Is Microsoft Interested in TikTok? Trump Says So
President Trump tells reporters on Air Force One that Microsoft is the latest contender to buy TikTok's US operations.
Katie has been a journalist for more than twenty years. At 18 years old, she started her career at the world's oldest photography magazine before joining the launch team at Wired magazine as News Editor. After a spell in Hong Kong writing for Cathay Pacific's inflight magazine about the Asian startup scene, she is now back in the UK. Writing from Sussex, she covers everything from nature restoration to data science for a beautiful array of magazines and websites.
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Study: 4-Day Workweek Leads to Less Turnover & More Revenue
Trial of four-day working week brings increased productivity so thousands of employees now working to a new model.
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Is DeepSeek Safe? Here’s What Not To Share with the Chinese AI
The open source AI platform is a sudden hit, but what information are you sharing, and where does it go?
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Stripe Lays Off Employees by Sending Cut Staff a Cartoon Duck
Stripe employees were sent PDF of a cartoon duck alongside their notice of role termination in a baffling HR mistake.
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Heads Up: Microsoft Is Leaving You Logged on Starting In February
If you use a public computer, remember that from next month, Microsoft will not automatically log you out when you stop work.
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Instagram Insists That Hiding Liberal Terms Was ‘Technical Issue’
Mete denies accusations of partisanship as Instagram users get error messages when searching for "democrat" and "democrats."
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Calls To Ban X Links on Reddit As Controversy Over Musk’s “Salute” Continues
Redditors divided as heated debates rage over whether the platform should distance itself from X because of Musk's "salute".
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MrBeast Launches Cash Bid to Buy TikTok
One of the world's highest earning influencers, MrBeast, has confirmed his bid to buy TikTok.
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Instagram Offers TikTok Influencers Big Bucks for Exclusivity
Top creators might be getting as much as $10,000 to $50,000 per month to become Reels-first influencers.
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TikTok Rival RedNote Recruited US Influencers for Promotion
RedNote is taking advantage of its unexpected popularity as a would-be TikTok replacement by rolling out a marketing plan.
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US Officials Get Closed Door Unveiling of OpenAI Super Agents
Details are scant and the door will be closed as OpenAI will give US officials a glimpse at its AI super agent.
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Trump Issues Return-to-Office Mandate for Government Execs
The Trump Administration has issued an RTO mandate for the exec branch of its government demanding attendance 5 days a week.
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Meta Not Shelving Fact-Checkers Outside of US…Yet
Meta says no plans to change moderation model outside of the US but doesn't rule out a re-haul in the future.
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ChatGPT Adds New AI Scheduling Tools for Certain Users
OpenAI takes step closer to independent AI agents with roll-out of scheduling and reminder tool for some ChatGPT users.
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Biden Signs Order To Secure Energy for AI Operations
Biden hopes to bolster AI efforts in the US with a new executive order to support the development of infrastructure.
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SEC Suing Elon Musk Over Questionable Twitter Share Purchase
SEC files case against Elon Musk in the final days of the Biden administration for not reporting Twitter share purchases.
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Meta Layoffs Incoming As Zuckerberg Predicts “Intense Year”
Mark Zuckerberg warns that 5% of Meta workforce is going to be cut; and "low performers" will be targeted first.
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Microsoft Announces Second Wave of Layoffs in a Week
Microsoft confirms more cuts are incoming, including to its gaming and security teams, unrelated to last week's layoffs.
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Salesforce CEO Calls Microsoft’s AI ‘a Huge Disaster’
Marc Benioff did not hold back when it came to criticizing Copilot, noting that customers are simply not impressed.
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Google’s AI Showcase Gives Retailers a Glimpse of the Future
Google launches new AI commerce tools as it plans to wow retailers at one of the US's biggest trade gatherings.
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Amazon Explains Why AI Alexa Isn’t Ready, Despite Years of Development
Amazon admits that the development of AI Alexa has been years of battling with both technical and personnel issues.