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Tim Cook’s Warning to iPhone Users About Facebook Tracking
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered a direct iPhone privacy warning that changed how we use our smartphones. He made it...
Meta AI Layoff Lawsuit Refused Emergency Stop by US Judge
A group of 26 employees trying to block immediate corporate downsizing just faced a major setback in the ongoing Meta...
NY Governor Orders Year-Long Pause on Large AI Data Center Construction
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a year-long moratorium on new high-powered data centers. The executive order, signed...
Meta Appeals Landmark Jury Verdict in Social Media Addiction Case
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in...
US Lawmakers Scrutinise Chinese AI Models Used by American Companies
U.S. lawmakers are weighing measures to limit the increasing use of Chinese-developed AI models by domestic companies as geopolitical competition...
Meta’s AI Ambitions Stalled as Google Refuses to Sell All the Gemini Capacity It Wanted
Google has refused to sell Meta all the Gemini AI computing capacity it wanted, telling the social media giant around...
Meta Exposed: Secretly Using Fake Teens to Sabotage AI Rival
A new investigative report has revealed that Meta ran a highly secretive operation designed to test and potentially disrupt its...
Microsoft Data Centre Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Noise Pollution In Wisconsin
Residents living close to Microsoft’s Fairwater data centre in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, have filed a lawsuit against the tech giant,...
Meta CEO Zuckerberg Admits AI ‘Miscalculations’ After Laying Off 8,000 US Employees
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg conceded at an internal town hall this week that the company's sweeping restructuring had not delivered...
US Lifts Ban on Anthropic’s Powerful Fable 5 AI Model After Security Negotiations
The public will once again be able to access Anthropic's powerful Fable 5 AI model, the company said Tuesday, weeks...
US Announces $10m Bounty Over Attacks On WhatsApp, Signal Accounts
The United States Department of State has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that leads to...
FTC Approves Elon Musk’s Acquisition of SpaceX Alumni Startup Mesh for Data Center Tech
Elon Musk has received federal approval to acquire Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup founded by three former SpaceX engineers that...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Rages at Tech Execs Over AI’s Impact on US Workers and Society
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has launched a blistering attack on his fellow tech executives, criticizing them for being too honest...
Europe’s New ‘W’ App Aims to Replace Elon Musk’s X with Verified Users
A newly launched tech initiative is positioning itself as a direct shield for continental communication, as Europe's new 'W' app...
DJI Sues Insta360 in US Court for Violating Multiple Osmo Pocket Patents Over Luna Gimbal Camera
Drone and camera giant DJI has filed two patent lawsuits against Arashi Vision Inc., which does business as Insta360, over...
