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Mozilla is bringing Mistral’s artificial intelligence technology deeper into Firefox as part of a new partnership designed to give users more choice over the AI systems they use while browsing the web. Announced on Wednesday, the agreement makes Mistral a key AI provider for Firefox’s Smart Window, an optional browser experience......
OpenAI is reportedly exploring discussions with major investors over a potential new funding round that could value the ChatGPT developer at around $1.2 trillion, according to the Financial Times. If completed at that level, the transaction would represent a significant increase from the company’s previous valuation and further strengthen......
China has warned that the growing deployment of military capabilities in outer space could trigger a new arms race after the United States publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons operating in orbit. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun called on Washington to halt what Beijing described as an expansion of......
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind are discussing the creation of an industry-wide body to establish safety standards for advanced artificial intelligence models, as concerns over the pace of AI development collide with political resistance to tighter regulation in the United States. The initiative reflects a growing effort among some......
Coca-Cola plans to invest as much as $10 billion across its U.S. operations between 2026 and 2030, strengthening its infrastructure and expanding activity across one of the beverage giant’s most important markets. The investment program will cover a range of projects across the United States, including initiatives already announced......
American rapper Macklemore has been removed from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after making public pro-Palestinian statements during concerts in New Jersey, turning a dispute over political expression into a major controversy surrounding one of the year’s high-profile stadium tours. Macklemore confirmed his......
President Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of the US Supreme Court after the justices declined to allow his administration to implement new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. The dispute has become part of a broader legal battle over the federal government’s role in regulating election......
The economic situation of American households showed mixed but broadly improved indicators in 2025, with median household income reaching a record level while the official poverty rate declined, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Real median household income rose by 2.6% last year to $87,460, marking the highest level......
The Trump administration is signaling a preference for industry-led approaches to artificial intelligence safety, arguing that technology companies are capable of developing their own mechanisms to address the risks associated with increasingly powerful AI systems. Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said......
Mark Zuckerberg has pushed back against growing calls for a slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence, arguing that competition, user expectations and legal liability already give technology companies strong incentives to make their systems safer. The Meta chief's position comes as the debate over the pace of AI......
Meta is preparing to increase its use of internally developed artificial intelligence chips as it seeks to control the rising costs of operating advanced AI systems and improve the efficiency of its data center infrastructure. The company is testing the third generation of its custom AI accelerators, known as MTIA 450 and reportedly codenamed......
Elon Musk has proposed a new approach to artificial intelligence safety that would require major AI developers to test one another’s models before releasing them widely to the public. The idea comes as concerns grow over the risks associated with increasingly capable AI systems and the difficulty of identifying potential vulnerabilities......
Iran has rejected any immediate dialogue with the United States to end the ongoing war, despite US President Donald Trump once again saying that Washington remains open to discussions with Tehran. Mohsen Rezaï, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, dismissed the possibility of negotiations under the current circumstances......
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