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Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to ‘drive into standing water’
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Waymo is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix software issues that could allow them to “drive onto a flooded roadway,” according to a letter on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The […]
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OpenAI trial updates: Board chair Taylor continues testimony, Altman set to take stand
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is slated to testify in federal court in Oakland, California, on Tuesday as part of the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company. Altman is expected to take the stand after Bret Taylor, the chairman of the board at OpenAI, concludes his testimony, his lawyers told Judge Yvonne […]
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EBay rejects GameStop’s $56 billion takeover bid, calling it ‘neither credible nor attractive’
EBay on Tuesday rejected GameStop‘s $56 billion takeover proposal, calling the unsolicited bid “neither credible nor attractive.” GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen last week unveiled an audacious bid for eBay, offering to acquire the online marketplace for $125 per share in a cash-and-stock deal. EBay is much larger than the video game retailer, with a market […]
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SoftBank has injected $450 million into this British AI chip company
Softbank has injected more than $450 million into a chip company, CNBC has learned, as the Japanese investment giant looks to continue its major play in AI infrastructure and hardware. Graphcore, which is developing AI chips and systems and was acquired by the Japanese giant in 2024, issued a single share at the value of […]
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Amazon accelerates delivery race with 30-minute dropoffs in dozens of U.S. cities
An Amazon worker pulls a cart of packages for delivery on in New York City, July 12, 2022. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Amazon is rolling out “ultra-fast” deliveries to get packages to consumers in 30 minutes or less in dozens of cities across the U.S., the company announced Tuesday, marking its most aggressive […]
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EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram’s ‘addictive design’ targeting kids on social media
The TikTok app logo is seen in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw, Poland on 18 November, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The EU is clamping down on social media firms and plans to target “addictive design” features on TikTok and Instagram as governments worldwide look to protect children from the harms of […]
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OpenAI revenue chief Dresser says enterprise AI adoption is ‘at a tipping point’
OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser said Monday that we’re at a “tipping point” in enterprise artificial intelligence adoption, and the startup’s new Deployment Company will help with the push to get more companies on board. “Think about the complex workflows, about how you actually build a product service, a product market, a product, and […]
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Google says it likely thwarted effort by hacker group to use AI for ‘mass exploitation event’
Boonchai Wedmakawand | Moment | Getty Images Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said in a report on Monday that it thwarted an effort by hackers to use artificial intelligence models to “plan a mass vulnerability exploitation operation.” The group, known by the acronym GTIG, said it has “high confidence” that it recorded hackers using an AI model […]
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella takes stand in Musk v. Altman trial
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the stand to testify in the Musk v. Altman trial in federal court in Oakland, California, on Monday. […]
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Trump invites Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and other CEOs to join China trip for Xi summit
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump has invited executives from some of the biggest U.S. […]
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