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Disney Cuts Costs With Hundreds More Layoffs

Disney has revealed plans to lay off several hundred employees worldwide, affecting teams in its film, television, and finance departments. The entertainment giant faces ongoing challenges as viewers increasingly turn…

Microsoft Bing Adds Free AI Video Generator Powered by Sora

Microsoft Bing announced on Monday the launch of Bing Video Creator, a new feature in its app that uses OpenAI’s Sora model to generate videos from text prompts. First Free…

TikTok Shop Food Listings Allegedly ‘Putting People at Risk’

A recent BBC investigation found that many food items sold on TikTok Shop lack required allergen information, putting consumers at risk. UK businesses must legally declare any of the 14…

Tesla Submits New ‘Robotaxi’ Trademark Applications After Previous Attempt Stalls

Tesla has submitted new trademark applications for the term “Tesla Robotaxi,” following earlier setbacks in securing trademarks for its planned self-driving vehicle service. Back in October 2024, Tesla applied to…

Harvard Tells Court DOD Official Advised Trump Not to Cut Biological Threat Research Grant

A Defense Department official cautioned the Trump administration against terminating a $12 million biological threat research grant at Harvard, warning it posed serious national security risks, according to recent court…

Shopify Wins Legal Battle Against Canada Revenue Agency Over Merchant Data

Shopify Inc. has won a significant legal battle against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) after a federal court ruled in favor of the Canadian tech company. Judge Guy Régimbald sided…

Google Expected to Appeal Antitrust Ruling Amid Risk of Losing Chrome

After the conclusion of the lengthy trial in the federal antitrust case against Google, the company has announced its intention to appeal the court’s ruling. The Department of Justice (DOJ)…

IBM Acquires Data Analysis Startup Seek AI and Launches AI Accelerator in NYC

IBM announced Monday that it has acquired Seek AI, a startup that enables users to query enterprise data using natural language, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition aligns with IBM’s…

Elon Musk’s xAI Reportedly Plans $300M Tender Offer

Billionaire Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is reportedly preparing to launch a $300 million secondary share sale that values the company at $113 billion. The tender offer will allow xAI…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects US Nuclear Proposal

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that abandoning uranium enrichment is “100%” against the country’s interests. His remarks came as a rejection of a central US demand…

Google Halts Rollout of Another AI-Powered Feature

Google has partially paused the rollout of its Gemini-powered “Ask Photos” feature in Google Photos, which lets users search images using conversational phrases like “Alice and me laughing.” Reason for…

Trump’s 50 Percent Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect

Tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States have increased from 25% to 50%, as President Donald Trump has implemented his plan to raise duties on these metals.…

Samsung Galaxy S26 Might Replace Google Gemini as Default AI Chatbot

Samsung is reportedly moving toward a deal with AI company Perplexity to better integrate its services into the next Galaxy S26 series, Bloomberg sources say. This could mark a shift…

China Says US Actions on Chips and Student Visas ‘Seriously Violate’ Tariff Truce

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday accused the United States of actions that “seriously violate” the trade consensus between the two countries. These include issuing AI chip export control guidelines,…

Instagram for iPad May Launch Later This Year

A dedicated Instagram app for the iPad is reportedly on track for release later this year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Development is progressing “full steam ahead,” with some Meta…

Neuralink Rival Paradromics Achieves First Human Implant

Neurotech startup Paradromics announced it has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) in a human for the first time. The procedure took place on May 14 at the University of…

Tesla Sales Bounce Back in Norway, But Europe Struggles

Tesla’s new car sales in Norway jumped 213% in May compared to last year, defying a downward trend seen across Europe, according to data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV).…

SpaceX Aims for Mars Mission by 2028, but Starship Failures Could Cause Delays

Elon Musk’s signature “Occupy Mars” slogan is as visible as ever on his shirt during Starship test flights, symbolizing SpaceX’s ambitious goal to make humans a multiplanetary species. The company…

Samsung’s Next Foldable Phone Will Be an Ultra Model

Samsung is raising the stakes in the foldable phone market. In a somewhat vague press release on Wednesday, Samsung announced the “next chapter of Ultra.” The messaging is ambiguous—does this…

China Accuses US of ‘Severely Violating’ Tariff Truce

China’s Ministry of Commerce has accused the United States of “severely violating” the trade truce agreed upon last month, warning that it will take strong measures to defend its interests.…