AI startup Groq partners with Hugging Face to offer its high-speed LPU processing directly to millions of developers, challenging cloud providers like AWS and Google with superior performance and aggressive pricing on advanced language models.

OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft is fracturing as the AI leader reportedly considers an antitrust challenge against its main backer amid fraught negotiations over its corporate structure, IP rights, and a strategic shift to use rival cloud providers like Google.

Instagram faces a growing user backlash as its AI moderation system triggers a wave of mistaken account bans, impacting personal users and businesses while Meta remains silent on the escalating crisis.

Google is now testing 'Audio Overviews' as an experimental Search feature that uses Gemini AI to create podcast-style summaries for complex searchq uery results.

Microsoft is launching its comprehensive Sovereign Cloud for Europe, introducing new tools like Data Guardian and Microsoft 365 Local to give customers greater data control as it responds to escalating competition from AWS and growing regulatory pressure.

In a major reversal of a decade-old promise, Meta is introducing ads and paid subscriptions to WhatsApp, signaling a new strategy to monetize its 2 billion users by integrating commercial features directly into the app's Status and Channels tabs.

Microsoft is updating its controversial Windows Recall AI with a new export tool for European users, a full data reset option, and new storage limits, addressing ongoing privacy concerns and regulatory pressure.

Microsoft has patched the critical 'EchoLeak' vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, a flaw that allowed attackers to exfiltrate sensitive data via a single email and highlights a new class of AI-specific threats termed 'LLM Scope Violation.'

Microsoft's new command-line editor, 'Edit,' gets a massive speed boost and new features in its v1.2.0 update, including filename autocompletion and a redesigned UI.

Taiwan is escalating the global tech war by blacklisting Huawei and SMIC, a decisive move to align with U.S. policy and sever critical semiconductor supply chains to China.

Reddit has become a top-cited source for Google's AI Overviews, a success that validates its data licensing strategy but also threatens to reduce vital user traffic, creating a high-stakes paradox for the company's future.

A new study finds Meta's Llama 3.1 AI memorized 42% of Harry Potter, providing powerful evidence for copyright lawsuits and challenging the industry's 'fair use' claims. This development suggests AI models themselves, not just their outputs, may be infringing works.

Microsoft faces an internal revolt as employees protest its Azure AI contracts with the Israeli military. The conflict has led to firings, high-profile event disruptions, and accusations of corporate censorship.

Meta's $14 billion investment in Scale AI has triggered a major industry fallout as Google, its largest customer, plans to sever ties over concerns of competitive neutrality. The move jeopardizes Scale's business and creates a surge in demand for independent AI data providers.

A growing number of reports link OpenAI's ChatGPT to severe mental health crises, including cases of psychosis and delusion that have resulted in real-world harm and at least one death, raising urgent questions about AI safety and corporate responsibility.

Silicon Valley's top CTOs are trading hoodies for uniforms, joining a new Army Reserve unit to advance military AI. The move deepens controversial ties between Big Tech and the Pentagon, sparking both praise for patriotism and backlash over ethics.

Google overhauls its AI strategy with new Pro and Ultra subscription tiers, simplifying the Gemini brand and offering exclusive access to advanced models like Veo 3 and the Project Mariner AI agent.

Ransomware groups like Fog now weaponize trusted workplace tools like Syteca for espionage, blurring the line between hacking and spying and creating a new wave of threats for corporate security.