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Korea Wealth Fund to Boost Bets on AI Startups, Eyes China Tech

South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund plans to increase allocations to tech startups and venture capital funds as part of its broader push to deepen exposure to artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies.

2025-07-01 00:00 | Bloomberg

Insurance Firm Accelerant Files for IPO, Disclosing Rising Sales

Accelerant Holdings filed for an initial public offering, joining a rush of insurance-related listings in the US.

2025-06-30 23:20 | Bloomberg

He Made Billions on Google and PayPal. Now, He’s Betting on News.

Michael Moritz co-founded The San Francisco Standard, a local news organization. It is acquiring Charter, a start-up focused on the future of work.

2025-06-30 18:06 | Nytimes

'Made in the USA' reference disappears from Trump phone listing

Trump Mobile maintains the gold smartphone will be made in the US, despite the changed wording on its website.

2025-06-26 16:53 | BBC

A Trio of US Treasury Hacks Exposes a Pattern Making Banks Nervous

In three major hacks, Treasury didn’t deploy cybersecurity measures that could have prevented the attacks or flagged the intruders sooner, a Bloomberg News investigation found.

2025-06-30 21:00 | Bloomberg

Trump Wants America to Make iPhones. Here’s How India Is Doing It.

India is carving out a new space for Foxconn and other high-end manufacturers, just as President Trump demands American companies do at home.

2025-06-30 12:44 | Nytimes

Pornhub to introduce 'government approved' age checks in UK

It is one of a number of porn sites which regulator Ofcom says will bring in tougher age verification for users.

2025-06-26 13:39 | BBC

Microsoft’s Sales Chief to Take Sabbatical With Layoffs Looming

Microsoft Corp.’s top sales executive is planning to take a two-month sabbatical, a move that coincides with an expected wave of terminations targeting his organization.

2025-06-30 20:36 | Bloomberg

Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Tech Internships? We Want to Hear About It.

Companies using A.I. tools to automate tasks like coding are changing job prospects for recent grads and college students. Tell us about your experiences.

2025-06-30 09:03 | Nytimes

Meta admits wrongly suspending Facebook Groups but denies wider problem

Group administrators have reported receiving automated messages which incorrectly say they have violated the rules.

2025-06-26 13:24 | BBC

Robinhood CEO Sees Crypto, Traditional Finance Merging

Robinhood CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev says he expects crypto and traditional finance merging and announces the company is expanding into the EU on “Bloomberg The Close.”

2025-06-30 20:26 | Bloomberg

How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?

Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology.

2025-06-30 09:01 | Nytimes

Three network phone calls down but data still working

The phone operator said it was "aware of an issue affecting voice services" and apologised for disruption.

2025-06-25 11:15 | BBC

Trump Says TikTok Buyer Group Found | Bloomberg Tech 6/30/2025

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss President Donald Trump’s claim that he has found a buyer group for TikTok. Plus, Canada withdraws its digital services tax in a move to restart trade talks with the US. And Elon Musk slammed the US Senate's version of President Donald Trump's spending bill for removing electric vehicle tax credits. (Source: Bloomberg)

2025-06-30 20:26 | Bloomberg

At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash

The over-the-top party in the photogenic Italian city mixed Hollywood, Silicon Valley and political overtones.

2025-06-28 16:58 | Nytimes

Judge backs AI firm over use of copyrighted books

A US court has ruled Anthropic was not breaching copyright rules when it trained its AI model on books.

2025-06-25 09:55 | BBC

Mexican Fintech Klar Raises $190 Million at $800 Million Valuation

Mexican fintech Klar said it has raised $190 million through a Series C funding round, led by US private equity firm General Atlantic, that valued the company at more than $800 million.

2025-06-30 20:18 | Bloomberg

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Narrow CZI’s Focus to Science Efforts

The tech titan and his wife once had sprawling ambitions for their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Now their efforts in politics, education and housing have been cut back to focus on science.

2025-06-28 09:00 | Nytimes

'Fast tech' warning as demand for cheap gadgets heats up

A not-for-profit warns cheap, quickly disposed of gadgets could become the new "fast fashion".

2025-06-24 23:02 | BBC

Paramount, Trump Confirm Settlement Talks, Delay Court Case

Paramount Global is in advanced talks to settle a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump that alleges the company’s CBS network deceptively edited a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

2025-06-30 20:06 | Bloomberg

Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse

The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.

2025-06-27 21:18 | Nytimes

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2025-06-24 19:30 | BBC

Trump’s TikTok Buyer Is the Same Group Behind a Previous Stalled Bid

The prospective buyer of TikTok’s American operations cited by President Donald Trump is the same investor consortium including Oracle Corp., Blackstone Inc. and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, whose bid for the app had stalled amid US-China trade tensions, according to a person familiar with the matter.

2025-06-30 19:51 | Bloomberg

:( Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Going Away

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

2025-06-27 20:42 | Nytimes

US safety regulators contact Tesla over erratic robotaxis

Videos posted online appear to show the newly launched self-driving cars speeding and driving in the wrong lane.

2025-06-24 10:39 | BBC

Musk’s X Hires Entrepreneur Nikita Bier as Head of Product

Elon Musk’s X has hired entrepreneur Nikita Bier as the platform’s new head of product, giving Bier a senior role atop one of the most widely used social apps in the world.

2025-06-30 18:57 | Bloomberg

Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up

Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.”

2025-06-27 15:05 | Nytimes

Google may be forced to link to rival search platforms in the UK

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to open up the UK search market.

2025-06-24 09:02 | BBC

Apple Loses Bid to Dismiss Justice Department Antitrust Suit

Apple Inc. lost its bid to throw out an antitrust case brought by the US Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general on Monday, a victory for the aggressive posture taken during the Biden administration and carried on by enforcers under President Donald Trump.

2025-06-30 18:54 | Bloomberg

A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy

Content generated by artificial intelligence has become a factor in elections around the world. Most of it is bad, misleading voters and discrediting the democratic process.

2025-06-27 14:33 | Nytimes

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.

2025-06-23 16:35 | BBC

Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal

Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around its flailing AI effort.

2025-06-30 18:45 | Bloomberg