In recent news, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has issued a 10-day ban on a popular social networking platform, X, in response to a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk. This move by Maduro has sparked a debate on the implications of social media bans on political disagreements and freedom of speech. Maduro justified his decision
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According to analysts, Apple is looking to charge its users up to $20 for its advanced artificial intelligence features. The tech giant plans to introduce Apple Intelligence, its upcoming AI system, to some of its devices later this year. These features include an enhanced Siri voice assistant, as well as capabilities to automatically generate emails
Sony’s chief financial officer, Hiroki Totoki, has made it clear that the Japanese technology and media giant will not be pursuing a fresh bid for film and TV production group Paramount Global. During Sony’s fiscal first-quarter earnings presentation, Totoki emphasized that an acquisition of Paramount does not align with the company’s overall strategy. He expressed
Delta Air Lines recently made headlines for its accusations against Microsoft and CrowdStrike for a massive IT outage that led to the cancellation of thousands of flights. Delta CEO Ed Bastian claimed that the disruptions cost the airline around $500 million, pointing the finger at the lack of modernization in technology. However, Microsoft fired back
Recently, the U.K. government found itself at odds with Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, over his controversial comments regarding the riots that have been occurring across the country. Musk’s remarks, made on a social media platform he owns, were met with criticism and condemnation from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other government officials. The
John Schulman’s decision to leave OpenAI and join Anthropic, an AI startup funded by Amazon, marks a significant shift in the landscape of artificial intelligence research. Schulman, who had been a key figure at OpenAI, cited his desire to deepen his focus on AI alignment and return to hands-on technical work as the primary reasons
Elon Musk has once again taken legal action against Sam Altman, accusing the Tesla CEO of being manipulated into co-founding OpenAI. Musk claims that Altman and current OpenAI President Greg Brockman deceived him into believing that the artificial intelligence firm was a non-profit organization. However, after investing millions of dollars, Musk alleges that he was
With U.S. markets opening to a grim start on Monday, tech’s megacap companies collectively lost approximately $1 trillion in market cap, adding to the downward spiral that pushed the Nasdaq into correction territory just last week. Nvidia alone saw a staggering $300 billion wiped out in market cap at the opening bell, although it managed
The decision by the U.K. government to cancel £1.3 billion in computing infrastructure projects has dealt a significant blow to the country’s aspirations to become a global leader in artificial intelligence. Two major taxpayer-funded commitments, totaling £500 million and £800 million, have been scrapped in order to prioritize other fiscal plans. These initiatives, which aimed
The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into complaints regarding Nvidia’s alleged abuse of its market dominance in artificial intelligence chips. The probe includes reaching out to Nvidia’s competitors, such as AMD, to gather information about the complaints. One of the key areas being looked into is whether Nvidia charges higher prices to