Category: Business

Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand the ChatGPT maker’s computing power Chipmaker Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership announced Monday that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centers to ramp up the computing power for the owner of the artificial intelligence…

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from Chinese tech giant ByteDance to a group of U.S. investors following Trump’s negotiation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Go to techxplore

Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity: W.House A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the creation of a board dominated by Americans, the White House said Saturday. Go to techxplore

EU to finalize probes into tech platforms soon: Commissioner EU investigations into online platforms including X and Facebook to ensure they are protecting Europeans will be completed in the “coming weeks and months,” EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen told AFP on Friday. Go to techxplore

White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry a day earlier, saying a $100,000 fee will be a “one-time” payment imposed only on new applicants. Go to techxplore

Amazon pledged to support affordable housing. How has it fared so far? It’s a sunny September day in SeaTac, Washington, and three kids are playing in the courtyard of Connection Angle Lake, a new 130-unit affordable housing project roughly 50 feet from the last stop on Sound Transit’s 1 Line. Go to techxplore

OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structure OpenAI has reached a new tentative agreement with Microsoft and said its nonprofit, which technically controls its business, will now be given a $100 billion equity stake in its for-profit corporation. Go to techxplore

Apple deepens its ties to a Kentucky plant that produces cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch Apple is putting its trust in a Kentucky plant singled out to become the exclusive producer of the cover glass meant to safeguard every iPhone and Apple Watch sold worldwide by the tech giant. Go to techxplore

Why sharing data between tech rivals can be an effective strategy In today’s data-driven economy, firms typically guard their data as a crown jewel of competitive advantage. But new UC Davis research suggests that under certain conditions, the smartest move may be to share that data—even with rivals. Go to techxplore

Software company Oracle shares surge more than 35% on huge AI deals Oracle shares surged more than 35% in early trading Wednesday after the software giant projected massive revenue growth based on contracts tied to artificial intelligence. Go to techxplore

What the crash of a play-to-earn crypto game reveals about the future of Web3 At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, players flocked to Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based video game where users received cryptocurrency tokens for their time spent playing. In 2022, when the broader crypto market crashed and a massive hack erased players’ earnings,…

Automotive industry overlooks employee skills in digital transformation push, study shows As car manufacturers drive to embrace even more automation and data-driven processes as well as artificial intelligence, a study in the International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment suggests that the sector may be overlooking one of the biggest problems in digital transformation: how…

Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures The former top security executive at WhatsApp filed Monday a US federal lawsuit alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Go to techxplore

Google avoids being dismantled after US court battle—and it’s down to the rise of AI A year ago, Google faced the prospect of being dismantled. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) and a new court judgment has helped it avoid this fate. Part of the reason is that AI poses a grave threat to Google’s advertising revenues.…

To fix broken electricity markets, stop promoting the wrong kind of competition Competition is seen as a panacea in electricity markets: if only we had more, prices would be lower, and investment and supply security would be higher. Go to techxplore

AI giant Anthropic to pay $1.5 bn over pirated books Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a US class action lawsuit over allegedly using pirated books to train its artificial intelligence models, according to court documents filed Friday. Go to techxplore

‘Roblox’ game to impose age controls this year The publisher of “Roblox” has promised to set up age verification mechanisms, after allegations the video game massively popular with children and teens worldwide has fallen short on safety. Go to techxplore

Tesla proposes package for Musk that could top $1 trillion Tesla unveiled on Friday a proposed compensation package for Elon Musk that could top $1 trillion if the controversial CEO delivers on his vision for stratospheric growth from new technologies. Go to techxplore

EU hits Google with 2.95 bn euro fine despite Trump threats The EU on Friday slapped Google with a massive 2.95 billion euro ($3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favoring its own advertising services, despite President Donald Trump’s warnings not to target US big tech. Go to techxplore

China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere, except the US and Canada In 2025, 1 in 4 new automotive vehicle sales globally are expected to be an electric vehicle—either fully electric or a plug-in hybrid. Go to techxplore

The success of AI music creators sparks debate on future of music industry When pop groups and rock bands practice or perform, they rely on their guitars, keyboards and drumsticks to make music. Oliver McCann, a British AI music creator who goes by the stage name imoliver, fires up his chatbot. Go to techxplore

Warehouse automation hasn’t made workers safer—it’s just reshuffled the risk, say researchers Rapid advancements in robotics are changing the face of the world’s warehouses, as dangerous and physically taxing tasks are being reassigned en masse from humans to machines. Automation and digitization are nothing new in the logistics sector, or any sector heavily reliant on…

Companies ‘dumbed down’ cryptocurrency disclosures in good markets prior to reporting standardization In the run-up to the introduction of accounting standards for the reporting of cryptocurrency, companies took various approaches to disclosing their involvement with the novel exchange medium. Investors had to rely more on contextual narrative explanations about a company’s crypto involvement instead of…

The US really is unlike other rich countries when it comes to job insecurity. AI could make it even more ‘exceptional’ How will AI affect American workers? There are two major narratives floating around. The “techno-optimist” view is that AI will free humans from boring tasks and create new jobs, while the “techno-pessimist” view is…

Musk’s xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging antitrust violations Elon Musk’s companies xAI and X filed a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI, alleging the tech giants formed an illegal partnership to stifle competition in artificial intelligence and smartphone markets. Go to techxplore

Google to provide Gemini AI tools to US government Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced Thursday. Go to techxplore

Google’s Pixel 10 phones raises the ante on artificial intelligence Google on Wednesday unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of artificial intelligence that’s designed to do everything from fetch vital information stored on the devices to help improve photos as they’re being taken. Go to techxplore

Hype and western values are shaping AI reporting in Africa: What needs to change News media shape public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence how society interacts with these technologies. For many people, especially those who have not sought more knowledge about AI elsewhere, media platforms are a primary source of information. Go to…

If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then? It’s the defining technology of an era. But just how artificial intelligence (AI) will end up shaping our future remains a controversial question. Go to techxplore

Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce ‘shadow AI’ Australian workers are secretly using generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools—without knowledge or approval from their boss, a new report shows. Go to techxplore

How Uber steers its drivers toward better performance New research shows that the app’s ratings and incentive system has made drivers in Chicago as safe and reliable as taxi drivers. The findings suggest regulators may want to consider new quality-control measures. Go to techxplore

Digital technologies reshape international business strategies, study finds As international companies face increasingly volatile conditions around the world especially in the face of rapid technological change, a study in the European Journal of International Management has looked at how they might systematically understand the way in which digital technologies are reshaping business strategies. Go to…

Palantir books its first $1 billion in quarterly sales and dodges DOGE axe Shares of Palantir Technologies sailed past previous record highs Tuesday after booking its first $1 billion sales quarter and raising its performance expectations for the year. Go to techxplore

Tesla approves $29 bn in shares to Musk as court case rumbles on Tesla announced an “interim” compensation award worth about $29 billion for Elon Musk on Monday, asserting the need to retain the controversial CEO at a moment of fierce competition for top talent. Go to techxplore

Palantir gets US Army contract worth up to $10 bln Palantir, the powerful data and AI company with deep ties to US national security bodies, has won a multi-billion-dollar contract to run US Army software and data. Go to techxplore