WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from prison in the United Kingdom and is expected to travel home to Australia after he agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of breaching the espionage law in the United States.

Apple’s new China problem: ChatGPT is banned there

Apple is banking on its upcoming AI features to boost iPhone sales especially in China, where demand has been lagging. But there’s a problem: ChatGPT — soon to be integrated into Siri — is banned in China.

Microsoft back as most valuable firm as Nvidia slips

Nvidia has handed back the position as the world’s most valuable company to Microsoft after its share price fell by more than 3.5% on Thursday.

X boss Elon Musk softens ‘go f— yourself’ comment as he tries to woo advertisers back

Elon Musk on Wednesday tried to walk back remarks lashing out at advertisers fleeing his X social media platform.

Tesla shareholders vote to reinstate Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package

Tesla shareholders on Thursday voted to ratify CEO Elon Musk’s mammoth 2018 pay plan, five months after a judge in Delaware ordered the company to rescind the package, finding it had been improperly granted by the board.

Oracle shares jump on Google and OpenAI deals despite earnings miss

Oracle shares jumped as much as 11% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software maker announced cloud deals with Google and OpenAI, despite fourth-quarter results that fell short of Wall Street expectations.

Nvidia passes Apple in market cap as second-most valuable public U.S. company

Nvidia passed Apple in market cap on Wednesday as investors continue betting on the chipmaker behind the artificial intelligence boom. It is now the second-most valuable public company, behind Microsoft.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman vows to give away most of his wealth through the Giving Pledge

Sam Altman and his husband have become the newest billionaires to sign the Giving Pledge, a charity that encourages the ultra-rich to donate their wealth to philanthropic causes.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino accuses Australia of ‘overreach’ after judge lifts ban on stabbing video

X CEO Linda Yaccarino took a hit at Australia on Friday after a faceoff with online safety regulators.

Exec quits over concerns about focus on profit over safety

A departing OpenAI executive focused on safety is raising concerns about the company on his way out the door.

Apple Store workers in Maryland vote to authorize strike

Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, the first of the tech giant’s retail employees to unionize, made history again by voting late Saturday in favor of authorizing a strike.

Apple apologizes for its controversial iPad Pro ad

Apple has apologized and admitted it “missed the mark” with its latest iPad Pro advertisement.

CEOs of OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to join other tech leaders on federal AI safety panel

The US government has asked leading artificial intelligence companies for advice on how to use the technology they are creating to defend airlines, utilities and other critical infrastructure, particularly from AI-powered attacks.

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix reverses losses in first quarter on explosive AI demand

South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix on Thursday reported a net profit of 1.92 trillion South Korean won ($1.39 billion) in the first quarter, reversing a loss of 2.58 trillion won logged in the same period a year ago.

TikTok warns US ban would ‘trample free speech’

TikTok says a potential ban on its app in the US would “trample the free speech” of 170 million Americans.

Google fires 28 employees for protesting Israel cloud deal

Google has fired more than two dozen employees who protested this week against the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.

Apple iPhone first-quarter shipments sink as Chinese challengers rise; Samsung regains top spot

Apple iPhone shipments plunged nearly 10% globally in the first quarter of 2024, pressured by double-digit growth in shipments by Chinese challengers Xiaomi and Transsion, a report from International Data Corporation showed.

TikTok touts $24.2 billion impact to US GDP as platform faces potential ban

In all, the report claims the company helped create 224,000 jobs in the sectors featured.

FCC investigates Amazon over alleged marketing of wireless signal jammers

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating Amazon and other retailers over the alleged marketing and sale of wireless signal jammers, the agency said Wednesday.

Lawmakers are trying to ban TikTok. But the app is hardly the only offender

When lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Chew during a lengthy hearing last March, Rep. Darren Soto argued what has now become the crux of a bill that overwhelmingly passed in the House this week.

Apple cancels plans to build an electric car

Apple will wind down its team working on electric cars, called Special Projects Group, according to Bloomberg.

Elon Musk’s problems keep piling up as Tesla’s value slides $188 billion this year

It’s not been the greatest start to the year for Elon Musk.

Neuralink brain chip: advance sparks safety and secrecy concerns

Elon Musk announced this week that his company’s brain implant has allowed a person to move a computer mouse with their mind.

Baidu’s live streaming plans suffer as it calls off $3.6 billion Joyy deal

Baidu’s bid to expand its live streaming business in China and diversify its revenue has suffered a blow with the collapse of a planned $3.6 billion acquisition.

SpaceX sets new rocket record with 96 successful launches in 2023

Elon Musk’s SpaceX smashed its previous annual record for orbital rocket launches, pulling off 96 successful missions in 2023 at a blistering average launch pace of every four days.

Intel unveils new AI chip to compete with Nvidia and AMD

Intel unveiled new computer chips on Thursday, including Gaudi3, an artificial intelligence chip for generative AI software. Gaudi3 will launch next year and will compete with rival chips from Nvidia and AMD that power big and power-hungry AI models.

European Union agrees to regulate potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence

European Union lawmakers struck a deal Friday agreeing to one of the world’s first major comprehensive artificial intelligence laws.

Meta and Microsoft say they will buy AMD’s new AI chip as an alternative to Nvidia’s

Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft said at an AMD investor event Wednesday they will use AMD’s newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X. It’s the biggest sign so far that technology companies are searching for alternatives to the expensive Nvidia graphics processors that have been essential for creating and deploying artificial intelligence programs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Meta collected children’s data from Instagram accounts, unsealed court document alleges

Since at least 2019, Meta has knowingly refused to shut down the majority of accounts belonging to children under the age of 13 while collecting their personal information without their parents’ consent, a newly unsealed court document from an ongoing federal lawsuit against the social media giant alleges.

Elon Musk mocks Satya Nadella after he announces Altman joining Microsoft

Tesla chief Elon Musk on Monday mocked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s announcement confirming that OpenAI founder Sam Altman will be joining the company after his unceremonious exit from the artificial intelligence research organisation.