TECHNOLOGY
OpenAI appoints Instacart CEO Fidji Simo as CEO of applications, Sam Altman to focus more on research and safety
While Altman will remain CEO of OpenAI overall, he said this new leadership structure will allow him to focus more on the company’s core priorities—research, compute, and safety—especially as the team moves closer to building superintelligence.
TECHNOLOGY
Uber asks employees to return to office 3 days a week, changes sabbatical policy too
Uber told CNBC that in-person work is better for company culture and innovation. But many employees aren’t buying it, especially after similar moves by other tech giants like Google, which recently told some remote workers to return to avoid being caught in layoffs.
TECHNOLOGY
Google lays off about 200 employees in its global business unit
The job cuts are part of a broader reallocation of resources across Alphabet as Big Tech companies double down on data center expansion and AI development
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung confirms launch date for Galaxy S25 Edge: How to watch the event, expected features and more
TECHNOLOGY
'You may not need an iPhone in..." says senior Apple executive at Google's antitrust trial
It’s rare for an Apple executive to acknowledge the potential sunset of its flagship product, even hypothetically. The iPhone continues to be Apple’s revenue cornerstone,
TECHNOLOGY
Apple Arcade to get five new games, updates coming to popular titles: All the details
Five new games launch on Apple Arcade on June 5, including UNO: Arcade Edition, and the award-winning game WHAT THE CAR? for Apple Vision Pro
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung launches AI-powered TVs in India, adds gesture control, pet monitoring and other features
At the center of this upgrade is a new technology called Samsung Vision AI, which helps TVs adjust visuals and audio automatically based on what you’re watching and your surroundings.
TECHNOLOGY
Google announces Gemini 2.5 Pro update ahead of Google I/O
Google also talked about how well Gemini 2.5 Pro understands videos in a blog post. It scored an impressive 84.8% on a test measuring video understanding, making it one of the top performers in the field.
TECHNOLOGY
WhatsApp wins lawsuit against NSO spyware maker, gets over $167 million in damages
After a five-year court battle, a US jury ordered NSO Group to pay $167 million in punitive damages and around $445,000 in compensatory damages. WhatsApp said the money helps cover the time and effort its team spent investigating the attack, fixing the vulnerability, and keeping its platform secure.
TECHNOLOGY
‘AI is rocket fuel for human productivity’: ServiceNow CTO Pat Casey on why automation won’t kill jobs in India
TECHNOLOGY
Google’s new Simplify tool on iPhone explains difficult text in simple words
Google says early testing shows that people found these simpler versions more helpful than the original text. However, the company also admits the system isn’t perfect and will need ongoing checks to avoid mistakes.
TECHNOLOGY
ServiceNow announces all-new CRM and AI Control Tower to help enterprises and businesses integrate and manage AI better
TECHNOLOGY
Romance allowed, Lolita roleplay banned: How Meta is doing the balancing act on AI content moderation
Leaked documents reveal a system of nuanced moderation rules that aim to balance user engagement with ethical boundaries.
TECHNOLOGY
ServiceNow and Nvidia announce Apriel Nemotron 15B AI model to accelerate agentic AI for companies
At its Knowledge 2025 event in Las Vegas, ServiceNow announced the new AI model called Apriel Nemotron 15B in partnership with Nvidia. The new AI language model is aimed at offering more powerful AI tools to companies.
TECHNOLOGY
‘Microsoft did horrible things to Slack’: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff warns OpenAI could be next
To understand the context, back when Slack was gaining popularity as a workplace messaging app, Microsoft launched its own rival, Teams, and bundled it for free with its Microsoft 365 suite.
TECHNOLOGY
Elon Musk won’t back down in his fight against OpenAI, here's why
Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and left the board in 2018, alleges that the company has strayed far from its original open-source, nonprofit mission.
TECHNOLOGY
iPhone 16e boosts Apple as US smartphone sales dip 2% in Q1 2025
The premium segment, defined as devices priced above $800, took the hardest hit as both Apple and Samsung saw declines in their flagship sales
TECHNOLOGY
iPhone 17 may look a lot like Pixel and Google is already joking about it
Instead of the usual layout, Apple seems to be going for a horizontal camera bar across the back, which looks a lot like what Google Pixel phones have had for years.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft launches new Surface Laptop, Surface Pro in India: Key details
The devices, announced ahead of Microsoft’s Build conference, bring Copilot+ to more users at lower price points while emphasizing portability, battery life, and new Windows 11 AI features.
TECHNOLOGY
Apple announces Pride Collection 2025 ahead of Pride month
To go with the band, Apple is also rolling out the Pride Harmony watch face and a matching wallpaper for iPhones and iPads. The watch face features bold rainbow stripes that shift and move as you lift your wrist to check the time.
TECHNOLOGY
Gears of War: Reloaded comes to PS5, breaks Xbox exclusivity
This isn’t the first Xbox-first game to make the cross-platform jump: Forza Horizon 5 recently drifted onto PS5
TECHNOLOGY
Google accidentally leaks the next big redesign of Android, here's what it revealed
Described as Google’s “most researched” design system to date, Material 3 Expressive aims to make Android more intuitive and accessible
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
UAE kids will learn about AI much before they learn Algebra
From the 2025–26 academic year, artificial intelligence will officially become part of the school curriculum for everyone from kindergarteners to 12th graders.
TECHNOLOGY
"We want to build a brain for the world", says Sam Altman as OpenAI stays nonprofit, announces restructuring
Under the new structure, the nonprofit OpenAI Inc. will retain full control over the for-profit PBC, and become one of its major shareholders.
