South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
Read full article: South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain importsA South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components for solar panels.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
Read full article: OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusionsOpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package
Read full article: Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay packageThe worldโs richest man was just handed a chance to become historyโs first trillionaire.
On the set of the first Agatha Christie show where mysteries are solved with the internet
Read full article: On the set of the first Agatha Christie show where mysteries are solved with the internetThe first contemporary Agatha Christie English-speaking TV series is being shot in the U.K. Over a hundred years since they first appeared in a Christie novel, Tommy and Tuppence have been modernized.
Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb disease
Read full article: Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb diseaseFor the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal โ โto cure, prevent or manage all diseaseโ โ if not in their lifetime, then in their childrenโs.
A new system to identify and take down Russian drones is being deployed to NATO's eastern flank
Read full article: A new system to identify and take down Russian drones is being deployed to NATO's eastern flankPoland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones.
Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes
Read full article: Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakesDeepfakes have become not only easier to make worldwide but also look or sound exponentially more realistic thanks to technological advances and the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence tools.
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand
Read full article: Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from ThailandIndia is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show Chinese-made buses can be halted remotely
Read full article: Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show Chinese-made buses can be halted remotelyA Norwegian public transport operator plans to tighten security after tests on Chinese-made electric buses revealed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off.
Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they're settling 5-year legal fight over Android app store
Read full article: Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they're settling 5-year legal fight over Android app storeEpic Games has reached a settlement with Google, potentially ending its five-year legal battle over Google's Play Store for Android apps.
Data scientists perform last rites for 'dearly departed datasets' in 2nd Trump administration
Read full article: Data scientists perform last rites for 'dearly departed datasets' in 2nd Trump administrationA group of U.S. data scientists has published a list of federal datasets that have been altered or removed since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16
Read full article: Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16Australia has added Reddit and Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children under 16 from having accounts.
European Union welcomes suspension of China's rare earth controls
Read full article: European Union welcomes suspension of China's rare earth controlsThe European Union says it has reached an agreement with China to stabilize the flow of rare earth materials crucial for high-tech and military products.
Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark
Read full article: Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademarkStability AI has mostly prevailed against Getty Images in a British court battle over intellectual property.
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine
Read full article: Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machineJapanese video-game maker Nintendo's net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the previous year, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June.
South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech
Read full article: South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speechSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for tripling government spending artificial intelligence infrastructure and technology in a budget speech to the legislature.
Getty's $3.7 billion attempt to buy Shutterstock faces in-depth investigation in the UK
Read full article: Getty's $3.7 billion attempt to buy Shutterstock faces in-depth investigation in the UKBritain's antitrust watchdog is intensifying its investigation into Getty Images' plan to buy Shutterstock.
Microsoft $9.7 billion deal with ERIN will give it access to Nvidia chips
Read full article: Microsoft $9.7 billion deal with ERIN will give it access to Nvidia chipsMicrosoft has entered into an approximately $9.7 billion cloud services contract with artificial intelligence cloud service provider IREN that will give it access to some of Nvidiaโs chips.
Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages
Read full article: Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortagesFlight delays are continuing at U.S. airports amid air traffic controller shortages as the government shutdown enters its second month.
AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets users
Read full article: AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets usersUdio, an AI song generation platform, has announced a 48-hour window starting Monday for users to download their songs.
The long and unexpected afterlife of the Timothรฉe Chalamet look-alike contest
Read full article: The long and unexpected afterlife of the Timothรฉe Chalamet look-alike contestIn the year since the viral Timothรฉe Chalamet look-alike contest, a group of contestants have found opportunity and community.
Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV. Here's what customers should know
Read full article: Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV. Here's what customers should knowDisney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC.
What to Stream: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' Tracy Morgan, Kim Kardashian and 'Downton Abbey'
Read full article: What to Stream: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' Tracy Morgan, Kim Kardashian and 'Downton Abbey'The earnest superhero team-up tale โThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsโ and Tracy Morgan returning to TV with a new comedy called โCrutchโ are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Nvidia partners with South Korean government, companies to boost AI development
Read full article: Nvidia partners with South Korean government, companies to boost AI developmentSilicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia plans to supply its graphics processing units for projects with the South Korean businesses and government to advance the countryโs artificial intelligence infrastructure and technologies.
Apple delivers strong quarter despite trade war challenges and ongoing artificial technology issues
Read full article: Apple delivers strong quarter despite trade war challenges and ongoing artificial technology issuesApple delivered financial results during its summertime quarter that exceeded analyst projections, despite being caught in the crosshairs of a global trade war at the same time the trendsetting company is scrambling to catch up to its Big Tech peers in the artificial intelligence race.
Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026
Read full article: Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026Metaโs stock slid in after-hours trading Wednesday after the tech giant posted strong third-quarter results but warned that its expenses will be significantly higher in 2026 than this year.
Google's corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its power
Read full article: Google's corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its powerGoogleโs corporate parent on Wednesday announced its first-ever quarter with more than $100 billion in revenue.
NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crash
Read full article: NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crashThe National Transportation Safety Board wants the owners of nearly 2,000 Learjets to urgently inspect their landing gear to make sure they won't collapse like they did in a fatal crash earlier this year involving a private jet owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil.
Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
Read full article: Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas carsProducing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
Microsoft deploys a fix to Azure cloud service that's hit with outage
Read full article: Microsoft deploys a fix to Azure cloud service that's hit with outageMicrosoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.
White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea
Read full article: White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South KoreaThe Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing the details as soon as Thursday.
