Perplexity will pay Snap $400M to power AI search inside Snapchat, bringing conversational search to millions of users and reshaping how people discover content.

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The partnership could accelerate Siri’s evolution and redefine Apple’s approach to innovation, privacy, and control.

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IBM is cutting thousands of jobs as it pivots toward AI and software. The tech giant’s restructuring highlights a major shift in Big Tech’s new priorities.

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President Trump renominates tech billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, signaling a bold fusion of politics, business, and space.

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Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as it restructures around AI, trimming layers and bureaucracy while shifting work toward automation.

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Qualcomm unveils AI200 and AI250 chips to challenge Nvidia and AMD, marking its bold entry into the booming AI data center market.

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Meta has laid off 600 employees in its AI unit as it restructures operations and consolidates leadership under Wang Jian to advance its AI strategy.

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New York City sues social media companies, including Facebook, Google, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging they have created a mental health crisis among children.

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UK copyright law blocks AI training, but Dr Andres Guadamuz says reform could give creatives both compensation opportunities and control.

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US President Donald Trump's tariffs, including a 145% levy on Chinese tech, will disrupt supply chains and raise prices on products like smartphones, computers, and gaming consoles.

An email announcing Google’s elimination of various programmes intended to improve diversity at the company was sent to employees on Wednesday.

If Google or Apple is deemed to have Strategic Market Status in the U.K., the government might force it to make the user data it collects available to competitors, or give publishers more control over how their data is used.

Existing European legislation still allows Apple to avoid interoperability and Google to dominate in the ad tech sector, according to advocacy groups and former European heads of state, respectively.

The proposed mandate intends to discourage criminals from targeting critical national infrastructure and public services, as there will be no financial motivation.

The proposed mandate intends to discourage criminals from targeting critical national infrastructure and public services, as there will be no financial motivation.

If Google is deemed to have “Strategic Market Status” in the U.K., the government might force it to make the user data it collects available to competitors, or give publishers more control over how their data is used.

The Biden administration states the rule will prevent U.S. chips from passing to China through countries loosely allied or not politically allied with the U.S.

TechRepublic looks back at the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024, from record data breaches to rising ransomware threats and CISO burnout.

A number of similarities between Cicada3301 and ALPHV/BlackCat indicates that it could represent a rebrand or offshoot group.