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US stocks slipped Tuesday from their latest record setting run as Wall Street weighed concerns over a looming government shutdown against continued optimism surrounding artificial intelligence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 0.3%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) lost 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), heavily weighted toward technology stocks, dropped 0.5% after all three … Read more
LONDON — Nearly 30 million people in the United Kingdom who purchased Apple or Samsung smartphones between 2015 and 2024 could be entitled to an average payout of about £17 if consumer group Which? succeeds in its case against US chipmaker Qualcomm. The case, which began Monday in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London, alleges … Read more
Perplexity, the artificial intelligence company behind the popular Perplexity AI search assistant, has officially launched its Comet AI browser to the public. The company confirmed this week that Comet is now free and available to everyone as a desktop browser, marking a significant step in the growing competition among AI-powered web browsers. Initially introduced during … Read more
Turin, Italy – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Friday predicted that within the next 10 to 20 years, data centres of gigawatt scale could be built in space, harnessing uninterrupted solar energy to outperform those on Earth. Speaking at Italian Tech Week in Turin, Bezos said that the environmental and operational advantages of orbital data … Read more
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Authorities in Brazil have dismantled an online fraud ring accused of using deepfake videos of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities in deceptive Instagram ads that lured victims into paying for fake products and giveaways. Police said the operation, which allegedly generated more than 20 million reais ($3.9 million), marks one … Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan — For nearly two days last week, Afghanistan’s internet and phone networks went dark, leaving millions of citizens cut off from the outside world and sparking global concern. The unprecedented blackout highlighted both the Taliban’s capacity to control communications and the limits of authoritarian power in an increasingly connected society. On Monday evening, … Read more
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Comcast owned NBCUniversal have reached a multi year agreement to keep NBC’s full lineup of television programming available on YouTube TV, ending a tense round of negotiations that had raised concerns over potential blackouts for millions of subscribers. The deal ensures that popular NBCUniversal shows including Sunday Night Football, The Voice … Read more
NEW YORK — Reddit’s stock continued its decline for a second consecutive day Wednesday, falling as much as 8% in early trading, after data showed a steep drop in how often its content appeared in ChatGPT responses. The slide extends a 5% loss from the previous session and comes amid growing investor concerns about the … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will not agree to a proposal by the United States that calls for half of the world’s semiconductor production to be relocated to US soil, a senior Taiwanese trade negotiator said Wednesday, emphasizing that the idea was never formally discussed during recent tariff negotiations in Washington. Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, who … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — In a notable shift in Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, more than twenty AI researchers have left leading companies including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta to join a new startup called Periodic Labs. The move underscores growing interest in AI technologies aimed not just at automating work but accelerating real world scientific … Read more
