China Data Transfers

TikTok has been fined $600 million (530 million euros) by European regulators after a four-year investigation revealed that the app’s data transfers to China put its users at risk of…

China’s Xpeng Hits Milestone with Over 30,000 Vehicle Deliveries for Sixth Straight Month

Just the month before, in April, Xpeng Motors set a new precedent by delivering 35,045 vehicles. It’s their sixth month in a row of over 30,000 deliveries. This new milestone…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Receives First Salary Raise in Ten Years

Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, recently announced his big pay increase. This will be the first bump in his base salary for 10 years. The firm recently disclosed that Huang’s base…

Apple to Change iPhone Launch Schedule Starting in 2026, Report Claims

Every year, in the first half of September, we expect to see new iPhones. Apart from the occasional out-of-schedule release of a budget model — such as the iPhone 16e…

Amazon CEO Jassy Expresses Optimism Despite Tariff Uncertainty

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reassured investors on the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Thursday, expressing optimism that the retail giant could emerge from the current tariff environment stronger than before.…

McDonald’s Sales Drop as Consumers Struggle with Uncertainty

After recently experiencing its biggest decline in U.S. sales since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, this worrisome trend is causing plenty of heartburn to both investors and financial analysts.…

Microsoft Adjusts Xbox Pricing Amid Market Conditions

Microsoft has announced a significant price increase for its Xbox video game consoles and major game titles due to challenging market conditions. The price hike comes as the company seeks…

Meta Warns European Users of ‘Worse’ Experience Due to Regulatory Changes

Meta Platforms Inc. has received a significant warning regarding its business practices in Europe, following a recent decision by the European Commission. In short, the tech giant needs to adhere…

Tesla Rejects Claims of Plans to Replace Elon Musk as CEO

Tesla Inc. lost billions in sales and profits in the first quarter of this year. This drop has raised many investors’ eyebrows as worries over Starbucks’ future growth have recently…

WhatsApp surpasses 3 billion monthly users

WhatsApp now has over 3 billion active users each month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Wednesday. The messaging app, founded in 2009 and…

Tesla rejects claims of contacting headhunters to replace Musk

Tesla has denied reports suggesting it contacted recruitment firms to begin searching for a replacement for Elon Musk as CEO. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal claimed that the electric…

World teams up with Tinder and Visa to expand its ID-verifying technology

World, the biometric ID company best known for its eyeball-scanning Orb devices, announced on Wednesday several key partnerships aimed at expanding its reach and demonstrating the versatility of its identity…

Epic Games wins big in legal battle with Apple

Fortnite may finally be returning to the U.S. iOS app store after a long absence as soon as next week. This marks yet another ruling in the deepening saga of…

Meta reports decline in digital ad spend from Chinese retailers

Meta Platforms, Inc.’s increasingly painful advertising spend retreat from the likes of major Chinese e-commerce competitors such as Temu and Shein. Combined, these companies make up the majority of Meta’s…

Google Play Experiences 47% Drop in Apps Since Start of Last Year

At the same time, the Google Play Store has experienced a catastrophic loss in available apps. Since the start of 2022, the number of apps has dropped off by an…

Amazon Scraps Plans to Display Tariff Costs After White House Pushback

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it had considered displaying import charges on items sold through its Haul platform but decided against it after backlash. Haul, Amazon’s answer to discount retailers…