Christian Kroll, CEO of the Berlin-based nonprofit search engine Ecosia, does not believe his company’s unsolicited request is absurd. He has proposed that Google grant Ecosia a 10-year “stewardship” of its Chrome browser instead of being forced to sell it…
Top Indian startups in the real-money gaming space have begun shutting down operations after New Delhi effectively banned the sector through new legislation that is now on the verge of becoming law. On Thursday, the upper house of the Indian…
More than two years after leaving the company, some former Twitter employees may finally receive their severance pay. Elon Musk’s X is tentatively settling a class action lawsuit filed by workers who were let go soon after he purchased Twitter.…
Meta has selected a site in Louisiana for its largest data center to date. The company signed a deal with Entergy to power the facility with three massive natural gas power plants. A state regulator approved Entergy’s plans yesterday evening.…
General Fusion, a Canadian nuclear fusion energy startup, has secured a lifeline with $22 million in new funding. This comes after the company laid off at least 25 percent of its employees in May to shore up its stretched finances.…
AI models can respond to text, audio, and video in ways that sometimes fool people into thinking a human is behind the keyboard. However, that does not exactly make them conscious. For instance, it is not as if ChatGPT experiences…
Apple is raising the monthly price of its Apple TV+ streaming service to $12.99. This marks a 30% increase from the previous $9.99 subscription price. The updated price takes effect for new customers starting Thursday and will impact current subscribers…
YouTube is celebrating ten years of its YouTube Music app with the launch of new features that bring it closer to rivals like Spotify. The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists. These combine multiple users’ overlapping musical interests into…
Instagram now allows creators to connect multiple Reels together in a series. This new feature, which is already available on TikTok, helps viewers more easily follow and discover related content from a creator. When a creator is telling a story…
Meta has implemented a hiring freeze within its AI organization. This decision comes immediately after a significant restructuring of the unit earlier this week. The freeze was reported to have gone into effect last week, and its duration remains unclear.…
