OpenAI urges the US to commit to building 100GW of new energy capacity each year to stay ahead of China in AI, and says “electrons are the new oil”
mobilizing private capital alongside government partners to establish accredited, classified data centers purpose-built for government AI. Bluesky: Nitish Pahwa / @nitishpahwa.com ...
Amazon blames a rare software bug and “faulty automation” for this week's massive AWS glitch, and says it has turned off the flawed automation worldwide
In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant's hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.
Amazon's Ring partners with Flock to let law enforcement agencies request footage from Ring doorbell users for “evidence collection and investigative work”
Amazon's surveillance camera maker Ring announced a partnership on Thursday with Flock, a maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras …
Reddit wants to become “a go-to search engine” for users; its core search has 70M+ weekly active unique users and its AI tool Reddit Answers has 6M weekly users
CEO Steve Huffman says the company is focused on making the platform a ‘go-to search engine.’
Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: currently exclusive to Aston Martin, enhances center console integration, works smoothly with driver assist systems, and more
But There's a Catch KTLA 5 on YouTube : I took CarPlay Ultra for a spin in a $250,000 Aston Martin Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac : CarPlay Ultra hands-on reveals its standout best new...
Source: in a presentation, Microsoft CCO Judson Althoff said AI saved Microsoft $500M+ in 2024 in its call centers and boosted employee and client satisfaction
Oooh someone tell Gordo to do AI Myrtle. [embedded post] @arcendus : Who cares what they said? People lie all the time, especially when it comes to the benefits, capabilities et....
Trump extends the TikTok ban deadline for a third time; there is no legal basis for the extensions, and it's unclear how many times the deadline can be extended
Again NZ Herald : Trump gives TikTok 90 more days to find buyer, again delayed ban Joe DePaolo / Mediaite : ‘Brazenly Illegal’: Conservatives Lash Out at Trump for Executive Order ...
At its Build conference, Microsoft sought to show its key role in the AI industry, with Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jensen Huang making virtual appearances
Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Jensen Huang's appearances at Build event reflect software giant's grip on AI industry
Google agrees to pay Texas $1.4B to settle two lawsuits claiming it tracks Texans' personal location and maintains their facial recognition data without consent
Google will pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to resolve two privacy lawsuits claiming the tech giant tracks Texans' personal location …
Sources: Craig Federighi and other Apple executives voiced concerns that personalized Siri didn't work properly; some think it has to be rebuilt from scratch
Apple Inc.'s turmoil in its AI division reached new heights on Friday, with the company delaying promised updates to the Siri digital assistant for the foreseeable future.
Sources: Broadcom has informally explored a bid for Intel's chip design and marketing unit, but only if it could secure a partner for Intel's foundry business
Broadcom has interest in Intel's chip-design business, while TSMC is looking at the company's factories
Sources: Zuckerberg told Stephen Miller that he would do nothing to obstruct Trump's agenda and blamed Sheryl Sandberg for an inclusivity initiative at Facebook
Stephen Miller was the architect of Donald J. Trump's hard-line immigration agenda in his first term.
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”
- Rogan interview is latest in sign of shift toward Trump — CEO says Biden staffers would ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ about Covid
Zuckerberg urged Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies, which he says were forced by EU to pay $30B+ for legal violations over the past two decades
Right. Should be fun few years for the EU. www.politico.eu/article/zuck... Mike Galsworthy / @mikegalsworthy : I'm on the EU's side on this. — And so should be every global citi...
Memo: Amazon halts some of its DEI programs, saying it is “winding down outdated programs and materials” as part of a broader review of hundreds of initiatives
Amazon is halting some of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, joining a growing list of major corporations …
Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new “advanced AI research team” and Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI
Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” …
Matt Taibbi's account, including the Twitter Files, was shadowbanned for a while after a spat with Elon Musk, preventing users from finding his tweets in search
The refrain to remember with Twitter under Elon Musk: it can always get dumber. — Quick(ish) recap:
Apple says its Weather app “may be slow or unavailable” due to an ongoing issue lasting nearly 24 hours; some users have had data issues for over a week
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors :
Apple reports an issue with its Weather app on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS, ongoing for over eight hours; some users have had issues for over a week
Apple is currently experiencing issues with its weather data provider, leaving many users unable to see live weather information and forecasts for regions in the Weather app.
The UK CMA finds Microsoft's proposed $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition will harm competition in the UK's gaming market and asks Microsoft for remedies
Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. will harm competition in the UK gaming market …