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Meta replacing humans with AI for FTC-mandated privacy reviews
Priscilla Chan, left, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez are among guests attending Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th U.S. president in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Meta said Thursday that it’s laying off an undisclosed number of employees in its risk organization […]
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Google and Anthropic announce cloud deal worth tens of billions of dollars
Anthropic and Google officially announced their cloud partnership Thursday, a deal that gives the artificial intelligence company access to up to one million of Google’s custom-designed Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs. The deal, which is worth tens of billions of dollars, is the company’s largest TPU commitment yet and is expected to bring well over […]
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OpenAI buys AI startup that built interface for Apple computers
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday announced it has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, a small company that built an artificial intelligence interface for Apple […]
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Super Micro shares fall 6% on weak preliminary results
Charles Liang, CEO of Super Micro, speaks at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 1, 2023. Walid Berrazeg | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Super Micro Computer shares fell 6% on Thursday after the company released weak preliminary results for its fiscal first quarter of 2026. The server maker said it […]
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Alibaba prices AI glasses at $660 to rival Meta and launches ChatGPT challenger
Alibaba announced plans to release a pair of smart glasses powered by its AI models. The Quark AI Glasses are Alibaba’s first foray into the smart glasses product category. Alibaba Alibaba on Thursday announced pricing for its upcoming artificial intelligence glasses and launched a new chatbot powered by its latest AI models. The Chinese technology […]
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New Jersey sues Amazon for allegedly discriminating against thousands of pregnant warehouse workers
Peter Endig | AFP | Getty Images The New Jersey attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the company has violated the rights of thousands of pregnant employees and staffers with disabilities who work in several of its facilities in the state. The complaint, filed in Essex County Superior Court by the office of Attorney […]
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Amazon introduces ‘Blue Jay’ warehouse robot that performs multiple tasks at once
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new robotic system that’s capable of performing multiple tasks at once in the company’s warehouses. The system, called Blue Jay, is made up of a series of robotic arms that are suspended from a conveyor belt-like track. Those arms are tipped with suction-cup devices that allow them to grab and […]
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Meta lays off 600 employees within AI unit
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta will lay off roughly 600 employees within its artificial intelligence unit as the company looks to reduce layers and operate more nimbly, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday. The company announced the cuts in a memo from its Chief […]
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Samsung and Google attempt to one-up Apple with AI-powered headset
Samsung Galaxy XR Headset Courtesy: Samsung It’s been more than 17 years since the modern smartphone era began with the launch of the iPhone, and tech companies have been obsessed with trying to disrupt it ever since. The most common approach is mixed reality XR headsets: computerized goggles that put all of your apps and […]
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Meta partners with Blue Owl Capital on $27 billion AI data center project
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta said Tuesday that it formed a joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital in a deal worth $27 billion to fund and […]
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