AI & Bots
What the case against Google is really about
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Facebook stole my book to train its AI. The insult wasn’t the money
It started with an email from my literary agent. “You might’ve heard about LibGen and books →
Microsoft just made the AI bull case a whole lot stronger
Microsoft (MSFT) didn’t just beat expectations in its fiscal third quarter — it delivered what Wedbush →
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta dreams, Microsoft’s earnings smash, and Reddit’s surprise: Tech news roundup
For the past two years, tech giants have been racing to build the digital backbone of →
First search, now ads: How Google could be forced to break up its empire
In This Story The Department of Justice wants Google (GOOGL-1. 57%) to clear more than just →
Amazon’s robotaxi company Zoox recalls driverless software after crash
In This Story Amazon’s robotaxi company Zoox (AMZN-2. 87%) issued a voluntary software recall following a →
Trump pushed out AI experts despite saying he wants to advance AI
Despite saying publicly he wants the U. S. to be a leader in artificial intelligence, President →
Meta’s AI app to challenge ChatGPT is here — and yes, it’s ‘social’
In This Story Meta (META-2. 36%) announced the launch of its own “social” AI app on →
Apple earnings takeaways: A rush to buy iPhones before tariffs, a $900 million hit, and more
Apple (AAPL) delivered solid second-quarter earnings — but you wouldn’t exactly know it from the mood →
Nvidia faces a new threat from Huawei
In This Story Chinese tech giant Huawei is getting ready to test powerful, new AI chips →
Reddit is one of tech’s most surprising winners
In This Story Reddit may not have the scale of Meta (META-2. 36%), Google (GOOGL-1. 57%), →
Apple earnings beat expectation as Americans rush to buy iPhones before tariffs
In This Story Fiscal second-quarter earnings show that the Apple (AAPL-0. 39%) hasn’t lost its shine. →
ICYMI: the 8 biggest tech stories of the week, from ChatGPT’s shopping upgrade to GTA 6 delays
Every week is a busy week in technology, and the past seven days have been no →
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to be something it isn’t
Mark Zuckerberg may see the world through AI-powered Ray-Bans, but Wall Street just sees it through →
The AI data center race is slowing down as Amazon and Microsoft catch their breath
For the past two years, tech giants have been racing to build the digital backbone of →
Big Tech’s moment of truth is here
The four horsemen of Big Tech — Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft — all report earnings →
Apple earnings are coming. Here’s what to watch
In This Story Wall Street is about to find out just how far the Apple (AAPL) →
Goodbye, ChatGPT-4 – here’s why the retired AI model was one of the decade’s biggest tech moments
OpenAI officially retired the ChatGPT-4 model at the end of April. It has now been replaced →
Meta earnings are coming today. Here’s what to watch
In This Story When Meta (META-2. 36%) reports its 2025 first-quarter earnings after the market closes →
ChatGPT just powered-up search for everyone, here are all the new features
Better search has been added to ChatGPT integration in WhatsApp ChatGPT search now has improved citations →
Google is adding 50 new languages to NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews
Google’s NotebookLM now supports Audio Overviews in over 50 languages Users can generate AI podcasts based →
Meta AI is here to take on ChatGPT and give your Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses a fresh AI upgrade
Meta has launched a new standalone app for its Meta AI assistant, powered by Llama 4 →
Google CEO hopeful Gemini will be integrated into Apple Intelligence in time for iPhone 17 launch
Google CEO says Google Gemini could be integrated into Apple Intelligence by the middle of this →
AI budgets are staying hot even as tech gets weird
In This Story Corporate AI spending is proving remarkably resilient, even as broader enterprise tech budgets →
Apple and Meta just got fined a whopping $800 million as Europe comes after Big Tech
In This Story The European Union fined Apple and Meta a combined $800 million on Wednesday →
Being nice to ChatGPT, breaking up Google, and the new space race: Tech news roundup
Being polite to your AI assistant could cost millions of dollars. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed →
Instagram will use AI to catch teens using adult accounts
In This Story Instagram (META-1. 69%) said Monday that it will begin using AI to catch →
Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to ChatGPT costs OpenAI millions, Sam Altman says
In This Story Being polite to your AI assistant could cost millions of dollars. OpenAI CEO →
From a flirting game to a chatbot that speaks in Gen Z slang: 6 unexpected uses for AI
Chatbots are so yesterday. Many of artificial intelligence’s more traditional uses have been well-documented: recommendation systems, →
Google’s revenue tops Wall Street’s expectations — and the stock climbs
In This Story No need to pull up your browser to search “strong quarter” — Google →