Google has significantly reduced its management layers, trimming over one-third of managers who were overseeing small teams, as part of its broader push for efficiency and streamlined operations. Brian Welle, Vice President of People Analytics and Performance, shared in an all-hands meeting that the company now has 35% fewer managers with smaller reporting teams compared […]
Crude oil prices eased slightly on Friday but remained on track for another weekly gain as fresh U.S. tariffs on Indian exports raised questions over the future flow of Russian crude. As of writing, Brent crude traded at $68.17 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) hovered near $64.20, both edging lower from Thursday’s close. […]
Apple has officially announced a launch event scheduled for September 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, inviting media and analysts to its campus. The event teaser carries the tagline: “Awe dropping.” As tradition goes, September is the month Apple typically unveils its latest iPhones. This year’s highly anticipated release is expected to be the iPhone […]
Nvidia has officially launched its newest robotics chip module, the Jetson AGX Thor, priced at $3,499 for the developer kit. Marketed as a “robot brain,” the kit will begin shipping next month and is designed to help developers create advanced robots. Once prototypes are ready, companies can purchase Thor T5000 modules for large-scale production, with […]
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 […]
YouTube TV, Google’s live-streaming service, announced Monday that it may drop several Fox networks — including Fox Broadcast, Fox News, and Fox Sports — if a new carriage agreement with Fox Corporation is not finalized this week. The current deal expires Wednesday, and despite ongoing negotiations, both sides remain at an impasse. In a blog […]
Alphabet shares gained momentum on Friday after reports surfaced that Apple is in early talks with Google to integrate its Gemini AI models into a revamped version of Siri. The discussions, according to Bloomberg, suggest that Apple is considering Gemini as the backbone of a smarter Siri expected to launch as early as next year. […]
Meta is preparing to make a major splash at its annual Connect conference next month with the debut of Hypernova, its first consumer-ready smart glasses equipped with a built-in display. Alongside the glasses, the company will also introduce a new wristband designed to let users control the device with simple hand gestures. The two-day Connect […]
Today SpaceX stands as a $400 billion giant, central to U.S. space operations — but its journey to dominance was far from smooth. Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with funds from the sale of PayPal, the company set out to disrupt an industry long controlled by legacy players. Its first rocket, Falcon 1, was […]
Gold prices ticked upward on Monday, helped by a pullback in U.S. Treasury yields, as markets awaited U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and key European leaders later in the day. As of 08:40 GMT, spot gold was up 0.4% at $3,348.28 per ounce, after briefly touching its lowest level since […]