Court blocks California law on children’s online safety
By Jonathan Stempel March 14, 2025 – 7:27 AM PDT Advertisement Meta logo is seen in front of displayed Google logo in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – A federal judge said California cannot enforce a state law meant to shield children from online content that could harm them […]
Intel jumps nearly 15% as investors cheer appointment of new CEO Tan
By Aditya Soni March 13, 2025 – 8:53 AM PDT Advertisement REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo (Reuters) – Shares of Intel (INTC.O) surged nearly 15% on Thursday, as Wall Street cheered its decision to name former board member Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, who left in August over differences about the chipmaker’s direction, after several years of market […]
Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry
By Reuters March 12, 2025 – 8:02 AM PDT Advertisement The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google launched two new AI models tailored for robotics applications on Wednesday […]
Meta begins testing its first in-house AI training chip
By Katie Paul and Krystal Hu March 11, 2025 – 6:37 AM PDT Advertisement REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta (META.O) is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence systems, a key milestone as it moves to design more of its own custom silicon and reduce reliance on external […]
Social media platform X down again for thousands of users, Downdetector shows
By Reuters March 10, 2025 – 7:31 AM PDT Advertisement REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s social media platform X was down again for thousands of users in the United States, according to Downdetector.com. The number of outage reports rose to more than 40,000 after easing a bit earlier in the day, user-submitted data […]
Intuitive Machines stock plummets after second sideways moon landing
By Akash Sriram March 7, 2025 – 7:33 AM PST Advertisement The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo (Reuters) – Intuitive Machines’ (LUNR.O) shares tumbled 23% on Friday after the company confirmed its second moon lander, […]
As US chip darlings struggle, some bet on software as next big AI play
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Johann M Cherian March 6, 2025 – 7:47 AM PST Advertisement REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo (Reuters) – U.S. chip stocks were the biggest beneficiaries of last year’s artificial intelligence investment craze, but they have stumbled so far this year, with investors moving their focus to software companies in search of the […]
YouTube brings cheaper subscription tier to US with no ads, except for music
By Kenrick Cai March 5, 2025 – 6:48 AM PST Advertisement REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube on Wednesday rolled out a $7.99 monthly subscription service that is ad-free for most videos, except music, to create a plan to compete more directly with offerings from Netflix (NFLX.O) and Disney (DIS.N). The […]
Big tech opposes YouTube exemption from Australia’s ban on social media for children
By Renju Jose March 4, 2025 – 6:19 AM PST Advertisement REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) – Tech giants Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms (META.O), Snapchat (SNAP.N) and TikTok have urged Australia to reconsider a decision to exempt Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube from its laws banning social media for children younger than 16. […]
China’s DeepSeek claims theoretical cost-profit ratio of 545% per day
By Reuters March 1, 2025 – 4:16 AM PST Advertisement REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Saturday disclosed some cost and revenue data related to its hit V3 and R1 models, claiming a theoretical cost-profit ratio of up to 545% per day, though it cautioned that actual revenue would be […]