Chegg cuts 45% of staff as AI reshapes online learning business
Chegg cuts 45% of workforce as AI disrupts online learning platform. Santa Clara company eliminates 388 jobs amid declining traffic and revenue challenges.
Amazon unveils high-tech eyeglasses, AI to boost efficiency of deliveries
Amazon's Delivering the Future Summit in California showcased AI-powered robotics and the future of the e-commerce giant's delivery wing.
Meta cuts 600 jobs amid AI expansion push — as automation replaces human staff
Meta announced job cuts affecting 600 employees across AI research divisions, although the company expects most workers to find new internal roles.
Palantir CEO says company is in an AI 'arms race' after deal with Lumen
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said his company is in an artificial intelligence arms race with its competitors, after reaching a deal with Lumen Technologies.
AWS-type outages 'won't be the last,' and industry faces systemic risks, warns expert
Vice President Bob Wambach of Dynatrace says global economy's dependence on cloud providers creates risk of systemic outages lasting hours or days.
Meta to allow teens' parents to disable private chats with AI after backlash over flirty chatbots
Meta announced on Friday parents would be allowed to disable their teenagers' private chats with AI characters, the latest safety measure for its social media platforms.
Major mobile payment services, video platform experience widespread outages within 24 hours
Major PayPal and Venmo outage happened Thursday, with YouTube also experiencing video playback issues Wednesday night. All platforms later confirmed problems were fixed.
Chinese company launches autonomous flying taxi with 100-mile range
Chinese company EHang introduced the VT35 autonomous eVTOL aircraft with electric propulsion and vertical takeoff capabilities, priced at $913,000.
Meta under scrutiny over child safety as Instagram rolls out ‘PG-13’ rules for teens
Meta spokesperson Tara Hopkins unveils PG-13 content filters for Instagram teen accounts to block age-inappropriate posts and risky behavior amid safety concerns.
Meta places new safeguards on teen Instagram accounts, introduces PG-13-guided content filters
Instagram will moderate the content for users under 18 using filters guided by the PG-13 movie rating system, parent company Meta announced on Tuesday.
AMD, OpenAI leaders celebrate major partnership to drive next wave of AI innovation
OpenAI partners with semiconductor giant AMD to utilize next-generation graphics processing units for powering AI advancements.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works unveils stealth combat drone
Lockheed Martin reveals plans for a stealthy combat drone designed to work independently or alongside F-35 Lightning aircraft to maintain U.S. air superiority.
Nvidia to invest up to $100B in OpenAI
AI firm OpenAI and chipmaker Nvidia announced a $100 billion investment deal to deploy 10 gigawatts to power data centers beginning in 2026.
Trump, Starmer sign $350 billion 'tech prosperity deal' in record-breaking investment plan
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls President Donald Trump tech investment deal the biggest package in British history, featuring quantum computing and fusion energy.
Larry Ellison tops Elon Musk as world's richest person amid Oracle stock surge
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison's net worth has surged by more than $100 billion this week as Ellison closes in on Elon Musk's title as the world's wealthiest person.
Mystery company's $1.6B data center proposed for Wisconsin farmland draws residents' ire
Residents in Menomonie, Wisconsin, oppose a proposed $1.6 billion data center on 300 acres of farmland proposed to the city by a Delaware-based company.
Microsoft cloud service impacted in Middle East due to damaged fibers in Red Sea
Fiber optic cable damage in the Red Sea disrupted Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, with the company warning users of increased latency on affected routes.
Google to pay $425 million after years of improper spying on smartphone activity
A federal jury ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for invading users' privacy by collecting data on millions of users who had turned off a tracking feature.
OpenAI teams up with Walmart to train millions of workers in artificial intelligence
OpenAI announced a new AI certification initiative to help workers gain valuable AI skills with Walmart as a launch partner for the expanded training program.
Trump issues ultimatum, threatening tariffs over digital taxes and regulations
President Donald Trump put the world on notice, threatening significant extra tariffs on exports to America if countries do not drop digital taxes and regulations.



















