Microsoft announced that beginning February 2025, employees based near its Redmond headquarters and across the Puget Sound region will be required to work on-site at least three days a week. The policy will gradually expand to other U.S. offices before rolling out globally. In an internal memo, Amy Coleman, Chief of Human Resources at Microsoft, […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has once again extended the deadline for ByteDance to divest its U.S. TikTok operations, giving more time for a deal involving an investor consortium that includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz. The new deadline is set for December 16, delaying a potential nationwide ban. The extension, issued through an […]
Amazon has terminated a Palestinian software engineer who was suspended last month after voicing opposition to the company’s work with the Israeli government. Ahmed Shahrour, who worked in Amazon’s Whole Foods division in Seattle, received notice of his dismissal on Monday. His suspension in September was linked to messages he posted on the company’s internal […]
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 […]
OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it will begin leveraging Google Cloud infrastructure to support its widely used AI assistant, ChatGPT. This move reflects OpenAI’s increasing need for computing power as demand continues to surge. While the company initially depended solely on Microsoft for its cloud infrastructure, it has since broadened its partnerships. Microsoft had even […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick issued a stark warning on Thursday, stating that TikTok will be blocked in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, agrees to transfer control to American entities. “You can’t have something controlled by China living on 100 million American phones,” Lutnick said during an appearance on a financial […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested he may allow Nvidia to sell a reduced-performance version of its cutting-edge Blackwell AI chip to China. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Trump hinted at a possible deal if Nvidia could limit the chip’s capabilities by around 30% to 50%. He also mentioned an upcoming meeting with […]
While the global enterprise AI landscape is often dominated by U.S. giants like Microsoft and Salesforce, Europe’s SAP is rapidly emerging as a powerful contender — and it’s betting big on artificial intelligence. In a recent interview, SAP CEO Christian Klein revealed that AI is now the top driver behind new client contracts, fueling impressive […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping national strategy to assert American dominance in artificial intelligence, vowing to eliminate “woke AI” models from federal use and transform the U.S. into a global AI export leader. This initiative was marked by the signing of three executive orders focused on AI development, neutrality, and innovation. […]
Masayoshi Son is placing what may be the most ambitious wager of his career — transforming SoftBank into a global leader at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution. Son predicts that artificial superintelligence (ASI) — technology 10,000 times more intelligent than humans — could arrive within the next decade. Known for high-stakes moves, such […]