Microsoft and OpenAI modify their partnership agreement to end exclusivity, allowing OpenAI to sell AI services to Amazon AWS and Google Cloud, while Microsoft retains revenue share through 2030.
China’s NDRC has blocked Meta’s approximately $2 billion acquisition of AI agent start-up Manus, ordering the parties to withdraw the deal — marking another escalation in US-China tech competition.
More than 600 Google employees, including over 20 DeepMind executives, have signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding the company block Pentagon use of its AI models for classified military purposes.
AI training data company Mercor hit by Lapsus$ extortion group; voice samples and government IDs of 40,000 contractors stolen, raising deepfake and identity fraud concerns.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has filed three trademark applications in the US to protect her voice and image from AI misuse, following Matthew McConaughey’s pioneering use of trademark law for similar purposes.
As AI-generated music floods platforms, Spotify refuses to offer users a filter option, sparking community backlash. An Oxford expert calls it an ’existential balancing act,’ while rival Deezer has already implemented AI content labeling.
Apple has announced a new monthly subscription option with a 12-month commitment on the App Store, marking a significant adjustment to its app distribution business model.
Microsoft Outlook experienced a global service disruption affecting millions of users who were unable to log in and access emails. Microsoft has confirmed the issue is now resolved.
Google plans to build its first AI campus outside the United States in South Korea, signing a cooperation agreement with the Korean government in a landmark move for Asian AI infrastructure investment.
Chinese regulators require Meta to reverse its $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, raising global concerns about tightening AI sector merger oversight.