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Why is AI startup Perplexity offering $34.5 billion for Google Chrome?

AI startup Perplexity has made an unprecedented $34.5 billion all-cash offer to buy Google Chrome, aiming to acquire the browser’s massive user base amid a looming US antitrust ruling against Google. Backed by major investors, the San Francisco-based firm says the deal would preserve Chrome’s openness while investing billions in its future development

Perplexity offers $34.5bn for Google’s Chrome in bid to challenge search dominance

San Francisco-based Perplexity, valued at about $18bn, said large venture capital funds had agreed to fully finance the deal. The offer falls within analysts’ estimates of Chrome’s enterprise value, which range between $20bn and $50bn

Musk threatens Apple with lawsuit over alleged App Store bias toward OpenAI

Musk alleged Apple makes it “impossible” for any AI company besides OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, to secure top billing in the store’s “Must Have” section, calling this “an unequivocal antitrust violation”

What the Zuck? Why Mark Zuckerberg’s neighbours are angry with him

For more than a decade, Mark Zuckerberg has been buying up homes in Crescent Park, Palo Alto, spending over $110 million to create a private compound. Neighbours say years of construction, heavy surveillance, and restricted access have transformed their once-peaceful community. The Meta CEO’s property expansion has left many residents frustrated and questioning the city’s role

Musk’s Grok broke X rules? Reports say AI chatbot briefly suspended by microblogging site

The chatbot claimed that its answer was mass-reported by pro-Israel users and advocacy groups, leading to the suspension

Nvidia, AMD to give US 15% cut from China chip sales revenue

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15 per cent of their China chip sales revenue in exchange for export licenses, marking the first such deal by American companies, says report.

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Grok’s at it again: Elon Musk’s AI accused of generating Taylor swift nudes without any prompts

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is under scrutiny once again after its chatbot, Grok, reportedly created explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift — without users requesting such content

OpenAI launches ChatGPT-5 model for all users: What are the big upgrades from GPT-4?

OpenAI on Thursday unveiled GPT-5, the latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Describing it as smarter, faster and ‘a lot more useful’, the company said the model offers improved capabilities in areas like writing, coding and health care. The new ChatGPT version features notable upgrades in reasoning, safety and the way it responds to questions

Hybrid no more? Microsoft eyes tougher office attendance rules

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the company is “reviewing flexible work guidelines,” but emphasised that “no decision has been made yet.” An announcement had originally been considered for September, though the timeline remains fluid

A lawsuit against Tesla: What Elon Musk promised but didn't deliver

A Tesla shareholder has sued the company and Elon Musk for securities fraud, alleging misleading claims about its robotaxi technology. The lawsuit says Musk’s promises overstated safety and downplayed regulatory hurdles.

OnePlus 13 Long-term (Six Months) Review: A super-charged OnePlus 12 with extra finesse

The OnePlus 13 is incrementally better in almost every department as compared to its predecessor, in addition to its incredibly powerful processor.

Taiwan's TSMC fires staff, probes suspected trade secret leak of breakthrough 2nm chip

TSMC has not publicly disclosed the specific nature of the data involved or the intended purpose of the suspected leaks. The company is investigating whether the information was transferred externally and whether additional parties were implicated

Should you stop using wireless headphones? Why Kamala Harris warns against them

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris, during her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, warned against using wireless headphones due to security risks. Notably, Bluetooth transmits data through the air within a limited range, making it more vulnerable to nearby threats. Just last month, India's cybersecurity agency also issued a high-severity alert for users of Bluetooth audio devices

Marshall Monitor III ANC Review: Wireless headphones with balanced sound and great battery backup

A solid all-round product in the sub-30K segment that could have been even better.

Lasers, sabotage and more... How China is planning to challenge Musk’s Starlink in space

China is increasing efforts to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink, the world’s largest satellite internet network. From attack satellites and lasers to building its own mega-constellation, Beijing sees Starlink’s dominance and US military links as a major security risk. But with 8,000 satellites already in orbit, can China contain Starlink?

Tech giant Microsoft set to soar past $4 trillion in market value, second to do so after Nvidia

On the back of blockbuster earnings report, tech giant Microsoft is set to cross the $4 trillion-mark in valuation for the first time on Thursday. Shares of Microsoft were up 8.5% in early pre-market trading, valuing the company at $4.14 trillion.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 to launch in August: What to expect

OpenAI may launch ChatGPT-5, the latest version of its chatbot, in August. Sam Altman, the CEO of the tech firm has hinted that the chatbot will receive massive upgrades and that it will be ‘released soon’

ChatGPT co-creator appointed head of Meta AI Superintelligence Lab

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will serve as the chief scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs. The move came months after Meta went on to poach AI talent from competitors

Billionaire-backed team planned massive test to dim sunlight: Here's how it turned out

The multimillion-dollar project would have produced clouds over a stretch of ocean larger than Puerto Rico. The initial experiment was intended to run for months

Massive layoffs at TCS: Over 12,000 employees at Indian tech company to be impacted

The company, which has over 613,000 employees, said the job cuts come as it adopts artificial intelligence and other technologies while expanding into new markets amid subdued demand

Cleaning your keyboard, mouse and smartphone? Here's what you need to know

While you may not be thinking about cleaning your electronic devices regularly, you probably should. From your keyboard and mouse to your laptop screen, AirPod and smartphone, here's what you need to know about how to go about it

Alphabet sees increase in net profit, says recently launched AI Mode on Google 'going well' in India

The company’s revenue grew 14 per cent year-over-year to $96.4 billion, largely fueled by strong Google Cloud sales. The cloud division proved to be a major driver of growth, with revenue increasing 32 per cent from the previous year to $13.62 billion

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'Factories in China, workers in India and profits in Ireland': Trump slams Silicon Valley's 'radical globalism'

Addressing an AI Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Trump slammed the "global radicalism" of Silicon Valley, accusing major tech companies of exploiting American freedoms and outsourcing workers from elsewhere

Google parent Alphabet earns $96 bn in Q2 on AI boom, YouTube ad revenue nears $10 bn

Alphabet on Wednesday reported better-than-expected Q2 results, with overall revenue rising 14 per cent year-on-year and cloud revenue reaching $13.62 billion. YouTube ad revenue surged 13 per cent to $9.8 billion, while net income climbed nearly 20 per cent to $28.2 billion.

Did China-linked hackers access US nuclear secrets through Microsoft?

A critical flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint software allowed China-linked hackers to breach dozens of systems worldwide, including US federal agencies and the nuclear weapons agency. Though no classified data has been confirmed stolen, the breach has put into the spotlight Microsoft’s security practices and Beijing’s alleged cyber-espionage efforts

Chinese hackers exploiting SharePoint flaws to steal data, deploy malware, says Microsoft

Microsoft said it had identified three threat groups, Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603, that have been targeting internet-facing SharePoint servers since at least July 7

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