EU fines Google $3.5B over adtech ‘abuse’ |

10:06 AM PDT · September 6, 2025 The European Commission announced this week that it’s fining Google €2.95 billion (just under $3.5 billion). The commission…

Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction? |

On Friday, a startup called Fable announced an ambitious, if head-scratching, plan to recreate the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent…

Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through  |

In Brief Posted: 9:50 AM PDT · August 30, 2025 Taco Bell’s chief digital officer says the company is having an “active conversation” about when…

Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue |

2:40 PM PDT · August 30, 2025 Nearly 40% of Nvidia’s second quarter revenue came from just two customers, according to a filing with the…

The Trump administration's big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants |

9:07 AM PDT · August 23, 2025 Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon, following Trump’s statement that the…

Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acqui-hire |

In Brief Posted: 1:01 PM PDT · August 23, 2025 When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of…

OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments |

In Brief Posted: 1:26 PM PDT · August 23, 2025 In a new blog post, OpenAI warns against “unauthorized opportunities to gain exposure to OpenAI…

Elon Musk says xAI has open sourced Grok 2.5 |

In Brief Posted: 7:00 AM PDT · August 24, 2025 Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok — specifically,…

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is probably the biggest movie in theaters |

12:59 PM PDT · August 24, 2025 A singalong version of the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” is on-track to earn $18 million to…

Former Meta exec Nick Clegg offers careful criticism of ‘cloyingly conformist’ Silicon Valley |

In Brief Posted: 1:32 PM PDT · August 24, 2025 Meta’s former policy chief Nick Clegg seems to be walking a tightrope as he promotes…