The European Commission has opened three market investigations targeting Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act. The probes could designate the US hyperscalers as “gatekeepers” and impose significant restrictions. This follows major outages in October that renewed regu
Google has launched Google Scholar Labs, an AI-powered research assistant that analyzes and summarizes academic papers. The tool is currently available to a limited number of users through a waitlist system. It represents Google’s latest move to integrate AI into scholarly research workflows.
Meta has defeated the FTC’s historic antitrust challenge that could have forced the company to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp. The ruling comes as a major victory for the tech giant while regulators continue targeting other big tech companies.
Tesla has cleared Arizona’s regulatory hurdles to operate a commercial robotaxi service. The company now has the Transportation Network Company permit required to charge for rides in the Phoenix metro area. This puts Tesla on a collision course with Waymo, which has dominated Arizona’s autonomous ve
Intel’s LASS feature is set to land in Linux kernel 6.19, bringing hardware-enforced protection against side-channel attacks. The feature prevents attackers from using timing information to map kernel memory layouts. Users will be able to check if their system supports LASS via a new flag in /proc/c
New legal filings reveal Krafton’s CEO consulted ChatGPT about avoiding a $250 million bonus payment to Subnautica developers. The allegations are part of an ongoing legal battle between the publisher and Unknown Worlds’ co-founders. This comes shortly after Krafton announced its “AI-first” corporat
Roblox is rolling out facial age estimation to prevent children from chatting with strangers outside their age range. The system creates six distinct age groups and will launch in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands this December before expanding worldwide in January 2026. This comes amid la
In a surprising turnaround, Hytale’s original developers have reclaimed the game from Riot Games just months after its cancellation. The team has rehired over 30 developers and committed to funding the project for the next decade. Fans may finally get to play the long-awaited game, rough edges and a
Popular streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek has declared The Game Awards “rigged” after his favorite game Arc Raiders received just one nomination. The multiplayer shooter was snubbed for Game of the Year despite Shroud’s massive campaign supporting it.
Cloudflare is experiencing widespread outages affecting multiple customers including social media platform X. Users worldwide are seeing error 500 messages and challenges.cloudflare.com blocks. The infrastructure provider confirmed it’s investigating the ongoing issue.
