An interview with Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin, who calls AI “a growth opportunity”, as she prepares the online travel company to face potential disruption from AI — Ariane Gorin faces battle with tech start-ups as she repositions world's second-largest travel booking company
Sources: Chinese startup Moonshot AI is seeking formal approval from investors to start a Hong Kong IPO process, which could happen in as soon as six months — Chinese startup Moonshot AI, whose powerful new open-source model is upending Silicon Valley, is seeking formal approval from investors …
Kalshi and Polymarket bets on the FIFA World Cup final top $5.69B; Dune Analytics says total wagers on the platforms surpassed $50B for the first time in June — When Argentina and Spain take the field on Sunday for the World Cup final, more than $5.69 billion will be riding on the winner …
Thoughts on why Jony Ive, a close friend of Laurene Powell Jobs, isn't named in Apple's OpenAI suit; sources: Apple tests AI to record Genius Bar customer chats — Also: The company tries out AI recording for Genius Bar appointments. — This week, we'll look at why Apple's massive lawsuit …
Alibaba launches preview of 2.4T parameter Qwen3.8 Max, says it's comparable to frontier AI models and second only to Fable 5, will make it “open-weight soon” — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. launched a preview version of its flagship Qwen3.8 Max model, which it described as comparable …
AI is reshaping entry-level professional services jobs, as companies redesign hiring, training, and workplace culture rather than simply cut junior roles — Here are the ways leading companies are already responding to the AI revolution in professional services
Prediction market political betting on insider info spreads in DC; sources: WH lawyers raised alarms over anonymous Polymarket bets on the Iran ceasefire timing — White House officials are grappling with how deeply political betting has worked itself into fabric of government
How the Trump administration shifted from a “light-touch” approach to AI policy to an interventionist stance that led to restrictions on top AI models in the US — In January 2025, just three days after entering office for his second term, President Donald Trump signed …
The grassroots group HumansFirst is organizing protests against the “unaccountable” buildout of data centers across 125 US locations on July 18 — Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers plan to hold protests on Saturday in at least 125 locations across the United States …
A review of Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop shows 8GB of RAM is not enough for a good Windows 11 experience; PC makers have unveiled upcoming 8GB laptops — Last year, Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop quickly became one of my favorite thin-and-light Windows notebooks.
San Francisco sends legal notices to Apple and Google demanding they take down 13 AI apps used to make deepfake nude images; Google says it has deleted the apps — The City Attorney's Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 …
At the World AI Conference, Xi Jinping touts open-source AI, pledges to help the Global South build AI capabilities, and calls unequal AI access an “injustice” — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China's premier tech conference …
The Alphabet Workers Union sends a layoff protection petition with 4,500+ signatures to Sundar Pichai, calling for guaranteed severance and buyout options — The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options
Ofcom launches a probe into TikTok over Online Safety Act compliance, citing doubts about the effectiveness of using age inference to determine users' ages — The online safety watchdog is worried about TikTok's use of “age inference” to guess users' ages.
IBM stock fell 25%+ on Tuesday, sinking further than its previous worst day of October 19, 1987, after reporting preliminary Q2 results below estimates — International Business Machines shares plummeted 25% on Tuesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider released preliminary …
Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times : An interview with Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin, who calls AI “a growth opportunity”, as she prepares the...
