Views To Become Key Performance Metric for All Content on Instagram
Instagram is set to make “views” the primary metric across all its content formats, including Reels, Stories, photos, and more. This update aims to simplify performance tracking for creators, regardless…
Singapore Sees Increase in Chinese EV Launches with New Incentives
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are increasingly entering the Singaporean market as the government bolsters EV adoption through extended incentives and the expansion of charging infrastructure. Notable recent entries include…
Senators Urge Antitrust Probe into New Sports Streaming Service Venu Sports
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined by Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate the…
South Korea Indicts Kakao Founder for Alleged Stock Manipulation
South Korean prosecutors have indicted Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of Kakao Corp, on charges of stock market manipulation, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. Kim, also known as Brian…
Electrify America Takes Steps to Prevent Charging Station Hogging
Electrify America, a leading EV charging company in the U.S., is set to penalize drivers who exceed necessary charging times, aiming to increase turnover and availability at busy stations. In…
Intel’s Missed Investment in OpenAI Revealed
Intel’s missed opportunity to invest in OpenAI has surfaced as a pivotal moment in its struggle to keep pace in the AI era. Around seven years ago, Intel had the…
Zoom Challenges Microsoft and Google with AI-Powered Docs
Zoom has launched Zoom Docs, an AI-powered word processor, positioning itself to compete with Microsoft and Google. Introduced in March, Zoom Docs is integrated with Zoom AI Companion, which uses…
NYC’s Weather Alert Drones Struggle with Spanish Announcements
New York City recently introduced a drone warning system to alert residents about hazardous weather conditions, but the system’s Spanish language capabilities have fallen short. On Wednesday, a resident recorded…
X Faces Court in Ireland for Using EU Data to Train Grok Without Consent
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched High Court proceedings against Elon Musk’s X, accusing the company of using European user data without proper consent to train its artificial intelligence…
Reddit to Experiment with AI in Search Results
Reddit is set to introduce AI-generated summaries at the top of search results, aiming to enhance user experience by summarizing and recommending content. CEO Steve Huffman announced during Tuesday’s earnings…
China’s Robotaxi Revolution Threatens Ride-Hailing Drivers
China’s ride-hailing drivers, like 36-year-old Liu Yi from Wuhan, face new challenges as robotaxis become more prevalent. Liu, who began driving part-time this year due to a construction slowdown, fears…
Elon Musk’s X Files Lawsuit Claiming Massive Advertiser Boycott
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has initiated a lawsuit against a prominent group of advertisers, alleging a “massive advertiser boycott” that resulted in substantial revenue losses and violated antitrust…
Major Job Cuts at Dell as Company Shifts to AI
Dell is undergoing significant restructuring aimed at focusing more on AI-based products and servers, leading to substantial job cuts. An internal memo by sales executives John Byrne and Bill Scannell,…
Nokia and Swisscom Begin Nationwide Drone Service Deployment
Nokia and Swisscom are set to deploy a drone service network across Switzerland to enhance emergency responses and infrastructure inspections, as announced in a joint statement on Thursday. Nokia, the…
SoftBank-Backed Ola Electric Achieves $4 Billion Valuation in IPO
Ola Electric‘s initial public offering (IPO) received bids worth $1.8 billion, marking a significant milestone as the first stock offering by a pure-play electric vehicle (EV) maker in India. The…
OpenAI Co-founder John Schulman Leaves for Rival Anthropic
John Schulman, one of the co-founders of OpenAI, has left the ChatGPT maker for rival Anthropic. Schulman announced his departure in a social media post on X late Monday, stating,…
Video Game Actors Strike Over AI Concerns
Actors, represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), have initiated a strike against the video game industry due to unresolved issues concerning artificial intelligence…
ByteDance Enters AI Video Market with New App
ByteDance has introduced Jimeng AI, a text-to-video application, expanding its presence in the AI video generation market. This move places ByteDance alongside other Chinese tech firms and OpenAI, the creator…
Waymo Announces New Service Areas in San Francisco and Los Angeles
Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is expanding its autonomous ride-hailing service areas in San Francisco and Los Angeles to meet growing customer demand, the company announced on Tuesday. This move…
NASA Delays Crew 9 Launch Due to Starliner Issues
NASA is set to delay the launch of the Crew 9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from August 18 to September 24. This decision, announced on Tuesday, August…