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Meta files lawsuit against developer of CrushAI ‘nudify’ app
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Meta is suing a company that ran ads on its services to promote an app that lets people create non-consensual, sexualized images of others using AI technology, the social media company […]
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Meta launches AI ‘world model’ to advance robotics, self-driving cars
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. Artificial intelligence has been an integral focus for the tech giant’s leader amid competition from players like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta on Wednesday announced it’s rolling out a new AI “world model” that can better understand the 3D environment and […]
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Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin ‘tentatively’ set to begin June 22
Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul | Pool | Via Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his company’s robotaxi service is “tentatively” set to launch in Austin, Texas, on June 22. In a […]
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Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bet as Meta nears $14 billion stake in Scale AI, hires founder Wang
Mark Zuckerberg arrives before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States takes place inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Kenny Holston | Via Reuters Mark Zuckerberg is so frustrated with Meta’s standing in artificial intelligence that he’s willing to […]
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Snap to launch smaller, lighter augmented reality Specs smartglasses in 2026
The head of Snapchat operator Snap, Evan Spiegel, presents the new generation of Spectacles in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2024. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Snap on Tuesday announced its plans to release a sixth-generation of its augmented reality glasses in 2026, as competition in the smart glasses market continues to […]
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Elon Musk appears to delete some explosive X posts amid feud with Trump
Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk has appeared to delete some of his posts on his social media platform X that escalated his bitter feud with President Donald Trump this […]
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Vance says Musk making a ‘huge mistake’ in going after Trump but also tries to downplay the attacks
Vice President JD Vance said Elon Musk was making a “huge mistake” going after President Donald Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a falling out between the two men. But the vice president, in an interview released Friday after the very public blow up between the world’s richest man […]
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Trump announces U.S.-China trade talks in London next week
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Li Chenggang, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss during a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott […]
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Omada shares open at $23 in Nasdaq debut after health-tech company’s IPO
Omada Health shares popped more than 30% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday after the virtual chronic care company priced its stock at $19 per share in its IPO. The stock opened at $23 and quickly hit $25. The company said in a press release late Thursday that it sold 7.9 million shares in the […]
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Trump says Musk went ‘CRAZY,’ suggests cutting government contracts for his companies
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday called Tesla CEO Elon Musk “CRAZY” and threatened to cut his companies’ government contracts […]
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