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Oracle eliminated 13 percent of its workforce and poured the savings into a $55.7 billion AI infrastructure buildout. It is the most aggressive AI pivot any legacy tech giant has made — and it will not be the last.
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OpenAI's first consumer device is a portable, screenless speaker with a camera, sensors, and moving parts — designed to feel less like a gadget and more like a companion living in your home.
Read article →The company behind ChatGPT is filing to go public at a valuation that could hit one trillion dollars. Here is what the IPO means for the hundreds of millions of people who use the product every week.
Read article →Elon Musk sued OpenAI for $150 billion, claiming Sam Altman stole a charity and turned it into a for-profit empire. A federal jury in Oakland needed less than two hours to throw out every single claim.
Read article →Google just unveiled Gemini Spark, a cloud-based AI agent that manages your inbox, calendar, and workflows around the clock — even when your laptop is closed. Here is what it does, who gets it first, and why it matters.
Read article →At Google I/O 2026, Google unveiled Gemini Intelligence — a system that lets your Android phone book appointments, build shopping carts, and browse the web on your behalf. Plus: AI-powered smart glasses are finally real.
Read article →OpenAI dropped the $50,000 minimum to advertise inside ChatGPT. Now any business can run ads where 400 million people ask questions every week.
Read article →iOS 27 will let users swap Apple's built-in AI for models like Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT across Siri, Writing Tools, and more. It's the biggest shift in how phones handle AI since the chatbot era began.
Read article →Google's biggest event of the year kicks off Monday. Gemini 4, AI smart glasses, and agents that work across your apps — here's what to watch for.
Read article →Claude for Small Business connects to QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, and more with 15 ready-to-run workflows. No extra charge, no IT team required.
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