Network news
OpenAI’s refusal to go commercial will not remove Elon Musk’s claims
It has recently become known that the OpenAI startup will still retain a structure that implies the primacy of a…
‘Goodbye, Skype’: Microsoft Shuts Down Service That Brought Video Communications to Millions of People
Skype appeared in the early 2000s, and at the time it seemed like real magic. Users could communicate via video…
Trump Will Make Millions in Cryptocurrency in Just Two Evenings This Month
US President Donald Trump has two cryptocurrency-themed dinners on his calendar this month. One is for wealthy political donors, the…
Kuwait Outlaws Cryptocurrency Mining, Authorities Raid Miners’ Homes
Kuwait has declared cryptocurrency mining “illegal and unlicensed” as part of a sweeping effort to combat a deepening energy crisis,…
Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports have unexpectedly hit ad revenues for US big tech companies
The Trump administration's repeal last Friday of a de minimis exemption that allowed goods made in mainland China and Hong…
Google to Launch Offline Mobile Apps for AI NotebookLM Soon
On May 20, the day of the Google I/O 2025 conference, beta versions of native NotebookLM mobile apps for iOS…
Apple to Boost Xcode with Claude Sonnet’s AI Model, but Public Launch in Question
Apple is working with startup Anthropic to develop a new platform that uses AI to automate the writing, editing, and…
The US Justice Department has ordered Google to sell almost its entire advertising business.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek the forced divestiture of Google's AdX ad exchange and Google Ad Manager…
Skype to Shut Down Permanently on May 5, Microsoft to Move Users to Teams
On May 5, 2025, Skype will officially cease operations. Microsoft announced the closure of one of the most famous video…
EU fines TikTok €530m for unsafe handling of Europeans’ data
This week, China's ByteDance, the owner of short-video service TikTok, was fined €530 million ($600 million) in the European Union…