A U.S. federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's attempt to force Google to sell its advertising exchange, AdX, delivering another major setback to U.S. antitrust enforcers trying to dismantle parts of Big Tech's most powerful companies. Editorial credit: 24K-Production / Shutterstock The ruling does not mean Google won the underlying case. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema previously found that Google had illegally monopolized key parts of the digital advertising

The commercial autonomous vehicle sector reached a double milestone this week as Tesla officially launched its purpose-built Cybercab service in Austin, Texas, while UK autonomous driving startup Wayve joined forces with Uber to deploy the first self-driving ride-hailing fleet in London. The simultaneous rollouts represent two distinct philosophies in physical AI; Tesla's reliance on custom hardware and vision-only models versus Wayve's end-to-end foundation model deployed on

TikTok has officially unveiled a major update to its comment infrastructure, transforming standard text replies into an interactive community feed. The short-form video platform announced four new interactive comment features: 60-second voice comments, creator-led polls, 9-photo carousels, and Apple Live Photo support. Editorial credit: Camilo Concha / Shutterstock The changes are designed to boost user retention beneath posts, turning comment sections into dedicated micro-fo

Uber Technologies is eliminating approximately 3,300 corporate positions, representing roughly 10% of its global workforce, as part of a major organizational overhaul designed to streamline operations and reallocate capital toward autonomous driving technology and core growth markets. Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock The restructuring, announced by Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi in a company-wid

Researchers in Germany and Japan have demonstrated a radically different approach to keeping computer hardware cool: use the heat itself to generate cooling, without electricity. The technology is still a laboratory prototype, but researchers say it could eventually cool computer processors and other electronics using waste heat that would otherwise be discarded. Turning Waste Heat Into Cold The system uses two incredibly thin nickel-titanium foils with different jobs. The fi