Amazon has once again stepped into the legal spotlight in Europe, this time reaffirming its decision to challenge an antitrust fine imposed in Italy, even after the penalty was significantly reduced by a court. The case reflects the growing tension between global technology giants and European regulators who are increasingly determined to scrutinize market dominance, …
China’s technology controls took a sharper turn this week after customs officials signaled that Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter the country, according to people familiar with the matter. The move, communicated quietly to customs agents and reinforced through closed-door meetings with domestic technology firms, has added a fresh layer of …
Microsoft has taken a decisive step to reshape how large-scale data centers interact with local communities, power systems, and natural resources. With the rapid expansion of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, data centers have become essential infrastructure, but they are also increasingly scrutinized for their heavy consumption of electricity and water. In response, Microsoft has …
Late on Monday night, U.S. senators introduced a long-anticipated bill that could finally give the cryptocurrency market something it has lacked since its early days: clear, consistent rules. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, drawing firm lines around which regulators oversee which parts of the crypto ecosystem. For …
Dina Powell McCormick, a new president and vice chairman of Meta Platforms, was also a decision that instantly attracted the attention in both Silicon Valley and Washington. The choice puts one of the most experienced global financial leaders and U.S. national security at the heart of one of the most influential technological corporations in the …
During most of the last two years, Google had been talked about waryly on Wall Street. There were doubts about whether the company that used to shape the age of the internet had responded fast enough to the artificial intelligence revolution of which it gave birth. This week this story became different. Alphabet, the parent …
Apple and Google have silently hit a threshold that may change the interaction of billions of people with artificial intelligence. In a new multi-year deal, the new Siri of Apple will be based on Google Gemini models, indicating the clearly pragmatic strategy and a change of the balance in the world race with AI. Apple …
Amazon has quietly but decisively changed how it rates its employees, which means that the company's internal culture is getting more demanding. After a year of big layoffs and changes to the company's structure, employees are now being asked to write down three to five specific things they did well in the past year as …
The most recent effort by Nvidia in the field of autonomous vehicles does not seem to be a coup that it is a product launch but a step that they are taking to re-align their expectations. At the CES technology show in Las Vegas, the company announced an artificial intelligence platform, based on the next …
The Galaxy S26 range of Samsung products is already becoming one of the most anticipated smartphone releases of early 2026 not only in terms of what they would be, but what they would say about the future of Samsung flagship approach. With several industry insiders reporting, the Galaxy S26 product range is currently pegged to …
The escalating conflict of artificial intelligence, the accountability of the platform, and digital safety has likely reached a new impasse this week when three Democratic U.S. senators officially requested Apple and Google to delete X and its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok off their application stores. The demand is based on a wave of nonconsensual sexual …
China is gaining more momentum in the worldwide artificial intelligence race, and the transition is ceasing to be theoretical. It can be observed in the confidence of the stock market, migration of talents and increasing readiness of the Chinese entrepreneurs to risk which were hitherto inconceivable a decade ago. Nevertheless, with actual limitations, particularly in …
The artificial intelligence effect is no longer restricted to the displays, codes or VC pitch decks. It has now become a part of the physical geography of the United States. In the American heartland, covering broad swaths of farmland, the dead industrial plants and dusty industrial belts are turning into sprawling data center campuses, which …
US has renewed its attack on the oil sector of Venezuela and has given another wave of sanctions that highlight the intent of Washington to suffocate one of the most important sources of income of the government of President Nicolás Maduro. The most recent actions are against four firms that are alleged to be conducting …
