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Attorney General Pam Bondi told tech companies that they could lawfully violate a statute barring American companies from supporting TikTok based on a sweeping claim that President Trump has the constitutional power to set aside laws, newly disclosed documents show, The New York Times reported. In letters to companies like Apple and Google, Ms. Bondi wrote that Mr. Trump had
A decision by Elon Musk's X social media platform to enlist artificial intelligence chatbots to drive factcheck risks increasing the promotion of “lies and conspiracy theories”, a former UK technology minister has warned, The Guardian reported. Damian Collins accused Musk’s firm of “leaving it to bots to edit the news” after X announced on Tuesday that it would allow large
This might be a bigger deal than the robotaxis, The Verge reported. Tesla said it completed its first autonomous vehicle delivery from factory to consumer. A video posted on X shows the vehicle — a Tesla Model Y — leaving the company’s Austin Gigafactory, driving on the highway, passing through suburban sprawl and residential neighborhoods, before arriving at a customer’s
The Supreme Court ruled that the funding mechanism behind a key broadband subsidy for schools and underserved areas can continue operating, The Verge reported. In a decision issued Friday, the Supreme Court rejected claims that Congress and the FCC’s implementation of the fund is unconstitutional. The program, known as the Universal Service Fund (USF), helps subsidize telecommunications services for low-income
Apple has announced several major changes to its App Store guidelines in the European Union as part of its ongoing efforts to comply with the Digital Market Act, 9TO5Mac reported. First, Apple has announced a set of policy changes for developers with apps distributed in the European Union. These changes apply to all developers, regardless of whether or not they’ve
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has put a spotlight on private conversations leading up to a rival company suing OpenAI over its upcoming device, io. The Verge reported. On Tuesday, Altman posted screenshots of emails on X showing messages between him and Jason Rugolo, the founder of the IYO hearing device startup that’s suing OpenAI. The emails show a mostly friendly
Microsoft Corp. will conduct another round of major layoffs in its Xbox division next week as part of a company-wide reorganization, Bloomberg reported. Managers within Xbox are expecting substantial cuts across the entire group, according to people familiar with the plans who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information. The company declined to comment. This will be the fourth