In a significant antitrust move, the Department of Justice is seeking the divestiture of Google's Chrome browser and imposing search neutrality measures, including prohibiting preferential treatment for Google's search engine and requiring notification of new ventures competing with Google's core search and advertising business.
In a bid for AI autonomy, Microsoft is developing its own in-house AI models to rival OpenAI's offerings, aiming to reduce dependence on the startup, lower costs, gain more control, and potentially compete in the AI reasoning model market.
smallpond, a lightweight and scalable data processing framework built on DuckDB and 3FS, offers high-performance data operations with no long-running services, enabling efficient handling of petabyte-scale datasets through seamless integration of DuckDB's powerful querying capabilities and 3FS's distributed storage.
The Trump administration's cuts to government agencies like the National Science Foundation are undermining US AI research and talent development, while prioritizing partnerships with private AI firms like OpenAI over public initiatives.
ChatGPT doubles to 400 million weekly users as AI video models from Hailuo, Kling AI, and Sora gain traction, while newcomer DeepSeek rapidly attracts over 10 million users in bid to rival ChatGPT.
Google's co-founder Larry Page has launched Dynatomics, an AI startup aiming to revolutionize product design and manufacturing by leveraging advanced algorithms to optimize processes, led by Chris Anderson, former CTO of Page's electric airplane venture Kittyhawk.
Scale AI, a $13.8 billion AI startup, is under investigation by the US Department of Labor for potential wage violations, including unpaid wages, misclassification of employees, and retaliation, amid legal challenges from former workers over labor practices.
In Bangladesh's garment factories, automation and surveillance technologies aimed at boosting productivity are straining workers, predominantly women, by imposing higher production targets and job insecurity, despite claims of higher wages from factory owners.
Alibaba's unveiling of its powerful QwQ-32B AI model, rivaling DeepSeek's R1, sparked a stock rally with its Hong Kong shares hitting a 52-week high, fueling optimism among analysts about the company's earnings potential driven by its AI advancements.
In a legal battle against OpenAI, a judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to stop the AI research company's transition to a for-profit model, allowing the transformation to proceed while other aspects of Musk's lawsuit move forward.