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Meta’s AI spending comes into focus amid Trump’s tariff policies

Meta’s AI spending comes into focus amid Trump’s tariff policies

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on before the luncheon on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second Presidential term in Washington, U.S., Jan. 20, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Mark Zuckerberg’s plan is to make Meta the market leader in artificial intelligence. Investors will want to know how President Donald Trump’s tariffs-heavy trade … Read more

Atlassian, Snowflake and Workday all bet on identity startup Veza

Atlassian, Snowflake and Workday all bet on identity startup Veza

From left, Veza founders Rob Whitcher, Tarun Thakur and Maohua Lu. Veza Tech giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia have captured headlines in recent years for their massive investments in artificial intelligence startups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But when it comes to corporate investing by tech companies, cloud software vendors are getting aggressive as … Read more

Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings in talks to raise $20 billion

Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings in talks to raise  billion

The X logo appears on a phone, and the xAI logo is displayed on a laptop in Krakow, Poland, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk‘s xAI Holdings is in discussions with investors to raise about $20 billion, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing … Read more

California is overhauling its autonomous vehicle regulations

California is overhauling its autonomous vehicle regulations

Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025.  Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images New rules for testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles are on the way in the state of California. The California DMV announced on Friday … Read more

Meta’s Llama going to ISS with Booz Allen partnership

Meta’s Llama going to ISS with Booz Allen partnership

Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images On Friday, Meta and Booz Allen Hamilton launched “Space Llama.” Llama, Meta’s open-source artificial intelligence model, will help astronauts in low orbit at the International Space Station‘s National Laboratory with research. “We see a future where open source AI models like Llama will play a … Read more

Amazon sellers hike prices of goods after Trump’s China tariffs

Amazon sellers hike prices of goods after Trump’s China tariffs

A person works at the Amazon warehouse, busy on Prime Day, in Melville, New York, July 11, 2023. Soren Larson | Reuters For 10 years, Aaron Cordovez has been selling kitchen appliances on Amazon. Now he’s in a bind, because most of his products are manufactured in China. Cordovez, co-founder of Zulay Kitchen, said his … Read more

Alphabet expects ‘slight headwind’ to ads business in 2025, execs say

Alphabet expects ‘slight headwind’ to ads business in 2025, execs say

President Donald Trump’s trade policies will have a negative impact on Google parent Alphabet‘s core advertising business, an executive from the company said Thursday. Alphabet, which reported stronger-than-expected revenue in its first quarter of the year, faces an online ads market that’s on edge due to concerns about how Trump’s tariffs will affect the economy … Read more

Intel CFO says tariffs raise chance for economic slowdown, recession

Intel CFO says tariffs raise chance for economic slowdown, recession

The Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Intel Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on April 24. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel CFO David Zinsner said President Donald Trump’s tariffs and retaliation from other countries has increased the likelihood of a recession. “The very … Read more

Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.

Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022.  Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet reported Thursday that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S. CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo has options in terms of … Read more

Meta lays off employees working on VR in Reality Labs division

Meta lays off employees working on VR in Reality Labs division

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion AR Glasses as he makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta has laid off employees in its Reality Labs division that is tasked with developing virtual reality, augmented reality … Read more