Monthly Archives: February 2025

China may probe Intel for antitrust: report

Amid China’s retaliation to recently-announced U.S. tariffs, Intel may find itself in the hot seat with China’s regulators. China is apparently considering an antitrust probe into semiconductor giant Intel, according to reporting from the Financial Times. This would be in … Continue reading

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Apple launches Invites, a new app for creating custom invitations

Apple on Tuesday launched a new app called “Invites” that allows users to create custom invitations for any occasion. With Invites, users can create and share invitations on their iPhone, RSVP, contribute to Shared Albums, and curate event soundtracks. To … Continue reading

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Former Tesla engineer heading government agency reportedly outlines ‘AI-first strategy’

Thomas Shedd, the former Tesla engineer now serving as the director of Technology Transformation Services, reportedly outlined an “AI-first strategy” for the U.S. government department. According to a report from Wired citing multiple sources, the Musk ally described the plan … Continue reading

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Spotify shares pop 10% after company reports first profitable year

The music streaming company said it paid a record $10 billion in royalties to the music industry in 2024.

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Spotify reports its first full year of profitability, adds 35M monthly active users

On Tuesday morning, Spotify announced its fourth-quarter earnings, marking its first full year of profitability since its inception 17 years ago. The operating income for the quarter reached a record €477 million ($509.48 million) and amounted to €1.4 billion ($1.495 … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s Operator agent helped me move, but I had to help it, too

OpenAI gave me one week to test its new AI agent, Operator, a system that can independently do tasks for you on the internet. Operator is the closest thing I’ve seen to the tech industry’s vision of AI agents — … Continue reading

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Trump’s Plan to Make European Cars More Expensive Has a Fatal Flaw

President Trump’s threat of 25 percent tariffs on EU car imports could spark an automotive trade war—one that will result in higher prices for all and never end in European consumers buying more American autos.

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Chris Anderson Is Giving TED Away to Whoever Has the Best Idea for Its Future

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, the British entrepreneur shares why it’s time to move on from TED.

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Palantir soars 27% to record high as AI powers strong earnings and guidance

Palantir surged more than 27% on robust fourth-quarter results and guidance.

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Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk

The Australian government says the Chinese AI app is a threat to it and its assets.

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