Tech

Dow is cutting 4,500 employees as part of a cost-saving program that will lean on AI to increase productivity and bolster shareholder returns.

Google has agreed to pay $135 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company improperly collected cellular data from Android smartphone users without their permission.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) displayed a blowup poster of an AI-generated image falsely depicting the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti — in which one AI-created federal agent is clearly missing a head — while delivering remarks on the Senate floor.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Apple CEO Tim Cook have joined a growing number of corporate executives expressing concern over immigration enforcement activities. Altman stated in an internal email that ICE is “going too far” while Cook expressed that he is “heartbroken” by the death of Alex Pretti, the man who violently clashed with federal agents on multiple occasions leading to his death.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has implemented restrictions preventing users on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads from sharing links to the “ICE List” database that purports to contain identifying information of thousands of ICE agents, the company confirmed this week.

Protecting personal privacy from public intrusions in the digital space will underpin an address by Prince Harry when he fronts a Washington, DC, summit this spring.

Amazon announced Wednesday it will eliminate 16,000 corporate positions as part of an organizational restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and streamlining operations.

A nurse was fired from Virginia Commonwealth University Health after her “sabotage” videos instructing healthcare providers and others how to harm federal agents went viral.

A California technology executive with a background in EV development has been arrested and charged with murder following the discovery of his wife’s body along a Southern California highway late last year.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agency will vote on proposals to remove fraud from the Lifeline program, which provided taxpayer dollars to pay for phone and internet service for more than 116,000 dead people.

“Hacks” cast member Megan Stalter has announced that she has quit TikTok, saying she feels the platform has heavily censored posts about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) topics.

Electric vehicles outsold conventional gasoline-powered passenger cars in Europe for the first time in December, representing a significant transformation in the continent’s automotive market.

The daughter of a top Iranian official was quietly ousted from her position at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, following heavy backlash over her employment.

Elon Musk’s Tesla has eliminated Basic Autopilot as a standard feature on new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America, requiring customers to purchase a monthly subscription to access lane-keeping technology that was previously included at no extra cost. EV fans loyal to Tesla are outraged by Musk’s latest money grab.

French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, allowing the ban to begin at the start of the next school year.

Country megastar Jelly Roll shared a Gospel message on Netflix’s popular “Star Search” competition series, telling a contestant who opened up about his struggles with addiction that “Jesus is for everybody,” eliciting a roar of cheers from audience members.

A UK government-funded “anti-extremist” game that warns young people they could be at risk of being referred to a counter-terrorism program if they question immigration has accidentally sparked a “cute goth girl” meme in reaction to the game’s antagonist, Amelia, a purple-haired British teenager who has become a social media star after she encouraged her peers to join a protest in defense of English rights.

The European Commission has initiated a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X over the scandal centering on its Grok AI generating sexualized deepfake images of women and children.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, China’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are set to face their first courtroom trial this week over allegations that their platforms have contributed to a youth mental health crisis through addictive design features.

Autodesk, a San Francisco-based design and engineering software company, announced Thursday it will eliminate approximately 1,000 positions worldwide as part of a multiyear reorganization of its sales operations.

The DOJ has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that AI-powered HR company Deel, valued at approximately $17 billion, orchestrated a spying operation inside a competing Silicon Valley company.

Elon Musk’s Tesla experienced the largest decline in new car sales among all automakers in California during 2025, marking a substantial setback in one of the world’s most important electric vehicle markets.

Tony- and Oscar-winning actress and singer Liza Minnelli said she used artificial intelligence to create original music.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next school year.

Actors Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are reportedly among 700 supporters of a new anti-AI campaign.

General Motors has announced that production of the newly updated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV will end after approximately 18 months to make way for a gas-powered Buick crossover at its Kansas manufacturing facility.

Two leading U.S. investment firms are taking legal action against the Government of the Republic of Korea, accusing Seoul of launching what they describe as an unprecedented, discriminatory campaign to cripple an American-founded company and punish U.S. investors.

China’s TikTok announced Thursday that it has finalized an agreement to spin off its American operations into a new joint venture, ending years of uncertainty over the platform’s future in the United States.

The Melania Trump feature length film, “Melania,” opening in theaters worldwide and in 30 different countries across the globe on January 30th, “is more to me than just a movie at this point” the First Lady’s longtime senior advisor Marc Beckman said Thursday on “Breitbart News Daily.” “It’s representative of our movement, who we are as people.”

Hollywood star Chris Pratt says AI “will not replace God,” but he is worried about the effect it might have on kids.

Two major investors in Coupang on Thursday urged the Trump administration to investigate the South Korean government as Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) accused South Korea of “unprecedented persecution.”

Analysts fear that the Nextflix acquisition deal with Warner Bros. is dragging the streamer’s stock down as stock value fell this week to a 52-week low.