Tech

Tamay Besiroglu, a renowned AI researcher, has launched a contentious startup called Mechanize, with the goal of fully automating all work and handing the entire economy over to AI.

Google will square off against the DOJ and dozens of state attorneys general in a high-stakes remedy phase to the search antitrust case it lost last year. The remedy phase kicking off today could result in the tech giant being forced to sell off key assets.

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel revealed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has found some left-wing NGOs that are allegedly fronts disguising “borderline criminal activity.”

A New York City woman accused of leaving a brick adorned with a swastika and the word “Nazi” on a Tesla is reportedly a family therapist who blames Elon Musk for her own actions.

Police departments are contracting with a company called Massive Blue to use AI-generated online personas to interact with and gather intelligence on suspected criminals and protesters.

The world’s largest technology companies, known as the “Silicon Six,” have paid nearly $278 billion less in corporate income tax over the past ten years than would be expected based on the average statutory tax rate for U.S. companies, according to a new report by the Fair Tax Foundation (FTF).

Apple has started assembling its latest iPhone 16e model in Brazil, marking a shift in the company’s production strategy as it aims to mitigate the impact of the ongoing trade war between the United States and China.

Minneapolis police have arrested a suspect for a string of Tesla vandalism incidents that resulted in $20,000 worth of damage.

The popular fast-food chain Wendy’s declined to apologize for mocking Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space flight, but offered the pop star what appeared to be sardonic acclaim, praising the “Teenage Dream” singer for her “out-of-this-world-talent.”

Ms. Rachel, a popular YouTube star and children’s content creator, has defended her many posts about Palestinians in Gaza.

Katy Perry was mocked on social media after said she “read a book on string theory” to prepare herself for the 11-minute Blue Origin flight to space.

A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolized some online advertising technology markets, dealing a significant blow to the tech giant’s main revenue source.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday said that Comcast-owned outlets have mislead the American public about the so-called “Maryland man,” who is a “member of the violent MS-13 gang.”

The Wall Street Journal claims that world’s richest man Elon Musk has created a complex system of financial agreements and confidentiality requirements for the mothers of his numerous children, leading to worries that the children may “feel illegitimate.”

It is not often “incredible people… materialise”, Putin remarked in the latest move of what appears to be a Kremlin bid to flatter Musk.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced the closure of the Global Engagement Center as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the “censorship-industrial complex.”

The Trump administration on Monday informed U.S. chipmaker Nvidia that exports of its powerful H20 chips to China, and several other nations, will have to meet new licensing requirements.

The Iran ties of MTN, the telecommunications firm chaired by South Africa’s new envoy to the U.S., Mcebisi Jonas, could have damaging reputational effects on Meta and other firms as MTN comes under scrutiny.

4chan, the website that serves as a source of much of the internet’s meme culture, has been largely inaccessible since Monday night due to a significant hack, with the extent of the data breach uncertain.

Google is facing a class action lawsuit in the UK for £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages over allegations that the tech giant abused its stranglehold on the search market to drive up advertising prices.

During the ongoing antitrust trial against Meta, an email revealed that CEO Mark Zuckerberg contemplated separating Instagram from the company in 2018 due to the “non-trivial” risk the government would move to break up his social media empire.

Actor Seth Rogen made a jab at President Trump’s expense during the Breakthrough Prizes awards show on April 5 that was cut after livestream. 

Senate Republicans wrote to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, urging him to scrap a Biden administration rule they say undermines American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI).

As the Trump  administration prioritizes winning the trade war against China, conservative leaders are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Gail Slater to remove antitrust challenges that they argue hamstring the United States’ ability to compete with Huawei and the Chinese Communist Party in the global telecom market.

Free speech platform Gab has blocked its services in the UK after the government “demanded we hand over private information,” according to CEO Andrew Torba.

Pedestrians in San Francisco’s South Bay area reportedly heard AI-generated messages in the voices of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg coming from hacked crosswalks after pressing buttons on the devices.

The popular fast-food chain Wendy’s mocked pop star Katy Perry after she returned to Earth following her eleven-minute, all-female Blue Origin space flight, asking, “Can we send her back?”

Hertz, the car rental giant that also owns the Dollar and Thrifty brands, is notifying customers of a data breach that compromised their personal information and driver’s licenses.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in federal court on Monday to defend his company against the FTC’s allegations that it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to create a social media monopoly. 

AMD has announced that its key processor chips will soon be produced at TSMC’s new facility in Arizona, marking the first time AMD’s products will be manufactured in the United States. The news comes on the heels of AI giant Nvidia announcing it will produce AI chips and supercomputers in Arizona and Texas.

Model Emily Ratajkowski did not appreciate the girl power flowing from the all-female Blue Origin space flight over the weekend. 

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California just outside San Diego on Monday, and people received text alerts on their phones mere seconds before the quake occurred.