The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to a Friday court filing. The DOJ first proposed that Google should sell Chrome last year, under then-President Joe Biden, but it seems… Read More »New DOJ proposal still calls for Google to divest Chrome, but allows for AI investments
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called out his own party the day after President Donald Trump’s address before a joint session of Congress, warning that the Democrats are becoming like a blaring car alarm that people ignore. “A sad cavalcade of… Read More »Fetterman calls out Dems' 'unhinged petulance' after Trump speech: 'We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarm'
Elon Musk had made tall promises about the accuracy and effectiveness of his Grok 3 AI models when made the launch announcement last month. Since then, however, the chatbot has often gone off rails and shown that it has no… Read More »Elon Musk's Grok AI goes rogue once again, calls US President Donald Trump a Russian asset
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer put forward a framework for a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday, though he acknowledged it relies heavily on assumed U.S. support. Starmer revealed the plan along with French President Emmanuel Macron and… Read More »UK prime minister lays out Ukraine peace deal framework as Zelenskyy responds to resignation calls
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized his former national security advisor on Sunday and said the U.S. government should spend less time worrying about Russian President Vladimir Putin amid Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Trump made the comments Sunday night in… Read More »Trump says US should spend ‘less time worrying about Putin,’ calls his former advisor an ‘ineffective loser’
Deepfake calls are claiming thousands of victims, report finds Up to 10% of spam calls are fraudulent The top scam for British victims was fake HMRC calls AI deepfake fraud calls are dominating the scam landscape, and are costing British… Read More »Deepfake scam calls are costing British victims hundreds each time – here's how to stay safe
If I close my eyes, I can hear the once iconic Skype ringtone: “Da DA-da, do-do DO do.” It was the sound of communication and possibility. Who knows what would happen during that video call, what I would learn, what… Read More »Microsoft is hanging up on Skype, and we should salute it for introducing us all to video calls
Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “courageous leader” in a tweet after President Donald Trump assailed the foreign figure as “A Dictator without Elections” earlier this… Read More »Trump envoy for Russia and Ukraine calls Zelenskyy a 'courageous leader' after Trump lambasts foreign figure
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has responded after a prominent ex-official endorsed him to run for mayor of New York City against incumbent first-termer Eric Adams. Former state comptroller Carl McCall, 89, released an open letter backing Cuomo on… Read More »Cuomo responds after ex-New York official calls for him to be NYC mayor
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Raji Arasu, the CTO of Autodesk,… Read More »Autodesk CTO Raji Arasu calls for diversity in the teams building AI
