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Apple raises prices of Mac Books, i Pads as memory costs skyrocket
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (770+ words) Apple raised i Pad and Mac Book prices, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip "costs driven by the AI industry's datacenter buildout. The move does not affect Apple's main cash cow, the i…...
Trump says Anthropic no longer a security threat after AI restrictions
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (298+ words) President Donald Trump said he doesn't view Anthropic PBC as a national-security threat, days after his administration took steps to cut off foreign access to the tech company's most advanced artificial intelligence models. "He responded to us very quickly, because…...
California seeks to block AT&T's move away from copper phone lines
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (367+ words) A California agency said on Thursday it has asked a U. S. court and the Federal Communications Commission to "reject AT&T's request to stop offering traditional copper wire phone service to "new customers. The California Public Utilities Commission said AT&T…...
US judge dismisses Musk's x AI trade secret lawsuit against Open AI
1+ week, 3+ day ago (387+ words) A federal judge "dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company x AI that accused rival Sam Altman's Open AI of stealing trade secrets for chatbots. U. S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco said x AI failed to show…...
Orange acquires 100% ownership of Mas Orange
2+ week, 2+ day ago (175+ words) Orange has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 50% stake in Mas Orange held by Lorca, its joint venture partner in Spain. The Group now owns 100% of the operator's capital and will fully consolidate Mas Orange's results in…...
Bouygues-led consortium signs $23. 44 billion deal to buy SFR
2+ week, 4+ day ago (417+ words) Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free-iliad said they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Altice France to buy telecoms operator SFR for 20. 35 billion euros ($23. 44 billion), including debt. If approved by regulators, the acquisition would rank among the biggest European telecoms…...
AT&T sues California to stop offering traditional copper wire phone service
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (244+ words) AT&T filed suit against California officials seeking a court "order declaring it does not have to continue offering traditional copper "wire phone service to new customers as it vowed to spend $19 billion on modern telecom services. California requires the…...
Open AI defeats Elon Musk's lawsuit, removes obstacle to IPO
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (824+ words) A US jury ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against Open AI, finding the artificial intelligence "company not liable to the world's richest person for having allegedly strayed from its original mission to benefit humanity. In a unanimous verdict,…...
Talks continue among French carriers on potential SFR takeover
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (253+ words) Communications Today French telecoms group Altice said on Friday, May 15, that talks with three rivals on selling them its SFR mobile operator would be extended until June 5, adding there was "no certainty" they would reach a deal. The exclusive discussions…...
Musk, Altman make final pitches to jury in battle over Open AI
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (966+ words) A jury will soon cast a vote and a judge will ultimately decide the outcome of a high-stakes showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over Open AI, the artificial intelligence startup they founded together more than a decade ago....