A look at Runway's second International AI Film Festival, which it says grew from 300 short-video submissions in 2023 to 3,000 in 2024 with 10 finalists chosen — Artificial intelligence has changed filmmaking a lot over the past year, even though the technology is just getting started. But first...
As chipmakers move into or expand in the region around Germany's Dresden, skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers, and end customers are needed — Skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers and end customers are needed — DRESDEN, Germany/TAIPEI …
The FCC warns that rural areas may lose cell service if Congress does not fill a $3B funding shortfall for US carriers to replace Huawei and ZTE equipment — The FCC chairwoman warns that rural areas are set to lose cell service if Congress does not fill a $3 billion shortfall in funding to replace Chinese technology.
What to expect from Apple's May 7 event: OLED iPad Pros, possibly with M4 chips, a 10.9" and 12.9" iPad Air, updates to Pencil and Magic Keyboard — Company gears up to update its tablets for the first time since 2022 — It's been more than 18 months since Apple Inc. last updated its iPad line …
Sources: Bill Gates remains intimately involved in Microsoft's operations, advising on strategy, nurturing Microsoft's relationship with Sam Altman, and more — Insiders say he's still pulling the strings at Microsoft — In 2017, just before Microsoft forged a partnership …
Germany says it found evidence that Russian state-backed hacker Fancy Bear was behind a cyberattack in 2023 that took down several German government websites — Foreign minister says investigation found Fancy Bear group was behind attack that took down several websites
A profile of US District Court judge Amit P. Mehta, who is presiding over the US v. Google case, which could set a precedent for other US tech antitrust cases — Amit P. Mehta, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will issue a landmark antitrust ruling.
A look at Ukraine's combat drone startup industry, based on commercial first-person-view or photography drones; an estimated ~200 local companies produce drones — Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home.
TMTG co-founder Andy Litinsky, testifying as a witness in an insider trading case, says Trump nearly derailed the DWAC deal in October 2021, before signing on — Andy Litinsky, who helped start the former president's social media company, revealed Mr. Trump's last-minute doubts about an agreement that made them all very wealthy.
DOJ v. Google: Microsoft invested in OpenAI over fears of falling behind Google; Kevin Scott said he was “very, very worried” in a 2019 email to Satya Nadella — - Google faces US antitrust case about its dominance in search — Microsoft's communications deemed relevant to defense by judge
Rabbit releases its first R1 software update, with “up to 5x” improved idle battery performance, a better music playback UI, more reliable Bluetooth, and more — Just a week after its initial launch, the Rabbit R1's first software update is here — and not a moment too soon.
Internal Oracle documents: ~6,900 workers are assigned to California offices, compared to 2,500 in Texas, despite Oracle moving its HQ to Texas three years ago — - Internal documents show California remains largest office hub — Chairman Larry Ellison said Oracle will move to Nashville
Manor Lords, a new medieval city building game from Polish indie developer Grzegorz Styczen, sells 1M+ copies and hits 170K+ concurrent players on Steam — The Manor Lords video game released this weekend by a small independent studio in Poland has sold more than a million copies …
The European Commission designates iPadOS under the DMA, giving Apple six months to comply; iOS, the App Store, and Safari are already DMA designated — The move means Apple has six months to make sure its tablet ecosystem complies with a raft of preemptive measures under the EU's flagship Digital Markets Act.
Lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost the war in Washington, including due to CEO Shou Zi Chew's failure to build support on Capitol Hill — Combination of coordinated efforts by its critics and missteps by the company led to the law forcing a sale or ban of the popular app
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
