Apple's plan to partner with Alibaba for iPhone AI features in China faces significant U.S. government scrutiny over national security, data privacy, and concerns of bolstering Chinese tech, creating a high-stakes dilemma for the tech giant.

OpenAI has detailed its GPT-5 strategy: unifying AI tools like Codex and Operator for a seamless user experience to simplify workflows and boost practical AI application.

Internal Google documents reveal the company knew it would have limited control over Israel's use of its Project Nimbus AI and cloud technology, proceeding with the $3.3B deal despite human rights concerns and consultant warnings.

The UAE has launched its ambitious "Stargate" AI data center project in Abu Dhabi, backed by tech giants like Nvidia, OpenAI, Cisco, and Oracle, signaling a major step in global AI infrastructure and reflecting evolving U.S. tech export policies.

Epic Games is petitioning a U.S. judge to force Apple to relist Fortnite on the App Store and hold them in contempt, citing violations of a court injunction.

xAI has published its Grok chatbot's system prompts on GitHub following controversial "unauthorized" modifications, offering a rare look into AI operational directives and addressing concerns over AI behavior and control.

OpenAI has launched Codex, its advanced AI coding agent in ChatGPT, set to automate software tasks & boost dev workflows.

Nvidia refutes claims of a new China GPU design hub, as CEO Jensen Huang highlights its 30-year Shanghai R&D presence amid US export control challenges.

Microsoft discontinues its Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 E1 grants for non-profits from July 2025, a change impacting budgets and feature access.

Ollama launches its new custom engine for multimodal AI, enhancing local inference for vision and text with improved reliability and performance, moving beyond direct llama.cpp dependency.

Meta Platforms has asked a judge to dismiss the FTC's antitrust case mid-trial, claiming no proof of monopoly via Instagram/WhatsApp buys; a pivotal moment for the tech giant's future and potential divestiture.

An internal Microsoft review finds no Gaza civilian harm from its tech, yet admits oversight gaps; activists criticize the report as a 'PR stunt' and plan more protests.

Microsoft offers new EU commitments for unbundling Teams from Office, with potential global price alignment, to settle a major antitrust case and enhance user choice.

Apple blocks Epic Games' Fortnite from the U.S. App Store, rendering it offline worldwide on iOS—including EU third-party stores—escalating a critical dispute over app store control.

AI coding startup Windsurf, amid a reported $3B OpenAI acquisition, launches its SWE-1 AI models, targeting the full software engineering lifecycle.

Microsoft has discontinued its innovative Surface Laptop Studio 2 with no replacement planned, continuing a trend of streamlining its hardware and impacting options for creative professionals.

Anthropic has formally apologized after its Claude AI model fabricated a legal citation used by its lawyers in a copyright lawsuit, highlighting ongoing AI reliability issues in professional settings and the critical need for human oversight.

Meta Platforms delays its flagship "Behemoth" AI model to late 2025, citing internal development and performance issues, impacting its AI strategy and reflecting wider industry challenges.