AI-related job loss fears grow each time another company announces a round of layoffs. Through May of 2026, companies announced…
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California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1
Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter this week. A California law banning streaming services from showing ads “louder…
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Indian payments chief thinks AI will be heavily involved in next era of digital payment growth
India’s digital payment share has increased over the years, with the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) growing to over 750 million…
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Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies
Two weeks into the ban that caused Anthropic to pull its powerful cybersecurity-oriented models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, from…
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The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to…
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Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war
Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma visited Washington this week to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and members of Congress…
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Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India
As quick commerce becomes India’s next e-commerce battleground, Walmart-backed Flipkart said Wednesday that its Minutes service has built a network…
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The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI
Oracle disclosed Monday that it has reduced its workforce by 21,000 employees over the past 12 months, a decline of…
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Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of French video game company Ubisoft, died Friday at the age of 69. According to French media…
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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’
Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your…
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