Trump, Intel announce deal giving US a 10% stake in chipmaker

[ad_1] US chipmaker Intel has agreed to give the United States a 10-percent equity stake in the firm. Photo: Fabrice COFFRINI / AFPSource: AFP Chipmaker Intel has agreed to give the US government a 10-percent stake in its business, the company and President Donald Trump announced Friday. The deal came …

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TikTok denies India comeback after reports of website going live

[ad_1] TikTok has not been unbanned in India, TechCrunch confirmed Friday, despite brief website access that sparked media reports of a possible comeback after more than five years. A TikTok spokesperson told TechCrunch that the Chinese-owned social media platform’s ban by the Indian government remains in place, and the short-video …

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Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models

[ad_1] Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced Friday in a post on Threads. Wang says Meta’s research teams will collaborate with Midjourney to bring its technology into future AI models and products. “To ensure …

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Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law

[ad_1] Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age assurance law. In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it doesn’t have the resources to …

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U.S. government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel

[ad_1] The U.S. government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel, President Donald Trump told reporters Friday. Bloomberg was first to report the news, which pushed the semiconductor chip company’s stock up more than 7%. Trump said Intel has agreed to the proposal. Intel declined to comment. The news …

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