Spacex to invest $2 billion in xAI as part of $5 billion funding round
The funding follows xAI’s recent merger with social media platform X and values the combined company at $113 billion
Nvidia CEO schedules July 16 media briefing in Beijing
U.S. senators urge Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to avoid meetings with Chinese firms linked to military or intelligence agencies
PTCL posts Rs7.2 billion loss despite higher revenue
PTCL has moved from 10th to 7th position among the top loss-making state-owned enterprises during the current fiscal year, report says
Google expands Veo 3 AI video tool access to Pakistan and 150+ countries
Photo-to-video feature enables users to create sound-enabled clips from images
Tesla vehicles to get Grok AI assistant next week, says Musk
Grok is expected to function as a voice assistant, helping with tasks such as navigation, adjusting car settings, and answering user questions
AI slows down experienced software developers in familiar tasks, study finds
Developers expected AI tools to reduce task time by 24%, but study shows a 19% increase in completion time; developers still estimated a 20% reduction despite the slowdown
Ukraine set to become first European country with Starlink mobile service
Field testing starts under an agreement with SpaceX’s satellite network, allowing direct-to-cell services in Ukraine
OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
The browser aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally change how consumers browse the web
U.S. agencies evaluate censorship in Chinese language models
Agencies use standard questions in Chinese and English to assess how closely AI model responses follow Beijing’s talking points
TikTok prepares US app with its own algorithm and user data
The new U.S.-only app is designed to function independently, similar to Douyin — the version of TikTok available exclusively in mainland China
Meta notified of competition concerns in France
French authority says the investigation is ongoing and that the notification does not imply a final finding of wrongdoing
Huawei waits for Brazil’s tax policy to enter Brazil’s data hub market
Brazilian government is preparing a proposal for tax breaks aimed at boosting technology investments
T‑Mobile ends diversity programs as U.S. telecom regulator reviews merger deals
T-Mobile is awaiting FCC approval for its proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of nearly all of U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations
CEO Linda Yaccarino announces her departure from Musk’s X after two years
During her time as CEO, X introduced a new video tab, expanded fact-checking features, and worked to increase ad revenue
Google risks major penalty with no resolution on EU search case
Google says it has not reached an agreement with travel, airline, and search services over how it presents search results in Europe