Sprinklr cuts 500 employees, citing underwhelming business performance
Sprinklr, a U.S. firm providing a customer experience management platform to global brands, has laid off about 15% of its workforce — around 500 employees — due...
DOGE staffer steps down after racist posts emerge
A 25-year-old engineer working for the Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE) has stepped down over racist posts from an X account tied to him, the...
You can now use ChatGPT web search without logging in
In a move that could make OpenAI’s chatbot a more appealing option over incumbents such as Google, the company is now allowing anyone use ChatGPT web...
Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its...
Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up is with the Robotics & AI...
The biggest breach of US government data is under way
Operatives working for Elon Musk have gained unprecedented access to a swath of U.S. government departments — including agencies responsible for managing data on millions of...
Shein hit with consumer protection action in EU as bloc unboxes strategy to tackle...
Chinese ecommerce and fast fashion giant Shein is facing fresh scrutiny in the European Union in relation to consumer protection rules following the launch of a...
Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025
Google Search is in the midst of a “journey” around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. The start of...
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website
Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The company...
Canada’s StackAdapt snaps up $235M for its AI-based programmatic platform
While the U.S. and Canada duke it out over tariffs between the two countries, a tech company based out of Toronto is announcing a major round...
Accel backs Indian AI startup building ‘ChatGPT for presentations’
Presentations.ai, an Indian startup that uses AI to help companies quickly generate presentation decks, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Accel to...