President Trump ripped former President Biden’s high-speed internet program Thursday, vowing to end what he called a “racist” and ‘illegal’ initiative, The Hill reported. Trump said he spoke with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, about the Biden-era Digital Equity Act, which allocated about $2.75 billion for programs that provide technology, including the internet, and skills for all Americans. “We [Trump and
Palworld developer Pocketpair has released a statement regarding changes to its monster catching survival game which were made due to its ongoing Pokémon lawsuit, Eurogamer reported. Nintendo announced it was suing Pocketpair for infringement of “multiple” patents toward the end of last year. It was later confirmed the lawsuit was targeting three patents in particular. Then, as part of a
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard, Reuters reported.
Microsoft said Wednesday it will retain the option to sue if it is ordered to suspend European cloud operations amid concerns that these services could get caught up in a transatlantic trade war, Politico reported. During an event in Brussels, Microsoft President Brad Smith addressed growing European concerns that using U.S. cloud services is a risk. Some have suggested that
CNBC reported: President Donald Trump personally called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday to complain about a report that the online retail giant was considering displaying U.S. tariff costs on its products listings, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. Within hours of the call, Amazon publicly downplayed the scope of its plan - and then announced that
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT search, its web search tool in ChatGPT, to give users an improved online shopping experience, the company announce Monday, TechCrunch reported. When ChatGPT users search for products, the chatbot will now offer a few recommendations, present images and reviews for those items, and include direct links to webpages where users can buy the products. OpenAI says
Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings is in talks to raise $20 billion in fresh funding, potentially valuing the AI and social media combo at over $120 billion, according to a new Bloomberg report that says talks are in the “early stages.” TechCrunch reported. If successful, the deal would be the second-largest startup funding round ever, behind only OpenAI’s $40 billion raise