CLEAR and TSA are piloting biometric eGates at major U.S. airports, enhancing security and streamlining travel ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with taxpayer-free innovation.
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Google will pay $30 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging YouTube illegally collected children’s data, highlighting ongoing concerns over kids’ online privacy protections.
Databricks signs Series K term sheet at a $100 billion valuation to accelerate its AI strategy, expand Lakebase, and fuel global growth.
Salesforce is set to acquire Regrello, enhancing its agentic process automation capabilities by integrating AI-driven workflows with Agentforce and Slack to streamline enterprise operations.
Oracle integrates OpenAI’s GPT-5 across its database suite and SaaS applications, enhancing coding, reasoning, automation, and enterprise insights with advanced generative AI capabilities.
Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle Dominion’s defamation lawsuit over false 2020 election fraud claims, highlighting ongoing battles between conservative media and voting technology firms.
Google is partnering with Kairos Power to build its first nuclear reactor, Hermes 2, in Tennessee, supplying 50 MW of clean energy to its data centers by 2030.
A U.S. senator has opened an investigation into Meta after a leaked document reportedly showed that its AI was allowed to have “sensual” and “romantic” chats with minors
NASA and Google are testing an AI-powered medical assistant to help astronauts diagnose and treat health issues during deep-space missions when communication with Earth is delayed.
OpenAI is set to sell $6 billion in employee shares at a $500 billion valuation, making it the world’s most valuable startup.
Amazon will shut down its Appstore for Android users on August 20, 2025, ending support, discontinuing Amazon Coins, and urging users to secure refunds and switch to Google Play.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he believes young people starting their careers nowadays have a “huge advantage,” despite concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) changing the job market
The U.S. Department of Energy announces nearly $1 billion in funding to boost domestic mining, processing, and manufacturing of critical minerals vital for energy, security, and industry.
YouTube is testing AI-powered age estimation in the U.S. to better protect under-18 users, adding restrictions and security measures regardless of stated account details.
German automakers face mounting pressure from Trump’s tariffs as Audi resists U.S. expansion, prioritizing job security amid weak demand in Europe and competition from abroad.
U.S. authorities have been placing trackers on select shipments of AI chip semiconductors in order to see if they are being diverted to China
The U.S. Commerce Department has launched anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations into solar cell imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in talks to co-found Merge Labs, a potential $850M brain–computer interface startup rivaling Elon Musk’s Neuralink.
AbbVie will invest $195M to expand API manufacturing at its North Chicago plant, boosting U.S. pharmaceutical innovation, jobs, and production of next-generation medicines.
Apple’s latest upcoming device is a wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle video-conferencing and use AI to navigate apps
Ford has announced it would be spending $30 billion on its Kentucky and Michigan plants, to build a new electric pickup truck, and LFP prismatic batteries
Mark Zuckerberg has spent over $110 million turning five homes into a Palo Alto compound, sparking neighbor complaints over years of construction, surveillance, and zoning disputes.
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke will step down at the end of 2025, transitioning to “a founder again” after leading the platform’s global expansion and AI innovations.
Microsoft will retire its popular Lens document-scanning app from September 15, directing users to Microsoft 365 Copilot, which lacks several beloved Lens features.
OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch draws mixed reactions as users lament limits, lost models, and unchanged context windows despite CEO Sam Altman’s bold claims of revolutionary capabilities.