AI

LinkedIn to use AI to help jobseekers find new roles

The professional networking site said its new AI-powered job search will enable people to type out and search for exactly what they are looking for in a role, rather than relying on filters such as location, industry or title.

Technology

Time-restricted 'smart' toilets arrive as US city looks to plug restroom gaps

After 10 minutes, ready or not, the doors are opening.

Smartphones

Tech watchers warn about possible Apple iPhone price hikes due to Trump tariffs

No matter where iPhones are manufactured, Apple continues to source its iPhone components from a number of countries, including Japan and Taiwan.

AI

Will AI end need for language learning? ChatGPT makers don't think so

Will AI do to language learning what calculators once did to everyday arithmetic?

Technology

Texas secures $1.38 billion settlement with Google over data privacy

(Reuters) -Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion in a settlement in principle reached with the state of Texas over allegations the company violated users' data privacy, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday.

Technology

Trump Media seeking M&A activity in diversification bid

(Reuters) -Trump Media & Technology Group is planning to pursue potential mergers and acquisitions, U.S. President Donald Trump's social media firm said on Friday, as it looks to diversify into sectors such as financial services.

Technology

US Department of Labor closes investigation into Scale AI

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Labor has closed its investigation into Scale AI's compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. 

Technology

Family creates AI video to depict Arizona man addressing his killer in court

CHANDLER, ARIZONA (Reuters) -A simulation of a dead man created by artificial intelligence addressed his killer in an Arizona court this month, in what appears to be one of the first such instances in a U.S. courtroom.

Technology

Activist investor Engine Capital ends campaign at Lyft, withdraws board nominees

(Reuters) -Engine Capital said on Friday it would end its activist campaign at Lyft and withdraw its board nominees after the ride-hailing platform raised its stock buyback program to the level proposed by the investor.

Technology

FTC backs DOJ proposal Google in search antitrust case

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the de-facto federal privacy regulator, said on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice's proposal to make Alphabet's Google share search data with competitors includes adequate safeguards to protect users' privacy.

Technology

Pinterest shares surge as strong ad spend defies tariff uncertainty

(Reuters) -Pinterest shares jumped more than 11% on Friday, after a strong quarterly revenue forecast allayed investor jitters about the uncertainty of advertising spending on its platform amid global economic volatility.

Technology

GPS on the moon: Spanish firm launches lunar navigation system

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish technology company GMV has unveiled a GPS-like navigation system for the moon that aims to make lunar missions as intuitive as a drive across town with apps such as Google Maps or Waze.

Technology

Italy's Moltiply sues Google in 3 billion euro lawsuit over market dominance

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Moltiply Group said on Friday it was suing Alphabet's Google and seeking damages of 2.97 billion euros ($3.34 billion) for abuse of its dominant market position as previously recognised by the EU Court of Justice.

Technology

Google settles Black employees' racial bias lawsuit for $50 million

(Reuters) -Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of systemic racial bias against Black employees.

Technology

Apple is developing specialised chips for glasses, new Macs and AI servers

Apple Inc's silicon design group is working on new chips that will serve as the brains for future devices, including its first smart glasses, more powerful Macs and artificial intelligence servers.

Social media

US schools warn against new TikTok challenge: making computers smoke

Wake County and school systems across the US are sending out warnings about a new TikTok challenge that has students setting their laptop computers on fire.

AI

Built to stay small: Inside the org charts of AI-native startups

While their business models are still largely unproven, founders of AI-native companies say their approach helps them stay surprisingly lean.

AI

AI tool uses selfies to predict biological age and cancer survival

Doctors often start exams with the so-called "eyeball test" – a snap judgment about whether the patient appears older or younger than their age, which can influence key medical decisions. That intuitive assessment may soon get an AI upgrade.

Social media

Instagram chief says app has feared TikTok threat for years

A small portion of Instagram's content comes from users engaging with family and friends as the app focuses more on video offerings to compete with TikTok, the platform's chief Adam Mosseri said, seeking to fend off government claims that Meta Platforms Inc monopolises social media.

AI

AI-generated video gave victim a voice at his killer's sentencing in Arizona

Using AI to generate victim impact statements marks a new – and legal, at least in Arizona – tool for sharing information with the court outside the evidentiary phases.