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Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has made repeated visits to the White House as he tries to persuade US President Donald Trump to settle a major antitrust case before it goes to trial on April 14, US media reported.... Read more

The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where tech companies could build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology.... Read more

The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion—roughly the size of Germany's economy—by 2033, the UN said Thursday, warning nearly half of jobs worldwide could be affected.... Read more

Around 100 authors on Thursday protested outside the London headquarters of Meta, accusing the US tech giant of "stealing" content to train its Artificial Intelligence models.... Read more

In February 2024, Reddit struck a $60 million deal with Google to let the search giant use data on the platform to train its artificial intelligence models. Notably absent from the discussions were Reddit users, whose data were being sold.... Read more

Apple Inc. is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, even after a years-long effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade wars and supply chain disruptions.... Read more

Germany group Siemens said on Wednesday it is buying Dotmatics, a US software company, for $5.1 billion to leverage its use of artificial intelligence to make drug discoveries.... Read more

Amazon has made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.... Read more

Eric Yuan was not happy at Cisco Systems even though he was making a salary in the high six figures, working as vice president of engineering on the videoconferencing software Cisco WebEx.... Read more

Blockchain technology was unveiled nearly 35 years ago, but it first became prominent more recently—in 2009, with the introduction of Bitcoin—giving this "digital ledger" an everyday, consumer purpose. However, while blockchains have been used for payments, digital contracts, and supply chains, blockchain systems still achieve a low transaction rate with... Read more

Imagine a coffee company trying to optimize its supply chain. The company sources beans from three suppliers, roasts them at two facilities into either dark or light coffee, and then ships the roasted coffee to three retail locations. The suppliers have different fixed capacity, and roasting costs and shipping costs... Read more

The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology.... Read more

Brad Smith is an unusual futurist. Before he rose to become Microsoft's president and vice chair, Smith built his reputation as a highly capable attorney with a conciliatory nature.... Read more

The Bay Area's tech industry stumbled at the start of 2025 with a net loss of thousands of jobs over the first two months of this year, a slump that suggests the crucial sector's hiring woes have yet to run their course.... Read more

Meta Platforms Inc., ramping up work on a deluxe version of its popular smart glasses, plans to include hand-gesture controls and a screen for displaying photos and apps.... Read more