In a bruising Oval Office meeting, the visitors’ plan to keep President Trump from focusing on false accusations of white genocide backfired spectacularly. Source link
Altman suggested that the acquisition could increase OpenAI’s value by $1 trillion, and envisioned a “family of devices” being born from the partnership. Information about the first device, which Altman is aiming to release by late 2026, has been kept tightly under wraps since its development was confirmed last year over concerns that competitors will…
Calls for Craig Steinley to step down from the Appraisal Institute began immediately after The New York Times revealed claims of improper touching from multiple women. Source link
The trade association backing some of the biggest news publishers in the US slammed Google’s newly expanded AI Mode, which trades traditional search results for an AI chatbot-like interface. In a statement on Wednesday, the News/Media Alliance said the new feature is “depriving” publishers of both traffic and revenue. During Google I/O on Tuesday, the…
Tax cuts pushed by President Trump are amplifying debt and deficit concerns among the powerful market players who influence interest rates. Source link
Amazon is issuing refunds to customers who’d returned products but never received their money back, in some cases from as long ago as 2018. “Following a recent internal review, we identified a very small subset of returns that were unresolved because we could not verify that the correct item had been sent back to us,”…
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s office pushed back on speculation that there had been a coverup around the illness. Source link
You can get started with Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 today by enrolling your Pixel device. Eligible devices include Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9a, Pixel Tablet series devices*. Once enrolled, eligible devices will receive an over-the-air (OTA) update to the latest Beta versions.…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government had to make some politically fraught concessions to eke out trade deals with the E.U. and the U.S. Source link
Renewable energy has driven a manufacturing boom in the US, but that’s all at stake as Congress weighs cuts to Biden-era tax incentives. Solar, wind, and battery companies have announced plans to either create or expand 250 manufacturing facilities since August 2022. That’s when Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), considered the biggest federal…