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Trump signs executive order to keep TikTok operating in U.S.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would allow hugely popular social video app TikTok to continue to operate in the United States. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, had…

Spotify removes millions of AI-generated spammy music tracks

Spotify has removed more than 75 million AI-generated “spammy” music tracks from its platform over the past 12 months, the company said Thursday, stepping up its crackdown on unauthorized AI-generated…

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations it duped people into subscribing to Prime

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle accusations that the e-commerce giant tricked millions of customers into subscribing to Prime and made it tough for them to cancel.…

Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to build data centers

Nvidia plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI, giving the ChatGPT maker a huge war chest to build data centers with the chip maker’s chips. OpenAI will gain access to…

‘Extremely chaotic.’ Tech industry rattled by Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

President Trump’s new sky-high visa fees have shaken Silicon Valley’s tech giants as they contemplate a surge in the cost of hiring global talent and a new tactic the White…

Murdoch’s Fox Corp. could join Trump deal to preserve TikTok in the U.S.

Another pair of influencers might be joining President Trump’s effort to preserve TikTok in the U.S.: Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch. The Trump administration has been working on a deal that…

Contributor: The internet made us stupid. AI promises to make it worse

Floating along on my bicycle on a daydream of a country road, up behind me came a man on a hissing e-bike, going fast, headed somewhere important. I thought at…

Trump says he has a deal to save TikTok after Xi call

President Trump said Friday that he has reached a deal with China to keep the popular social video app TikTok running in the U.S. Trump said on his social media…

Race to make smart glasses relevant heats up again with new tech from Meta and Snap

More than a decade ago, pricey smart glasses that allowed people to snap photos, text and browse the web generated a lot of buzz but also resistance. People who wore…

Intel shares soar as Nvidia embrace brings it into the AI boom

Intel shares have skyrocketed after Nvidia announced plans to invest in and partner with the company, sparking hope that the old chipmaker could avoid being left behind in a world…