In January, Microsoft promised to introduce its inaugural Surface PCs, equipped with a specialized Copilot button on the keyboard for swift access to the chatbot. Now, the company is delivering on that commitment.
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, a co-founder of DeepMind, an artificial intelligence startup acquired by Google in 2014. Suleyman will assume the role of Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft AI, reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella.
Shares of Alphabet surged over 7% on Monday morning after news surfaced about potential licensing discussions between tech titan Apple and Gemini for upcoming iPhone models. Concurrently, Apple's stocks experienced a rise of over 2%.
On Friday morning, Adobe's shares experienced a 13% decline following the company's announcement of first-quarter results surpassing expectations, yet coupled with a modest quarterly revenue forecast.
On Monday, Airbnb declared a global ban on the utilization of indoor security cameras in its listings. Previously, Airbnb permitted hosts to install indoor security cameras in shared spaces as long as they were transparently disclosed on the listing page and positioned visibly within the accommodation.
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, acknowledged that some employees have left the company due to his public support for Israel, and he anticipates further departures. He stated in an interview with CNBC's "Money Movers" on Wednesday that they have experienced personnel losses and expects more to follow. Karp emphasized that taking a stance on certain issues can inevitably lead to employee turnover, indicating that a position devoid of any such consequences is not truly a position at all.
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, revealed on Wednesday that Elon Musk, the owner of X, has terminated a collaboration in which Lemon was slated to host a new show on the social network.
On Wednesday, the House passed a bipartisan bill with a vote of 352-65, mandating ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to either divest the social media platform or face a prohibition on its use in U.S. devices. The bill's prospects in the Senate remain uncertain. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Warner (D-VA), the leading figures on the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued a joint statement commending the House's initiative and calling for Senate action, though the timing remains ambiguous. Several senators have proposed that the Senate should conduct hearings on the bill before advancing further.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, expressed reservations on Monday about the proposed ban of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok in the United States. He suggested that such a ban would only strengthen Meta.
A bill passed by a US congressional panel mandates that TikTok's China-based parent company must sell the app within six months or potentially face a ban.