77 place 0
Meta’s potential investment would be its largest external AI outlay so far. Unlike its peers, the tech giant has largely relied on internal research and open-source AI development
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
Firstpost Tech
The Academy has struck a multi-year deal to move the Oscars to YouTube starting in 2029, ending decades on ABC and making the ceremony free to stream worldwide with YouTube holding exclusive global rights. Variety reports: The Oscars, including red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content and Governors Ball, will be available live and for free on YouTube to viewers around the world, as well as to YouTube TV subscribers in the... Read more ›
1,736 fresh
The Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman's appointment as the head of NASA on Wednesday, a decision that comes just months after President Donald Trump pulled his nomination before picking him yet again in November, as reported earlier by CNBC. Isaacman, the founder and CEO of a payments platform called Shift4, has flown to space twice through […] Read more ›
1,219 fresh
"This moratorium will give democracy a chance to catch up with the transformative changes that we are witnessing," Sanders said. Read more ›
1,053
Google is pulling out all of the promos from several services to try and get you to buy one of their new Pixel 10 series phones. We saw the Google Play $200-off deal earlier in the week that stacked on top of their current holiday offers, and now, we’re seeing YouTube Premium subscribers get a … Continued Read the original post: YouTube Premium Kicking 40% Off Pixel 10 for Subscribers Read more ›
804 fresh
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle a critically important climate research center in Colorado. What’s happening? US Office of Management and Budget Director Russ […] Read more ›
726 fresh
Texas AG Ken Paxton claims the companies are "illegally recording Americans’ devices inside their own homes." Read more ›
587 fresh
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to delay AI data center projects to slow down progress, to ensure that AI will benefit the largest number of people and not just the richest few. Read more ›
563
NECA's 'Ultimate Blood Pennywise' will let you act out the events of the HBO show's season one finale—fog machine not included. Read more ›
450 fresh
Peter DeSantis appointed to oversee a new group leading the company’s artificial intelligence model development Read more ›
426 fresh
OpenAI has held preliminary discussions with some investors about raising at a valuation of around $750 billion, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. It could raise tens of billions of dollars, and as much as $100 billion, according to two of the people. Talks are early and nothing has been finalized. A valuation at that level would be 50% higher than OpenAI’s last share sale in October... Read more ›
345 fresh
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Netflix on Wednesday said it will add a soccer simulation title to its gaming portfolio, as the streaming giant looks to leverage the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament to deepen its video game push. The soccer title will be developed and published by Delphi Interactive, which is also helping create a premium James Bond game called "007 First Light," and in association... Read more ›
332 fresh
The brand best known for its Aerogarden dupes actually has a wide range of indoor garden supplies. These are the products I've tested and would buy myself. Read more ›
317 fresh
The actress would like to see DreamWorks re-release the film to honor the late, great Alan Rickman. Read more ›
301 fresh
The XPU Manager tool is for monitoring Intel's datacenter GPUs, meaning it's very likely these parts are coming soon. Read more ›
295 fresh
All of Google’s still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug fixes. We all assumed this would be the last update of the year and have mostly been waiting around for Google to give us a QPR3 beta to test out. And then this morning, … Continued Read the original post: Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices... Read more ›
229 fresh
Billionaire Ray Dalio and his wife said they would donate $250 to the Trump Accounts of about 300,000 children in Connecticut. Read more ›
203 fresh
Alexa+ is now available on the web for some users, giving users a ChatGPT-style interface to chat, upload files, manage lists, and control smart home devices. The move puts Alexa+ directly in competition with ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Read more ›
202 fresh
Three families told us how they built wealth from scratch to give their kids financial security and shared the lessons they learned along the way. Read more ›
189 fresh
Space is full of unsolved mysteries, and a team using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have recently turned up a doozy. "I remember after we got the data down, our collective reaction was 'What the heck is this?' It's extremely different from what we expected," said Peter Gao of the Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory in Washington, a co-author on the study. The researchers found an exoplanet dubbed PSR J2322-2650b... Read more ›
181 fresh
The Marine Air Defense Integration System, or MADIS, is in full production after trainings, live-fire exercises, and upgrades. Read more ›
179 fresh
Firstpost Tech
Google has launched Disco, an experimental AI-first browser that turns browsing activity into custom web applications, as it steps up competition with a new wave of AI-powered browsers led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas. Read more ›
27
A landmark California lawsuit has put AI safety under the lens after alleging that ChatGPT deepened the paranoia of a mentally unstable man who killed his mother before dying by suicide. The woman’s estate is now suing OpenAI. The case, centred on months of AI-driven conversations, claims the chatbot reinforced the sons delusional beliefs Read more ›
3
While Google can draw on its vast online ad revenue to fund AI development, OpenAI has been pouring tens of billions of dollars into computing infrastructure despite not yet turning a profit Read more ›
1
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai are leading a new space race to build orbital data centres, aiming to revolutionise global computing, resilience and digital infrastructure. Read more ›
0
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur whose digital tokens collapsed and wiped out an estimated 40 billion dollars in 2022, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the United States for what the judge called an “epic fraud”. Read more ›
0
Europe is accelerating efforts to reduce dependence on US digital platforms and infrastructure, pursuing digital sovereignty through regulation and homegrown technologies amid geopolitical uncertainty and concerns over American tech dominance. Read more ›
0
Meta Platforms appears to be scaling back one of the boldest and costliest ambitions in the tech sector with reports indicating that CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to cut the company’s metaverse spending by roughly 30 per cent in 2026. Read more ›
0
Google will construct three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, with the project funded by Australia under the Pukpuk defence treaty. Read more ›
0
Best phones under 100000, best premium phones of 2025, Best flagship phones of 2025, best phones under a lakh rupees, best phones under Rs 99,999, Vivo X200 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S25, Apple iPhone 17, Google Pixel 9 Pro, Vivo X300, Realme GT 8 Pro, iQOO 15. Read more ›
0
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India’s linguistic and cultural diversity is a major strength in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Speaking at Google’s Lab to Impact event, he noted that technology can accelerate national growth while reflecting Indian realities. Read more ›
0
Most popular sources
Business Insider
|
27% 6 |
Tom's Hardware
|
15% 2 |
The Verge
|
7% 1 |
Engadget
|
5% 1 |
Gizmodo
|
5% 1 |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
17.12.2025 20:20
Last update: 20:15 EDT.
News rating updated: 03:10.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.
popular