Bitcoin dipped below the $117,000 mark on Tuesday following a legislative setback in the U.S. House of Representatives, where several cryptocurrency-focused bills were blocked from advancing. According to Coin Metrics, the digital asset was last trading 2.8% lower at $116,516, retreating from an earlier high of $120,481.86. The decline followed a 196–223 vote, where a […]
Streaming giant YouTube TV could lose access to major Disney-owned networks — including ESPN and ABC — by the end of the month if a new distribution deal isn’t finalized in time. Disney announced on Thursday that it will begin notifying YouTube TV subscribers about the potential blackout, as its current contract with the platform […]
Daphnee Poteau, a Haitian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. in 2023, found more than just a job at an Amazon warehouse in Indianapolis—she found her husband, Kristopher Vincent, a longtime employee at the same facility known as IND8. But their future has suddenly become uncertain. Last month, Poteau was contacted by the Department of […]
Jeff Bezos has named longtime Amazon executive Tom Taylor as the new President and CEO of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, a major philanthropic effort focused on tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity. Taylor, who spent over two decades at Amazon and previously led its Alexa voice assistant division and third-party seller services, shared […]
The highly anticipated iPhone 17 officially hit global store shelves on Friday, sparking massive queues from Beijing to London. Beyond the excitement of launch day, Apple is under mounting pressure to prove itself — both in delivering stronger artificial intelligence capabilities and in standing firm against intensifying competition from Chinese smartphone makers. For the first […]
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, […]
Microsoft called local police to intervene after a group of protesters entered its Redmond, Washington headquarters, opposing the company’s reported involvement with the Israeli military during the Gaza conflict. The demonstration was led by current and former employees connected to the group No Azure for Apartheid, who staged a sit-in inside the office of Brad […]
1. Trump Pulls the Plug on Canada Trade Talks President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that the United States is halting trade negotiations with Canada after controversy erupted over an Ontario government ad featuring the voice of former President Ronald Reagan. The ad criticized tariffs and their impact on Americans, but the Ronald Reagan Presidential […]
Perplexity AI has introduced Comet, a cutting-edge web browser powered by artificial intelligence, marking the company’s bold entry into the competitive internet services space alongside tech giants like Google and Microsoft. Launched on Wednesday, Comet allows users to engage with enterprise tools such as Slack and pose complex queries using voice or text. A demo […]
Google will pour $15 billion into developing a massive artificial intelligence and data center hub in southern India, marking the company’s largest such investment outside the United States, according to Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian. The mega-project, set to unfold over the next five years, underscores India’s growing importance in the global cloud and AI […]