Musk drops fraud claims against OpenAI founders ahead of trial
Elon Musk has withdrawn his fraud allegations against OpenAI and its co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, significantly narrowing his lawsuit against…
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Two Yale students raise $5.1m to build AI social network in iMessage
Series, a social networking startup founded by two Yale University seniors, has raised $5.1 million in a pre-seed funding round backed by…
X launches standalone messaging app, XChat, for iOS users
XChat, X’s standalone messaging app, was launched to the public on Friday. Initially released for iOS devices, the app enables users to…
Meta to slash 8,000 jobs in new round of layoffs
Meta is planning to reduce its workforce by about 10 per cent affecting roughly 8,000 employees. The company also intends to leave…
Tesla cancels $29bn interim pay package for Musk after court ruling
Tesla has cancelled the “interim” pay package worth $29 billion that it awarded CEO Elon Musk last year, following a recent decision…
Netflix approves $25bn share buyback
Netflix’s board on 22 April 2026 approved a new $25 billion share repurchase programme with no set expiration date, according to a…
Google Cloud unveils custom-built AI chips for training, interference tasks
Google Cloud on Wednesday said its eighth generation of custom-built AI chips, known as Tensor Processing Units, will be divided into two…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman criticises Anthropic over AI risk messaging
Tensions between OpenAI and Anthropic have resurfaced following fresh remarks from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who criticised his rival’s latest cybersecurity-focused artificial…
Clarifai deletes 3m OkCupid photos used for AI training
The AI platform Clarifai has deleted 3 million photos it reportedly obtained from OkCupid to train its facial recognition AI. The company…
Microsoft cuts Xbox subscription prices to reconnect with core gamers
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is lowering the price of its subscription services that offer access to hundreds of video games,…
Amazon expands into weight-loss market with new GLP-1 access program
Amazon is expanding further into the fast-growing weight-loss market, announcing on Tuesday a new initiative designed to make access to widely used…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down after 14-year run
Apple announced on Monday afternoon that Tim Cook will step down as CEO, a position he has held since 2011 after taking…