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What to expect with Android 16
Google unveiled the main new features of Android 16 at its "The Android Show: I/O Edition” event, ahead of its annual Google I/O conference, scheduled for May 20 and 21, 2025. This enhanced version of Android introduces significant design…
Trump administration scraps Biden-era plan to limit sale of Americans’ personal data
(Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is scrapping a proposal issued under former President Joe Biden that would have sharply limited the sale of Americans' private information by "data brokers," according to a Federal…
Exclusive-Amazon trims jobs in devices and services unit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit, the group overseeing development of such diverse products as the Kindle, Echo speakers, Alexa voice assistant and Zoox self-driving cars.…
Microsoft to axe 6,000 jobs worldwide as AI spending surges
SEATTLE, May 14 — Microsoft will cut around 6,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to streamline its management structure.
The job cuts represent less than 3 per cent of the company’s total headcount of 228,000 as of June 2024, Bloomberg …
Sony sees profits flat this year
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony said on Wednesday it expects operating profit to rise 0.3% to 1.28 trillion yen ($8.70 billion) in the financial year ending in March.
The Japanese conglomerate has transformed from a maker of household electronics…
Baidu prepares to launch driverless taxi in Europe, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Chinese technology giant Baidu is preparing to test its driverless ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, in Europe for the first time, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar)
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An AI assistant will soon be on hand to help with Windows settings
Microsoft has announced a host of new features for PCs, including the arrival of an AI assistant specially dedicated to managing Windows settings.
With Windows 11, Microsoft is aiming to simplify access to the operating system's (many)…
Google is developing software AI agent ahead of annual conference, The Information reports
(Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has been demonstrating to employees and outside developers an array of different products, including an AI agent for software development, ahead of its annual developer conference, The Information reported on…
ChatGPT steps into online shopping, turning up heat on Google
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 — OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid regulatory pressure on the search giant’s market dominance.
The new shopping capability…
Deepfake revenge porn bill heads to Trump for his signature
The US House on Monday passed legislation to crack down on the proliferation of AI-generated non-consensual pornography, also known as deepfake revenge porn, sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
The bill,…