Microsoft Expands Copilot With Coding and AI Agent Tools
Microsoft on Friday unveiled new capabilities for its Copilot app, including a coding tool and an always-on artificial intelligence agent, as the software giant seeks to turn its AI assistant into a one-stop workplace...
Oracle Cites Force Majeure to Shield Against Data Centre Cost Risks
Oracle is seeking to protect itself from potential cost increases linked to a major data centre project in New Mexico by issuing a “force majeure” notice to developer Blue Owl, Bloomberg News reported on...
Apple Extends Patent Licensing Agreement with Qualcomm
Qualcomm announced on Thursday that Apple has extended its patent-licensing agreement with the chip designer, even as the iPhone maker continues efforts to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm’s modem chips. The company did not...
Meta to Unveil Camera-Free Smart Glasses Amid Rising Privacy Concerns
Meta Platforms is expected to unveil new smart glasses at its annual Connect conference on Wednesday, including camera-free models, as concerns grow over privacy and covert recording. The company, which partnered with EssilorLuxottica to...
Verizon Invests $70 Million in Nationwide AI Training Initiative
Verizon announced on Wednesday that it is investing $70 million in a nationwide initiative to provide artificial intelligence (AI) training to job seekers, small businesses and educators as the U.S. economy undergoes a major...
Italian Apple Store Workers Strike on iPhone 18 Pro Launch Day
More than 1,600 employees across 17 Apple stores in Italy went on strike on Friday, coinciding with the global launch of the new iPhone 18 Pro. The strike, organized by the Filcams CGIL, Fisascat...
Smart Glasses Face Growing Scrutiny Over Privacy and Harassment Concerns
Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into suspected sexual harassment linked to the use of smart glasses to secretly record women in public and share the footage online. The probe comes as privacy...
Former Google DeepMind Researcher Warns AI Could “Kill All Humans”
A former Google DeepMind researcher has warned that artificial intelligence could potentially “kill all humans,” saying the world may be running out of time to prevent such an outcome. Bilal Chughtai, who worked as...
US Lawmakers Push for New AI Rules Amid Extinction Warnings
Growing concerns over the potential dangers of artificial intelligence are prompting more U.S. lawmakers to call for tighter regulations. The alarm intensified after Anthropic researchers Jacob Coxon and Evan Hubinger warned that rapidly advancing...
The Boring Company Raises $3 Billion at $23 Billion Valuation
The Boring Company, the tunnel construction startup founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has raised $3 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $23 billion, according to a statement released Wednesday....