Itโs official: Autonomous vehicle manufacturer signs partnership to bring its first US production plant to Jacksonville
Read full article: Itโs official: Autonomous vehicle manufacturer signs partnership to bring its first US production plant to JacksonvilleHOLON, an autonomous vehicle developer, participated in a signing ceremony Monday to formalize the construction of its first production facility in the U.S., which will be located on Jacksonvilleโs Northside.
Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next year
Read full article: Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next yearUber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026.
OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators say
Read full article: OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators sayOpenAI said it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation.
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia
Read full article: Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia WikipediaElon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.
Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up
Read full article: Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown upA Thai regional army commander say that the number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmarโs military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle.
Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates
Read full article: Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence acceleratesAmazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence.
What to Stream: 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' Florence + the Machine, &TEAM, 'Sorry, Baby' and 'Hedda'
Read full article: What to Stream: 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' Florence + the Machine, &TEAM, 'Sorry, Baby' and 'Hedda'โJurassic World Rebirthโ roaring and snarling on Peacock and Florence + the Machineโs latest Halloween-ready album, โEverybody Scream,โ are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers
Read full article: In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkersIn some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is impacting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them.
Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco
Read full article: Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San FranciscoPresident Donald Trump says he agreed to halt a planned show of federal force in San Francisco after appeals from tech executives and the mayor.
Musk's rollercoaster year: From boycotts and plunging earnings to a potential trillion-dollar payday
Read full article: Musk's rollercoaster year: From boycotts and plunging earnings to a potential trillion-dollar paydayElon Musk literally left a government job with a black eye, has seen profits at his car company sink and must worry about federal regulators disrupting his plans to unleash a fleet of driverless taxis on America's roads in the next few years.
What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll
Read full article: What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new pollA new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.
North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report says
Read full article: North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report saysNorth Korean hackers have stolen billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and by creating fake identities to get remote jobs for foreign tech firms, a new report finds.
Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial-scale' scraping of user comments
Read full article: Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial-scale' scraping of user commentsReddit has sued Perplexity AI and three other entities for allegedly scraping user comments for commercial gain.
Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence lab
Read full article: Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence labMeta Platforms is cutting roughly 600 artificial intelligence jobs even as it continues to hire more workers for its superintelligence lab, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platforms
Read full article: Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platformsBritainโs antitrust watchdog has targeted Google and Apple for their โstrategicโ roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition.
Money-losing companies with colorful histories have pivoted to crypto
Read full article: Money-losing companies with colorful histories have pivoted to cryptoSo far this year, billions of dollars have flowed into companies that have reinvented themselves by making the buying and holding of cryptocurrency their main focus.
Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'
Read full article: Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.
Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdown
Read full article: Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdownNetflixโs missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamerโs latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil.
Loggins demands removal of Trump's AI-generated video using โDanger Zoneโ
Read full article: Loggins demands removal of Trump's AI-generated video using โDanger ZoneโKenny Loggins is objecting to the use of his music in a social media post featuring an artificial intelligence-generated video of President Donald Trump.
Citi Foundation is putting $25M toward tackling young adults' unemployment and AI labor disruptions
Read full article: Citi Foundation is putting $25M toward tackling young adults' unemployment and AI labor disruptionsCiti Foundation is donating a half million dollars to each of 50 groups that provide digital literacy skills, technical training and career guidance for low-income youth around the world.
Florida issues criminal subpoenas against Roblox over allegations of aiding sexual predators
Read full article: Florida issues criminal subpoenas against Roblox over allegations of aiding sexual predatorsThe Florida attorney general has issued new criminal subpoenas against online gaming platform Roblox, a new step in accusing the company of not doing enough to stop child predators from using the game, according to News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando.
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services
Read full article: Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online servicesAn Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. The service provides remote computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press.
What to Stream: Brandi Carlile, 'A House of Dynamite,' Demi Lovato and 'Nobody Wants This'
Read full article: What to Stream: Brandi Carlile, 'A House of Dynamite,' Demi Lovato and 'Nobody Wants This'Kathryn Bigelowโs nuclear fallout thriller โA House of Dynamiteโ and albums from Brandi Carlile and Demi Lovato are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactions
Read full article: Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactionsMeta is adding parental controls to kidsโ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots โ including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether.
Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December
Read full article: Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in DecemberThe Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect.
Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms
Read full article: Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classroomsThe countryโs largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in artificial intelligence.
Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US
Read full article: Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the USRussia, China, Iran and North Korea are using artificial intelligence to improve their cyberattacks on U.S. companies, governments and individuals, according to new research from Microsoft.
Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scams
Read full article: Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scamsSouth Korean and Cambodian officials have met to address online scams after a South Korean student died in Cambodia.
Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billion
Read full article: Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billionA group including BlackRock, Nvidia and Microsoft is buying Aligned Data Centers in an approximately $40 billion deal in an effort to expand next-generation cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push
Read full article: OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping pushOpenAI is partnering with Walmart to allow shoppers to make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the artificial intelligence companyโs push to turn its chatbot into a virtual merchant as it seeks to boost revenue.
Foundations want to curb AI developers' influence with $500 million aimed at centering human needs
Read full article: Foundations want to curb AI developers' influence with $500 million aimed at centering human needsTen philanthropic foundations are committing $500 million across the next five years to place human interests at the forefront of artificial intelligence's rapid integration into daily life.
Oracle and AMD expand a partnership with deals in the artificial intelligence sector booming
Read full article: Oracle and AMD expand a partnership with deals in the artificial intelligence sector boomingOracle and Advanced Micro Devices are expanding their partnership with the deployment of 50,000 AMD graphic processing units next year, with further expansion to follow.
