Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing the two tech giants of engaging in an anticompetitive partnership that unfairly harms emerging artificial intelligence players. The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, claims that Apple has been suppressing competitors like xAI’s chatbot […]
NEW DELHI — India has set its sights on becoming a major player in the global semiconductor industry, pledging investments worth 1.6 trillion rupees ($18.2 billion) to build a full-fledged chip ecosystem. The push comes as nations worldwide race toward semiconductor self-reliance, following U.S. restrictions on advanced chip exports to China in 2022. For India, […]
Alibaba has officially entered the smart wearable race with the launch of its Quark AI Glasses and a new ChatGPT-style chatbot, signaling its strongest consumer-focused AI push yet. The tech giant announced that pre-orders for the Quark AI Glasses will begin on October 24 via Tmall, its flagship e-commerce platform. The initial pre-sale price is […]
Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has announced that it will vote against Elon Musk’s record-breaking $1 trillion compensation package at Tesla’s upcoming shareholder meeting, challenging the company’s leadership and Musk’s influence. The fund, officially managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and a major Tesla shareholder, revealed on Tuesday that it […]
In May, Tesla revised its corporate bylaws, introducing a new rule that requires shareholders to hold at least 3% of the company’s stock—currently valued at around $30 billion—to file a derivative lawsuit for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. This move has drawn strong opposition from officials in New York State, who are now formally urging […]
IBM’s stock dropped by up to 6% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, following the release of its second-quarter earnings report. While the tech giant exceeded analysts’ expectations for both earnings and total revenue, a shortfall in software sales led to investor concern. The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.80 per share, outperforming the expected $2.64. […]
NEW YORK — Bitcoin pulled back on Monday, cooling off after hitting a one-month high last week, as traders looked beyond the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut and awaited fresh signals on the U.S. economic outlook. The world’s leading cryptocurrency slipped 2.5% to $113,000 as of 09:39 ET (13:39 GMT), retreating from last week’s peak […]
Meta unveiled a new wave of safety features on Wednesday aimed at better protecting teenagers across its platforms. These updates include stronger direct messaging safeguards to combat exploitative content and new tools to help teens identify and report suspicious users. Now, younger users will see added context about the people they’re chatting with—such as the […]
A new player has stepped into the global AI race — and it’s coming from the United Arab Emirates. The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) announced the launch of K2 Think, a cost-efficient reasoning model designed to compete with OpenAI and DeepSeek. Unlike massive systems such as DeepSeek’s R1 (671 billion parameters) […]
The debate over whether artificial intelligence is heading toward a market bubble has become one of the most discussed topics among global investors. While some experts, including billionaire investor Ray Dalio, have raised concerns about market overvaluation, others see today’s AI surge as fundamentally different from previous tech frenzies. One such optimist is Magnus Grimeland, […]