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Roblox launches new age verification system to unlock unfiltered chats
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Roblox announced the start of age-verification technology Thursday for users who want to chat more freely on the social-gaming platform as part of its new “trusted connections” feature. Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman said that the company felt it was the right time to implement age-estimation software […]
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OpenAI says it will use Google’s cloud for ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to members of the media as he arrives at a lodge for the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI said Wednesday that it expects to use Google’s cloud infrastructure for its popular […]
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Scale AI cuts 14% of workforce after Meta investment, hiring of founder Wang
Facade with logo at headquarters of Scale AI, San Francisco, California, June 2, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Weeks after Meta poured $14.3 billion into Scale AI and hired founder Alexandr Wang, the artificial intelligence startup is cutting 200 full-time employees, or 14% of its staff. Scale AI’s interim […]
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Coreweave stock pops after company announces $6 billion AI data center in Pennsylvania
CoreWeave Inc. signage in Times Square in New York, US, on Friday, May 9, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coreweave stock climbed more than 9% on Tuesday after the company announced a $6 billion artificial intelligence data center project in Pennsylvania. The commitment includes an initial 100 megawatt data center built in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Trade Desk, BlackRock, Wells Fargo and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. JPMorgan Chase — Shares fell less than 1% in the premarket after the bank posted second-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations. Investment banking and trading revenue drove the stronger-than-expected numbers. Wells Fargo — Shares were down 3% in the premarket after the company lowered its 2025 […]
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Trade Desk’s stock jumps on S&P 500 inclusion as Ansys exits index due to acquisition
Jeff Green, Founder, CEO, and Chairman, The Trade Desk and Andrew Wallenstein, Variety Intelligence Platform, President and Chief Media Analyst speak onstage at “Advertising’s New Normal: Unifying Streaming and Identity in 2023” during the Variety Entertainment Summit at CES at the Aria Resort & Casino on January 06, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Doherty […]
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Meta removes 10 million Facebook profiles in effort to combat spam
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on before the luncheon on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Meta on Monday said it has removed about 10 million profiles for impersonating large content producers through the first half of 2025 as part […]
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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department
A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world’s largest office buildings. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it’s granting contract awards of up to $200 million for artificial intelligence […]
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Cognition to buy AI startup Windsurf days after Google poached CEO in $2.4 billion licensing deal
In this photo illustration, a man seen holding a smartphone with the logo of US artificial intelligence company Cognition AI Inc. in front of website. Timon Schneider | SOPA Images | Sipa USA | AP Artificial intelligence startup Cognition announced it’s acquiring Windsurf, the AI coding company that lost its CEO and several other senior […]
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Starbucks employees to return to the office four days a week — or take a payout
The Starbucks headquarters is seen at Starbucks Center on July 3, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images Starbucks corporate employees will have to return to the office four days a week starting in October, the company announced on Monday. For workers who would prefer to leave the company instead of heading back […]
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