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Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok.

A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.

OpenAI is using AI to help the open source community better protect itself.

Whether the Autopilot system was truly active, overridden, or malfunctioning likely won't be resolved until investigators finish combing through the vehicle's data logs.

The lawsuit, led by a Detroit pension fund, alleges Uber's board and management has cut too many compliance corners, resulting in thousands of lawsuits.

The loop takes agentic AI a step further by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly.

Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.

What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.

Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.

The incident comes as Tata Electronics expands its role in global technology supply chains.

European offensive cybersecurity company Paradigm Shift released details of a flaw and a technique to exploit it that opens the door for hackers to unlock and break into older iPhones.

Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools.

Claude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change.

Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India and is inviting users in the country to test out a Hindi-language version.

Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia's latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, Tennessee.

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Oracle's latest filings say it employs 141,000 people, down from 162,000 last year.

Meta's Oversight Board has made several suggestions to make reporting sexualized AI deepfakes easier and more effective for ordinary people.

Amazon violated federal law when it refused to recognize a union, a judge ruled.

OpenAI has launched Patch the Planet, a new initiative part of its Daybreak cybersecurity program.

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Uber's shareholders have filed a lawsuit against the ride-sharing giant.

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President Trump probably can’t get rid of her yet, but FCC commissioner Anna Gomez still checks her email every day to see if he has. Until then, she wants to stand up for the First Amendment.

“I deleted it as a test and it came immediately back,” says one government employee.

I've compiled a list of the best fitness tech deals this Amazon Prime Day, including smartwatches, walking pads, and recovery gear. You can thank me later.

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The move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.

Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train AI models.

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Amid concerns about AI models’ cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI revealed an improved version of GPT-5.5-Cyber and its “Patch the Planet” initiative to fix open-source software bugs.

Smart glasses are hitting the mainstream, so companies are now getting into the accessories game.

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Keir Starmer’s resignation on Monday morning paves the way for yet another leadership battle.