Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases |

7:02 AM PST · January 16, 2026 Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, alleging the company has engaged in “misleading and aggressive”…

India reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise |

8:27 AM PST · January 13, 2026 India’s labor ministry is pushing the country’s booming quick-commerce sector to prioritize the wellness and safety of its…

X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world's ire |

In Brief Posted: 5:59 AM PST · January 9, 2026 Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers…

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp |

6:40 AM PST · December 24, 2025 Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer…

IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B as it seeks to bolster its data offerings |

In Brief Posted: 6:56 AM PST · December 8, 2025 IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid…

In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for 'deceptive' blue check verification system |

The European Commission (EC) has imposed its first fine under Europe’s landmark Digital Services Act (DSA), and it’s against Elon Musk’s X. The EC is…

Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup |

6:58 AM PST · November 11, 2025 Meta may be about to lose one of its most renowned AI heads: Yann LeCun, a chief AI…

Texas AG sues Roblox, accusing it of prioritizing 'pixel pedophiles' over child safety |

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton late on Thursday said he is suing online gaming platform Roblox over child safety concerns, accusing the company of “deceiving…

SoftBank, OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI deals grow ever more circular |

6:22 AM PST · November 5, 2025 If you look at how AI deals are conducted these days, it seems AI companies and their investors…

Mercor quintuples valuation to $10B with $350M Series C | TechCrunch

8:53 AM PDT · October 27, 2025 Mercor, which connects AI labs with domain experts for training their foundational AI models, has raised $350 million…