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Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a Washington judge on Thursday to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed to prove its case at a high-stakes antitrust trial over the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
After what seems like delay after delay, Apple has today finally unveiled the next generation of its CarPlay system. The new CarPlay Ultra will tie into a car’s software systems and work on multiple displays for the first time, but at launch, it’ll only be available to buyers of Aston Martins in the United States and Canada. Apple announced the new CarPlay Ultra feature via a Newsroom post, saying that existing, modern Aston Martin vehicles will receive a software update within the coming weeks that will add the feature. CarPlay Ultra builds on the capabilities of CarPlay and provides the…
Published Fri, May 16, 2025 · 07:08 AMMETA Platforms is delaying the release of its flagship “Behemoth” AI model due to concerns about its capabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Company engineers are struggling to significantly improve the capabilities of its Behemoth large-language model, resulting in staff questions about whether improvements over earlier versions are significant enough to justify public release, the report said.Early in its development, Behemoth was internally scheduled for release in April to coincide with Meta‘s inaugural AI conference for developers, but later pushed an internal target for the model’s launch…
About a week ago, I decided I would never buy another Ethernet cable, ever. If you’re like me, you have a box or drawer with dozens of cables. And while some cables have specific connections, like USB-C, my wired network (such as it is) is just a random collection of colored Ethernet cables with tiny little markings telling me what they can or can’t do. How much data can that cable transfer? I had no idea. And that’s bad. I had never really thought about which Ethernet cables were being run between my cable modem, router, Xbox, and desktop PC.…
RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst Expect it to be a top-five matchup. Expect the Ohio State Buckeyes to act as if they are not only the defending national champions, but that they walked over a Texas corpse to earn that title.There is no denying the fact that the 2025 Buckeyes lost a lot of players who helped make their season memorable. Both the offensive and defensive coordinators left. There will be a new starting quarterback, two new bookend defensive ends, two new bell cow backs and a gaping hole in leadership and production at middle linebacker. But…
Published Fri, May 16, 2025 · 07:06 AM[NEW YORK] Advisers overseeing the bankruptcy of former cryptocurrency firm FTX are preparing to distribute another US$5 billion to company creditors, in what will be the second payment to customers this year.FTX said this round of distributions will start on May 30 and that customers and other creditors of Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud-tainted platform are slated to get between 54 per cent and 120 per cent of what they are owed in this payout. Customer payments are being made through Bitgo or Kraken, the company said. An earlier round of customer payments was announced in…
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cambodia’s hospitality and real estate sectors are undergoing a significant transformation. After a few years of slowdown, the market is now showing signs of recovery, with a noticeable increase in arrivals – led by a resurgence of Chinese tourism. Improved infrastructure, including new airports, has boosted investor confidence, attracting growing interest from both regional and international players. To support this momentum and foster meaningful business connections, HoSkar Night – Asia’s most vibrant networking series – returns to Cambodia following a successful edition last year. The exclusive event will be held…
For the social media departments of all 32 NFL teams, May 14 was the real Super Bowl. In this game, there’s no Lombardi Trophy. These winners get something way more valuable: marketing impressions!On this stage, a positive comment from a fan is like a solid four-yard run. A quote-tweet from a popular blue checkmark account calling your work “amazing?” That’s a broken tackle for a touchdown. You can dance in the end zone if you want.We are, of course, talking about NFL Schedule Release Day! A newly minted unofficial NFL holiday in which all 32 teams come up with their…
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates and the United States have signed an agreement for the Gulf country to build the largest artificial intelligence campus outside the United States, a type of deal that previously faced restrictions over Washington’s concerns that China could access the technology. The countries did not say which AI chips from Nvidia or other companies could be included in UAE data centres, but sources had said a deal would give the Gulf country expanded access to advanced AI chips. Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang was seen in televised footage conversing with US President Donald Trump and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed…
[LONDON] Oil prices settled lower on Thursday on expectations for a US-Iran nuclear deal that could result in sanctions being eased and more barrels released onto the global market.Brent crude futures settled down US$1.56, or 2.36 per cent, to US$64.53 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down US$1.53, or 2.42 per cent, to US$61.62.US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US was getting close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had “sort of” agreed to the terms.An Iranian official told NBC News in an interview published on Wednesday that Iran was willing to…