The Italian antitrust office has formally launched an investigation against Microsoft Corporation for potentially unfair commercial practices for price changes of its subscription service Microsoft 365. The regulator said Friday it was exploring if the tech giant failed to notify consumers of “substantial changes” to its subscription options, such as adding AI-enabled tools that “materially …

OpenAI has just announced a major delay in releasing its much-anticipated GPT-5.6 model for the public — at the explicit request of the United States government. In a move to exercise more control over the most powerful AI tools being developed in the private sector, the artificial intelligence firm on Friday announced that initial access …

In a move that significantly escalates transatlantic trade tensions, President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will impose a 100% tariff on all goods imported from any country that implements a digital services tax targeting American companies. The declaration, made via social media on Friday, represents a dramatic hardening of the administration's position …

In a bold move that highlights the growing conflict in the artificial intelligence arms race, Anthropic, an American AI firm, has formally leveled allegations of the largest known attack to date against its AI systems by the Chinese technology giant, Alibaba. According to the allegations in a confidential letter sent to key members of the …

Amazon has revealed another big investment in Indian market, which is going to be spent on development of AI and cloud infrastructure by 2030. The new investment follows Alibaba's earlier stated plan on funding its e-commerce arm by investing $35 billion in the next five years in India. The announcement follows a strategic meeting between …

A Florida teen who alleged YouTube damaged his mental well-being through the platform has reached a confidential settlement with Google's YouTube. The settlement, revealed on Tuesday, arrives shortly before a second California trial that will look at whether social media firms knowingly create their products to be addictive for youth. The lawsuit was filed in …

Take-Two Interactive Software has officially released the price of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI, and it's estimated to be the biggest entertainment event ever by many analysts. The company said on Wednesday that the game will be available in stores and on digital storefronts starting Nov. 19, putting an end to years of rumors …

The global e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba is suing the U.S. government in a major legal battle over technology and national security. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Federal Court in San Jose, California on Tuesday, alleges that the Pentagon placed the company on its growing list of firms that are “engaged in activities of …

The debate on AI in the United States has gone in an interesting direction – one that's nearly radical in its simplicity: what if the American people owned something from the AI boom? President Trump has been thinking about this very thing, proposing that the top AI firms should "return to society" of which they …

When thinking about buying a Tesla, people always have to ask themselves whether they will be able to retain the value of the car in the long run. The price of the vehicle is high, and is currently $36,490 for the Model Y and $71,090 for the Model S, which includes a number of incentives, …

The artificial intelligence landscape witnessed another significant transition this week as John Jumper, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind the groundbreaking AlphaFold project, announced his departure from Google DeepMind to join rival AI startup Anthropic. Jumper, who has spent nearly nine years at the prestigious AI lab, confirmed the move through a post on X, marking …

Norway has become the first European country to take a strong stance against the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in elementary schools, imposing broad new limitations on their use that have garnered international attention. The Scandinavian nation said Friday that children aged 6 to 13 (first through seventh grade) will have an almost complete …

A big retail trade association has formally asked Europe's technology chief to rethink its forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act, which will apply to AI technology, particularly as it relates to advertising. The European retail association Eurocommerce, which represents industry giants such as Amazon, H&M, Inditex and Ikea, has written to EU tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen asking …

Meta Platforms has been pressing Congress for legislation to protect it from liability for child harm on its social media, such as Instagram. The move follows a number of thousand lawsuits by young users and their families claiming that Meta's products have caused serious emotional and psychological harm. The proposed provision, which would exempt federal …