Category Archives: Business

Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China

The American version of Temu abruptly began to show only “local” products days before the Trump administration was set to end a tariff loophole for small packages from China.

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A Judge Says Meta’s AI Copyright Case Is About ‘the Next Taylor Swift’

Meta’s contentious AI copyright battle is heating up—and the court may be close to a ruling.

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Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure

People are using ChatGPT’s new image generator to take part in viral social media trends. But using it also puts your privacy at risk—unless you take a few simple steps to protect yourself.

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Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen

The largest investors in Donald Trump’s crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president. The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say.

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2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker

Long confined to the lab, humanoids finally appear ready to work in manufacturing. There are just a few hurdles to get them to market.

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Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US

At a high-profile event in San Francisco, World announced it is launching a series of Apple-like stores, as well as a partnership with dating giant Match Group.

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Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge

A US judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—then tried to cover up its disobedience.

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AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

A new study found that code generated by AI is more likely to contain made-up information that can be used to trick software into interacting with malicious code.

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These Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centers

A new crowd-trained way to develop LLMs over the internet could shake up the AI industry with a giant 100 billion-parameter model later this year.

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AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head

Liking features on social media can provide troves of data about human behavior to AI models. But as AI gets smarter, will it be able to know users’ preferences before they do?

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