After losing her 15-year-old son Riley to suicide linked to a sextortion scheme on Messenger, a grieving mother, Mary Rodee, has become a vocal advocate for stronger protections for children online. “I hold them fully responsible,” Rodee said, pointing directly to Meta for failing to safeguard young users. She and many other parents have turned […]
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) […]
Govini, a defense technology software startup competing with Palantir, has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), marking a major milestone in its rapid growth. “We’ve been scaling at a compound annual growth rate above 100% over the past three years, and we expect to continue on that trajectory,” said CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty. […]
President Donald Trump is set to host an exclusive gathering of two dozen top tech and business leaders on Thursday evening in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden. Among the high-profile invitees are Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, according to a White House […]
Campus, the fast-growing college startup backed by Sam Altman and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, has appointed Jerome Pesenti, Meta’s former Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, as its new Chief Technology Officer. As part of the deal, Campus will acquire Sizzle AI, Pesenti’s personalized learning platform, for an undisclosed amount. Sizzle AI already serves more than […]
Microsoft has revealed that multiple China-linked hacking groups have been actively exploiting a vulnerability in its SharePoint collaboration platform. According to a blog post by the tech giant, malicious activity tied to the Chinese threat actors known as Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 began as early as July 7. These groups have attempted to […]
For Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist in Birmingham, Alabama, the booming world of artificial intelligence feels far removed from his daily challenges. While tech giants like Nvidia, Alphabet, and Broadcom continue to drive Wall Street to record highs and lift the nation’s GDP, many small and midsize businesses are fighting just to stay afloat. […]
Amazon has announced that its Prime Day 2025 will be extended to four days, running from July 8 to July 11. This marks the first time the event has expanded beyond its traditional two-day format. The extension aims to provide Prime members with more time to access exclusive deals across millions of products. What’s New […]
Amazon is set to phase out its standalone Freevee streaming service in August as part of a broader effort to streamline its entertainment offerings under the Prime Video umbrella. Freevee, which originally launched in 2019 as an ad-supported platform under IMDb—acquired by Amazon in 1998—offered free TV shows, original content, and select titles from Prime […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has downplayed U.S. concerns that his company’s advanced chips could empower China’s military, as he prepares for a return trip to the country amidst intensifying geopolitical pressure. Speaking in a recent interview, Huang said Chinese forces wouldn’t depend on American technology like Nvidia’s because such access could be restricted at any […]