JioHotstar, the major streaming platform backed by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, is taking its first steps outside domestic borders. The service is officially replacing Hotstar in the UK, Canada, and Singapore, marking the beginning of an ambitious international expansion strategy. Despite the crucial role that live sports play in driving massive viewership for the platform […]
Continue Reading
Ken Karklin has stepped down as CEO of Pivotal, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page. During his four-year tenure, Karklin guided the firm through a critical transition period, successfully moving from theoretical prototypes to the commercial availability of the lightweight Helix aircraft. Aviation executive and board […]
Continue ReadingPrediction market platform Kalshi has slapped a lifetime ban on former U.S. Representative George Santos after concluding he placed wagers on events directly under his control. This marks the first time the company has taken such a punitive stance against a user, signaling a crackdown on insider trading behavior within prediction markets. Investigators found that […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft experienced a widespread and lengthy service disruption affecting Exchange Online, impacting numerous Outlook users globally. The outage began earlier in the day, causing significant delays and failures in sending and receiving emails, alongside critical authentication errors. According to the company, the root cause was traced back to an authentication component that also affected secondary […]
Continue Reading
Phil Schiller, Apple’s longtime App Store chief and corporate veteran, is stepping down from his operational role amid a broader wave of executive departures following CEO Tim Cook’s transition. Schiller, who joined the company in 1987 and took over the App Store in 2015, will remain as an Apple Fellow to work on select projects, […]
Continue ReadingInstagram has announced updated policies regarding AI-generated accounts, introducing stricter measures to tackle deception across the platform. The social network is renaming its creator disclosure to the clearer “AI-generated profile” label, helping users easily identify when a featured person is entirely synthetic. Under the updated framework, creators who fail to properly disclose that their profile […]
Continue Reading
TechCrunch has officially opened applications for organizations and individuals wishing to host Side Events during the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 conference, scheduled for October 13-15 in San Francisco. The application deadline is set for Friday, September 4. The initiative enables tech companies, venture capitalists, and community builders to organize bespoke gatherings between October 10 and […]
Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Defense has officially integrated tailored versions of ChatGPT and Grok into its secure platform, granting millions of military and civilian personnel access to advanced artificial intelligence tools. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to accelerate administrative and operational workflows while ensuring that sensitive government information remains protected from standard […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alongside 22 states, has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the tech giant of running a clandestine surcharge scheme for digital advertising. The legal complaint alleges that the company manipulated its ad auction systems for over seven years, impacting more than one million brands and sellers globally. The dispute […]
Continue Reading
A new pro-AI initiative named Build American AI is launching a multi-million-dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing voters in key battleground states, including Ohio, Kansas, and Wisconsin, about the economic benefits of local data centers ahead of the midterms. The group is affiliated with Leading the Future (LTF), a super PAC heavily backed by prominent […]
Continue Reading