Google’s AI Overviews have 2B monthly users, AI Mode 100M in the US and India
Google shared new stats about its AI features’ adoption during its Q2 earnings.
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Amazon’s Fire TV Omni QLED Series is back down to its Prime Day low
Finding a quality budget TV isn’t as hard as it used to be, with numerous deals happening throughout the year. Case in point, the 65-inch configuration of Amazon’s Fire TV Omni QLED Series is back down to its Prime Day low of $449.99 ($270 off). The discount makes it cheaper than the starting price of […]
Tesla profits pulled down by falling EV sales and regulatory credits
Tesla saw a 17% growth in its services business, but it was not enough to close the gap in falling EV sales, fewer regulatory credits, and a decline in solar and energy storage sales.
Google’s CEO says ‘AI is positively impacting every part of the business’
Google is all-in on AI, and based on the company’s latest quarterly earnings, AI has been good for its bottom line. In a press release for Alphabet’s Q2 2025 earnings, CEO Sundar Pichai said that “AI is positively impacting every part of the business” and that features like AI Overviews and AI Mode are “performing […]
Tesla’s earnings hit a new low, with largest revenue drop in years
Tesla released its second quarter financial earnings today, offering the latest evidence of the damage Elon Musk’s political activities have done to his flagship company. Tesla said it earned $1.17 billion in net income on $22.5 billion in revenue. That’s above Wall Street expectations of $22.3 billion but represents a 12 percent decrease year over […]
How Trump’s war on clean energy is making AI a bigger polluter
At an AI and fossil fuel lovefest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last week, President Donald Trump – flanked by cabinet members and executives from major tech and energy giants like Google and ExxonMobil – said that “the most important man of the day” was Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin. “He’s gonna get you a permit […]
Trump’s AI Action Plan aims to block chip exports to China but lacks key details
The AI Action Plan offers a path, but not a concrete plan, for what the administration is thinking when it comes to chip export restrictions.
Starlink-powered ‘T-Satellite’ service is now live on T-Mobile
T-Mobile’s satellite service is now available to people across the US — and not just T-Mobile customers. On Wednesday, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that the Starlink-powered service is officially out of beta, though it only supports text messaging and location-sharing for now. The new satellite coverage option is called “T-Satellite,” and it’s currently available […]
Former Y Combinator, a16z experts hold invite-only summit for founders
An invite-only startup event hosted by former YC and a16z staff will help founders learn to pitch press and run their own social media.
Trump is bringing back the AI law moratorium
The White House unveiled its long-awaited “AI Action Plan” on Wednesday, and it included a zombie: A resurrected form of the controversial AI law moratorium that died a very public death. The failed congressional moratorium would have stipulated that no state could regulate artificial intelligence systems for a 10-year period, on pain of being barred […]