The Environmental Protection Agency ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s xAI has been illegally operating dozens of natural gas turbines to power its Colossus data centers in Tennessee. The AI company had argued the turbines were exempt from regulations because…
TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone short drama app called PineDrama in the United States and Brazil. The app offers access to microdramas, which are essentially bite-sized TV shows that can be watched in a series of one-minute episodes.…
The Trump administration is pushing for the largest electricity grid in the country to add $15 billion worth of new power generation. It wants technology companies to pay for this new capacity, even if they do not ultimately need the…
A significant conversation within and beyond the tech world has centered on how and when OpenAI will become profitable. The company, currently valued at $500 billion, appears to have found one clear path forward: advertising. This week, OpenAI announced it…
On Tuesday, U.K.-based Iranian activist Nariman Gharib tweeted redacted screenshots of a phishing link sent to him via a WhatsApp message. He warned others not to click on suspicious links. The activist, who follows the digital side of the Iranian…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that his country will slash its 100% import tax on Chinese electric vehicles to just 6.1%. This decision paves the way for companies like Geely, BYD, and Xiaomi to establish a second foothold…
Elon Musk’s X is experiencing its second large-scale outage this week. The site and app, formerly known as Twitter, are either not loading at all or glitching briefly before displaying error messages. The tracking site Down Detector shows nearly 80,000…
Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard. The country’s competition regulator, Autorita Garante della Concorrenza E Del Mercato (AGCM), alleges the company has engaged in misleading and aggressive sales practices for its popular smartphone games Diablo Immortal and…
The social network Bluesky is updating its app to allow anyone to share when they are live-streaming on Twitch. It is also adding specialized hashtags, known as cashtags, for discussing publicly traded stocks. These new features could potentially help Bluesky…
YouTube is updating its advertiser-friendly content guidelines to allow more videos on controversial issues to earn full ad revenue. This applies to content that is dramatized or discussed in a non-graphic manner. The controversial topics include self-harm, abortion, suicide, and…
