Alibaba and Baidu shares rose in Hong Kong trading after reports tied the Chinese tech companies to Apple’s artificial intelligence rollout in China and after headlines said Apple Intelligence has received regulatory clearance for use on iPhones in the country. In Hong Kong, Alibaba and Baidu were in focus as investors reacted to news coverage…
OpenAI has released a new $230 keyboard designed for use with Codex, introducing a piece of branded hardware as the company faces a separate, ongoing legal dispute involving hardware. The product is called the Codex Micro keyboard, according to recent reports. It is being positioned as a dedicated keyboard tied to Codex, OpenAI’s coding-focused offering,…
South Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 2.75%, delivering its first increase in more than three years. The Bank of Korea lifted the base rate by a quarter percentage point from 2.50%, according to multiple reports including Reuters, CNBC, and local South Korean outlets. The move marks the first hike in roughly…
Federal investigators say they found a “crystal-like substance” in the work van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo after he was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston, according to an FBI search warrant described in recent reports. The warrant, cited by outlets including Click2Houston, CNN, The New York Times and the Houston…
Air quality deteriorated across parts of Upstate New York as wildfire smoke moved into the region from fires burning in Canada and Minnesota, bringing a noticeable haze and prompting increased health cautions for sensitive groups. The smoke was visible in several Upstate communities, with a grayish haze lingering over skylines and reducing the clarity of…
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian-linked shipping in the Black Sea as Russia continues striking Ukrainian cities, including the southern port of Odesa, in a widening maritime fight that is putting commercial routes and export plans under renewed pressure. Recent reports describe Ukrainian drone operations targeting vessels tied to Russia’s Black Sea logistics. The…
Halftime at the FIFA World Cup is scheduled to last 15 minutes, but multiple reports say the halftime show planned for the World Cup final is expected to run about 30 minutes. The Sports Business Journal reported the World Cup final halftime show is expected to be 30 minutes, double the original time allotted. The…
Samsung has clarified how Samsung Health handles user data when people choose to opt out of AI training, confirming that the app will not delete all user data as a result of that decision. The update concerns Samsung Health users who are presented with an option related to AI training. According to the recent report…
SpaceX shares have slipped below the company’s $135 IPO price ahead of an upcoming Starship launch, marking a notable reversal after earlier post-IPO gains and putting renewed focus on investor confidence in the aerospace and launch provider. The move places SpaceX’s stock back under a key reference point for public investors: the price at which…
Twenty-six former Meta employees have filed a lawsuit accusing the company and CEO Mark Zuckerberg of using artificial intelligence to help select roughly 8,000 people for layoffs in a way that disproportionately targeted workers who were on medical leave, parental leave, or family leave. The allegations, described across multiple published reports, say the plaintiffs believe…
A major Russian petrochemical plant halted operations on July 14 after a drone attack, according to sources cited in published reports. The facility is the Salavat petrochemical complex, described in recent coverage as a major producer in Russia’s energy and chemicals sector. The reports said the plant stopped operations following the strike, marking another instance…
Apple has received approval to launch Apple Intelligence in China using Alibaba’s Qwen artificial intelligence model, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for bringing its newest iPhone AI features to one of its most important markets. The approval positions Apple to offer Apple Intelligence to users in China through an arrangement that integrates Alibaba’s Qwen model,…