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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr is moving to reform the agency’s media broadcast rules to boost local journalism and combat the influence of big tech, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated in a memo to employees this week that the company expects AI to reduce its workforce in the coming years, affecting both white-collar and warehouse workers.

Generative AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT are driving some vulnerable users into delusional spirals and drug abuse, distorting their sense of reality in disturbing ways.

Tensions between AI startup OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft are reaching a boiling point as the two companies grapple with the future of their high-profile partnership.

Apple’s advanced security measures are turning stolen iPhones into expensive paperweights for looters in Los Angeles.

Some websites are getting crushed by chatbots and Google’s new “AI Overview” feature, as users no longer feel the need to click on links suggested by the tech giant, resulting in a sharp decline of traffic for online publishers impacted by the change.

Google has extended voluntary buyout offers to employees in several important divisions, including search, ads, and marketing, as part of its ongoing efforts to slash headcount.

Mark Zuckerberg is personally assembling a team of experts to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI) in a move to accelerate Meta’s AI development.

A group of prominent lawyers with close ties to Big Tech companies are urging the federal judge presiding over the Google search antitrust case to exercise caution when imposing remedies against Google’s online monopoly.

Elon Musk threw an incredible tantrum aimed at President Donald Trump on Thursday. In attacks ranging from taking credit for Trump’s election to accusing Trump of being a pedophile, Musk thoroughly burned his bridges with the MAGA movement. But there are many reasons why those confused by Musk’s outbursts about Trump should remain solidly on the President’s side.

In a stunning escalation of the war of words between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump on Thursday, the SpaceX tycoon announced that the company would begin “decommissioning” its Dragon spacecraft “immediately,” a threat to America’s space launch capabilities fueled by his personal animosity for the President. Musk later walked back the threat.

Steve Bannon’s WarRoom podcast has been reinstated to Spotify after being blacklisted by the European-owned platform for nearly five years.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has set a goal to send an unmanned Starship spacecraft to Mars by the end of 2026, despite recent test flight setbacks. Musk believes the mission has a 50-50 chance of successfully launching during the narrow launch window next year.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta released its integrity reports on Thursday for the first quarter of 2025, claiming it reduced enforcement mistakes by 50 percent since the beginning of the Trump presidency. Enforcement mistakes include removing content from Facebook and Instagram that doesn’t actually violate platform rules.

Salesforce has announced that its use of AI tools internally has allowed the company to hire fewer workers in customer service and software engineering, once key areas of employee growth for the software giant.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffered another setback as its Starship launch exploded during a test flight on Tuesday, marking the third consecutive failure for the ambitious rocket project.

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has found that increased social media use among pre-teens is associated with a massive 35 percent rise in symptoms of depression.

Google is funding short films that portray AI in a more positive light, moving away from the doomsday narratives common in Hollywood science fiction. The big tech Masters of the Universe hope that giant piles of cash can solve AI’s long-term PR problem.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has unveiled to employees the company’s ambitious plans to develop and ship 100 million AI “companion devices,” created in collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive. OpenAI acquired Ive’s company “io” to build AI devices Altman hopes will soon be in every home.

Internal Meta documents revealed during the FTC’s antitrust trial aiming to break up the social media giant exposed an alarming warning from an executive about the prevalence of “fake” activity on Instagram.

President Donald Trump has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to increase domestic iPhone production, as the tech giant accelerates its manufacturing shift from China to India.

Google is experimenting with a new “AI Mode” search feature on its homepage, potentially marking a significant shift in how users interact with the search engine giant’s artificial intelligence features.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis took to Instagram to directly address Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to remove AI-generated commercials that featured her likeness without her consent or endorsement. The personal appeal was successful — ads the actress called, “totally AI fake commercial for some bullshit that I didn’t authorize, agree to or endorse,” were removed from Meta’s platforms.

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its Siri voice assistant eavesdropped on private conversations and shared them with third-party businesses for targeted advertising. You can file a claim in the settlement regardless of if you’ve already been identified as a claimant.

Apple is reportedly weighing potential price increases for its upcoming fall iPhone lineup without blaming pricing on China tariffs. The tech giant hopes to introduce new features and design changes to justify hefty price tags.

Microsoft President Brad Smith recently testified to Congress about the company’s role in America’s AI race against China, while simultaneously allowing Chinese companies to access cutting-edge AI tools despite OpenAI’s restrictions on the communist country.

The Media Research Center claims Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta attempted to gain favor with the prominent conservative watchdog group just before the start of the company’s historic antitrust trial with the FTC, which seeks to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

User-generated AI chatbots posing as licensed therapists on Instagram are providing mental health advice without proper qualifications, an investigation by 404 Media has found.

Creepy Bill Gates claims that Elon Musk will be responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children” through his work leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with rooting out wasteful government spending.

Maryana Iskander, the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit that owns Wikipedia — is reportedly stepping down from her position. The revelation comes just two weeks after the foundation was accused of violating its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by allowing propaganda and misinformation from “foreign actors” to flourish on the platform. Iskander, meanwhile, insists her forthcoming departure has been in the works for some time.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram platform used automated algorithms that suggested children for groomers and predators to follow on the app, according to a 2019 internal company document presented by the FTC during the ongoing Meta antitrust trial.

Microsoft has officially closed its Skype service, replacing it with Microsoft Teams, the company’s Slack competitor. The software giant mismanaged the popular communications product for many years through slow innovation and a confusing user experience.

OpenAI’s decision to partly walk back its plan to restructure as a for-profit business “changes nothing,” according to Elon Musk’s attorney, indicating that the billionaire may continue his legal battle against the AI startup.

In a disturbing trend, people are falling victim to spiritual fantasies and delusions sparked by interactions with AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Social media users are describing it as “ChatGPT induced psychosis,” as AI chatbots feed into disturbing fantasies and mental illness. When one user told ChatGPT he felt like a “god,” the AI replied, “That’s incredibly powerful. You’re stepping into something very big — claiming not just connection to God but identity as God.”

A California judge has ruled that Elon Musk can proceed with fraud claims against AI startup OpenAI as part of his lawsuit alleging the company broke its promise to operate as a public charity when CEO Sam Altman decided to become a for-profit enterprise.

Apple reported its highest March-quarter revenue in over two years, reaching $95 billion, as customers rushed to purchase devices ahead of potential new U.S. tariffs. As a result of the ongoing trade war with China, the tech giant announced that the majority of U.S. iPhones would come from India, while iPads and other devices would be imported from Vietnam.