Latest about Big Tech
Time is running out for Microsoft to fulfill its 2030 sustainability promise, even as emissions are going in the opposite direction
Microsoft's carbon emissions jumped 25% in FY2025 as AI data center expansion outpaced sustainability gains, despite progress in water conservation and waste reduction.
Flock cameras mistakenly track car reviewer over 'stolen' tags
An inaccurate police report and Flock AI's misreading of vehicle tags led to an unnecessary confrontation for a car reviewer.
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets
Apple sued OpenAI, including its own former employees, over the theft of trade secrets as both companies build up AI hardware businesses.
Elon Musk receives FTC greenlight to buy Mesh Optical as interconnects emerge as AI's tightest bottleneck
Premium FTC clearance to acquire Mesh Optical hands Musk the missing layer between Terafab's chips and Gigasat's satellites, amid tightening interconnect AI bottleneck
Chinese courts allow heirs to inherit accounts of deceased gamers
Your kids can inherit your digital game library if you're in China.
Meta pauses mandatory AI training program that tracked employee keystrokes after internal data leak
Meta has paused an internal AI training program after employee conversations, keystrokes, transcripts, and performance-related data were reportedly exposed across the company.
U.S. gov't asks court to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over use of unpermitted gas turbines
National security interests could override public health concerns
Project Jupiter AI data center build raises concerns about water usage in rural New Mexico desert
Oracle's Project Jupiter is targeting a New Mexico desert already struggling with water consumption, but the company assures residents that the data center's water usage is "negligible."
