DJI loses lawsuit over classification as Chinese military company

A federal judge has rejected drone maker DJI’s efforts to be removed from a Department of Defense list of Chinese military companies. US District Judge Paul Friedman ruled that the Department of Defense had provided substantial evidence that DJI contributes…

Do EA buyout talks hint at bigger industry troubles?

Electronic Arts is one of the biggest names in the video game business, and it is reportedly in talks to go private. This potential move raises questions about its motivations. According to reports, video game companies are moving towards consolidation.…

Beware coworkers who produce AI-generated ‘workslop’

Researchers at the consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with the Stanford Social Media Lab, have created a new term for low-quality, AI-generated work. They call it “workslop.” As defined in an article published in the Harvard Business Review, workslop…

AI startup Friend spent more than $1M on all those subway ads

If you have ridden the New York City subway recently, you have likely noticed stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device named Friend. The company’s CEO, Avi Schiffman, stated that they spent over one million dollars on this campaign.…

Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head Lisa Monaco

President Donald Trump declared on Friday that Microsoft should fire Lisa Monaco, the company’s president of global affairs. In a post on Truth Social, Trump cited her previous roles as a senior national security aide under Barack Obama and as…

How South Korea plans to best OpenAI, Google, others with homegrown AI

South Korean companies, from major tech firms to startups, are actively developing large language models specifically designed for their own language and culture. These models are poised to compete with global leaders like OpenAI and Google. Last month, the country…