People walk by a banner featuring the logo of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the day of their initial public offering (IPO) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reutersa When Palantir hit the stock market in September 2020, there was a lot that […]
YouTube to pay Trump $24.5 Million to settle lawsuit over suspension
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts, as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 26, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving the suspension of President Donald Trump’s account following the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. The settlement “shall not constitute an […]
How Google abandoned facts for ‘free expression’
Google CEO Sundar Pichai waves as he arrives to attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, February 11, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Google long touted the need for factually accurate information on its platforms, but a letter submitted to Congress this week demonstrates how the tech company […]
How ‘nudify’ site stirred group of friends to fight AI-generated porn
In June of last year, Jessica Guistolise received a text message that would change her life. While the technology consultant was dining with colleagues on a work trip in Oregon, her phone alerted her to a text from an acquaintance named Jenny, who said she had urgent information to share about her estranged husband, Ben. […]
Trump calls for firing of Lisa Monaco, Microsoft global affairs head
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco speaks as Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on after announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that Microsoft fire Lisa Monaco, an […]
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director Joseph Pelfrey resigns
A crane towers above the mobile launcher 2 adjacent the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Richard Tribou | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Joseph Pelfrey, announced his resignation from the role on Thursday, CNBC confirmed. Pelfrey said in an […]
Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users
Instagram has installed a new privacy setting which will default all new and existing underage accounts to an automatic private mode. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday. “What an incredible community we’ve built here,” Zuckerberg posted on his Instagram channel. The figure […]
Tether reportedly seeks lofty $500 billion valuation in capital raise
Venezuelan Bolivar and U.S. Dollar banknotes and representations of cryptocurrency Tether are seen in this illustration taken Sept. 8, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Array Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin, is planning to raise as much as $20 billion in a deal that could put the crypto company’s value on par with OpenAI, according […]
Here’s everything Trump said he’s changing about H-1B visas
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the fee employers must pay for an H-1B visa will be raised to $100,000. Companies scrambled to respond, CNBC reported Saturday, and social media users are posting about what this change means for H-1B visa workers. Here’s a breakdown of the new H-1B fees: What did Trump change? […]
Apple now controls all core iPhone chips, prioritizing AI workloads
iPhone Air is the big newcomer among Apple‘s latest lineup that went on sale Friday, but inside the slim phone’s raised plateau is another new piece of hardware that signals a renewed focus on artificial intelligence. Apple’s custom A19 Pro chip introduces a major architecture change, with neural accelerators added to each GPU core to […]