Tech

The parents of the late Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee who blew the whistle on the company’s alleged copyright infringements, have filed a lawsuit against San Francisco officials for denying them access to police reports and other records related to their son’s death.

Podcast king Joe Rogan took a hammer to USAID and cheered on Elon Musk’s and Donald Trump’s efforts to gut the spending on all the agency’s “weird shady s**t.”

A federal judge expressed skepticism over Elon Musk’s claims that he will suffer irreparable harm if OpenAI is allowed to proceed with its transition to a for-profit company, but welcomed the possibility of a trial to resolve the billionaire’s lawsuit against the AI startup founded as a non-profit.

Jacques Audiard, director of the Netflix drug cartel musical “Emilia Pérez,” has disavowed his film’s transgender star, Karla Sofia Gascón for his past social media posts that disparaged Muslims, the Chinese, and black people, threatening to derail the actor’s campaign for Best Actress.

One of the last of the American industrial conglomerates is splitting itself into three pieces.

President Trump’s nomination of tech critic Gail Slater to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division comes amid controversy over a series of last-minute enforcement actions by recently departed acting antitrust chief, leftist activist Doha Mekki.

Google, the wokest company in all of Silicon Valley, is eliminating its racial hiring quotas and reviewing its DEI programs, joining other tech giants rethinking their approach to “diversity.”

Ford Motor Company has reported a $5.1 billion loss in its electric vehicle and software business for 2024, with expectations of losing even more in 2025.

Elon Musk’s Tesla sales in Europe have taken a significant hit in the first month of 2025, with early figures showing a nearly 50 percent drop compared to the same period last year.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles on Monday for discussions that prioritized cybersecurity concerns and Costa Rica’s longstanding conflict with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.

Streaming services are expected to outspend traditional broadcasters for the first time ever in 2025 as households continue to cut the cord by the millions.

China’s retaliation for President Donald Trump’s tariffs has thus far included a levy on imported American energy products, an extra fee on imported American agricultural equipment, and a menacing “antitrust” investigation of Google.

Fans are accusing Disney’s Marvel Studios of using artificial intelligence to create the poster for its long-awaited re-re-reboot of its “Fantastic Four” superhero film franchise, which is finally set to hit theaters this spring.

Nissan’s board is expected to reject Honda’s latest proposal for their planned merger, potentially jeopardizing the deal announced less than two months ago, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Netflix has dropped Karla Sofia Gascon, the star of “Emilia Perez,” from its high-profile Oscars campaign and distanced itself from the best actress nominee over her offensive social media posts, Hollywood trade outlets reported Tuesday.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, suffered a share drop of almost eight percent in Wednesday morning trading following the release of its fourth-quarter financial results, which fell short of analysts’ revenue expectations.

Boston University assistant media technician Jared May took to the leftist echo chamber social media platform Bluesky to post a “Wanted Dead or Alive” image featuring the names and photos of Elon Musk’s DOGE employees. The University’s weak response was that “the views expressed do not reflect the values of Questrom School of Business.”

Disney’s traditional television business continues to decline with operating income at so-called linear networks dropping sharply by 11 percent to $1.1 billion in the last financial quarter.

Netflix has taken the extraordinary step of removing best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofia Gascón from its Academy Awards campaign for “Emilia Perez,” cancelling appearances by the transgender performer and deleting any reference to Gascón from its Oscar-themed advertisements.

After rescinding Biden’s menthol cigarette ban, the Trump administration faces a decision on an ITC proposal targeting NJOY Ace, the only authorized menthol-flavored pod vaping product in the US, amid concerns over rival JUUL’s influence and China flooding the market

A U.S. District Court judge has denied Apple’s request to intervene in the ongoing Google Search monopoly trial, which could end the massive payments Google makes to Apple every year to ensure its search dominance remains unchallenged.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, a notorious leftist, is cutting over 1,000 jobs as the company’s new fiscal year begins, even as it ramps up hiring for AI-focused sales positions.

Google has reported that dozens of cybercriminal organizations from countries including North Korea and China are misusing its Gemini AI platform to enhance their cyberattacks.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is bound for Europe next week on his first foreign trip since the inauguration.

Hollywood star Ben Stiller has spread the false claim that Elon Musk performed a “double Nazi salute” during an inaugural event for President Donald Trump last month.

As Microsoft courts major victories in Washington including OpenAI’s Project Stargate support and a potential TikTok acquisition, a new report from the Foundation for Freedom Online reveals the tech giant has maintained controversial censorship partnerships and initiatives from the Biden era, including ties to  NewsGuard, the establishment pro-censorship group operating a news blacklist against conservative media.

China’s DeepSeek AI has recently taken the tech world by storm, surpassing OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app last week. Despite its sudden success, cybersecurity experts are warning that the app is a privacy nightmare. Many companies and governments have already banned DeepSeek, with more joining daily.

Elon Musk’s X has amended its existing advertising lawsuit to include additional major brands, accusing them of participating in an illegal advertising boycott following Musk’s acquisition of the company in 2022.

Google is giving a portion of its workforce the opportunity to voluntarily leave the company with a severance package, targeting those who may not be “deeply committed” to their roles.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is offering TikTok creators up to $50,000 a month to post exclusive content on Instagram Reels. Zuckerberg views the uncertain future of China’s TikTok as the perfect opportunity to tighten his grip on the social media landscape.

President Donald Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly met at the White House on Friday to discuss China’s DeepSeek AI technology and what to do with regards to tightening chip exports moving forward.