Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event

On Monday, Microsoft reportedly terminated the roles of two software engineers, Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal, who protested the company’s reported dealings with the Israeli military during Microsoft’s Copilot and 50th anniversary event last week. According to an internal message viewed by CNBC, Microsoft wrote that Aboussad could have raised concerns “confidentially with your manager, […]

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Amazon says its AI video model can now generate minutes-long clips

Amazon has upgraded its AI video model, Nova Reel, with the ability to generate videos up to two minutes in length. Nova Reel, announced in December 2024, was Amazon’s first foray into the generative video space. It competes with models from OpenAI, Google, and others in what’s fast becoming a crowded market. The latest Nova […]

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Apple’s 3-day loss in market cap swells to almost $640 billion

Apple is reeling over concerns that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could force the iPhone maker to raise prices or accept lower profits.

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Google’s Sec-Gemini v1 Takes on Hackers & Outperforms Rivals by 11%

Sec-Gemini v1 has access to real-time cybersecurity data from trusted sources including Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant’s attack reports, and the Open Source Vulnerabilities database.

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DeepSeek-GRM: Introducing an Enhanced AI Reasoning Technique

Researchers from DeepSeek and Tsinghua University say combining two techniques improves the answers the large language model creates with computer reasoning techniques.

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton wants to buy the bankrupt startup’s assets

Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who was recently pardoned after being convicted of securities fraud, is trying to buy the assets of his former company out of bankruptcy, according to new court filings and a person familiar with the matter. Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February and has said it hopes to sell […]

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Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen’s high-stakes test amid tariff turmoil: ‘You can’t be freaking out’

At 11 a.m. in California last Thursday, the day after President Donald Trump declared sweeping new tariffs under what he dubbed “Liberation Day,” Ryan Petersen was live on camera, fielding questions from a virtual room packed with more than 2,300 anxious customers. The founder and CEO of Flexport, a now 12-year-old global logistics and customs […]

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Apple’s highest-end iPhone could see $350 price hike in U.S. on Trump tariffs, analyst predicts

UBS sees iPhone prices going up, a concern that’s shared by investors and customers due to President Trump’s tariffs.

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Elon Musk’s brother slams Trump tariffs, calls them ‘permanent tax on the American consumer’

Kimbal Musk, the brother of the world’s wealthiest person, took to X on Monday to criticize President Trump’s tariffs.

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OpenAI and Google Reject UK Government’s AI Copyright Proposal

The government’s proposal suggested a system that permits AI developers to use creators’ online content to train their models unless rights holders explicitly choose to opt out.

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