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Taiwan Semi is speeding up U.S. chip production due to demand, CEO says
Signage for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) at it’s fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei on Thursday said the company is seeing “strong interest” from its leading U.S. customers and is working to speed up its […]
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Elon Musk gets more time to respond to SEC suit over Twitter disclosure
Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allison Robbert | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to give Elon Musk more time to respond to its lawsuit over his alleged […]
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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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Meta and Google are laying a web of globe-spanning subsea cables. We found out what’s involved
U.S. hyperscalers Meta and Alphabet ‘s Google are rolling out a fast-growing web of transcontinental subsea cables, looking to keep pace with ever-increasing bandwidth demand and artificial intelligence workloads. Submarine cables are the backbone of the world’s internet and telecommunications infrastructure, enabling everything from international phone calls to financial transactions. While satellites play a complementary […]
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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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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wants to sell more advanced chips to China after H20 ban is lifted
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks to members of the media in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Na Bian | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia is looking to ship more advanced chips to China than its current generation, CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday, as he looks to revitalize sales […]
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Whoop says FDA is ‘overstepping its authority’ with warning about blood pressure feature
The logo for the Food and Drug Administration is seen ahead of a news conference on removing synthetic dyes from America’s food supply, at the Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, DC on April 22, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday published a warning […]
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Amazon turns to rival SpaceX to launch next batch of Kuiper internet satellites
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. Paul Hennessey | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As Amazon chases SpaceX in […]
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Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
Jeff Bezos gestures as he leaves Aman Venice hotel, ahead of his expected wedding, in Venice, Italy, on June 25, 2025. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters Jeff Bezos is bringing in a veteran Amazon executive to oversee his $10 billion climate and biodiversity fund. Tom Taylor, who previously ran Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant division, will serve […]
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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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