2 h. ago Read what Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook execs said about Instagram before buying it

The first week of the Meta antitrust trial brought new revelations about how the company formerly known as Facebook approached the competitive threat posed by Instagram in the early 2010s. The U.S. government is accusing Meta of violating competition laws by acquiring companies like Instagram and WhatsApp that threatened the Facebook monopoly. If lawyers for […]

Technology

17 h. ago Designed in US, made in China: Why Apple is stuck in tariff tussle

Designed in US, made in China: Why Apple is stuck in tariff tussle  BBC

Politics

18 h. ago A semiconductor agency is seeing cuts, even though Trump wants to bolster U.S. tech

A big focus of the Trump administration is to shore up U.S. dominance in cutting edge technology like semiconductor chips and AI. But it's slashing employees at the agency that works on these issues.

Politics

26 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump says US and China are discussing a deal

Trump revealed for the first time Thursday that the U.S. is talking to China about a deal on tariffs, but he wouldn't say if he's talked to China's Xi directly.

Politics

29 h. ago Ink engineering approach boosts efficiency and cuts cost of quantum dot

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny semiconductor particles that are just a few nanometers in size, which are synthesized in a liquid solution (i.e., colloid). These single-crystal particles, created by breaking down bulk materials via chemical and physical processes, have proved to be promising for the development of photovoltaic (PV) technologies.

Politics

36 h. ago Alaska flag designer Benny Benson considered for posthumous enrollment in Qawalangin Tribe

Alaska flag designer Benny Benson considered for posthumous enrollment in Qawalangin Tribe  Alaska's News Source

Politics

37 h. ago OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B

When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was likely: “Why not buy Cursor creator Anysphere instead?” After all, OpenAI Startup Fund has been an investor in Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, since the […]

Economics

42 h. ago Alaska Business Earns Press Club Awards for Cover Design, Feature Writing

Alaska Business Earns Press Club Awards for Cover Design, Feature Writing  Alaska Business Magazine

Events

45 h. ago Survey finds nearly half of Australian gamers lose money to manipulative game designs

Gamers are being left stressed and frustrated as they lose money and time trying to navigate designs made to manipulate them, a new study has found.

Politics

48 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump says he's 'very confident' on trade deal with EU

President Donald Trump is meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday at the White House amid a tariff standoff with the European Union.

Politics

49 h. ago OpenAI’s Stargate project sets its sights on international expansion

Stargate, a $500 billion project headed up by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to build AI data centers and other AI infrastructure in the U.S., is considering investments in the U.K. and elsewhere overseas, according to a Financial Times report.  While Stargate was initially launched as a way to boost U.S. AI infrastructure, the project is […]

Politics

49 h. ago Judge rules Google illegally monopolized ad tech, opening door to potential breakup 

A federal judge has found that Google has violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology market, rounding out a two-year saga after the U.S. and eight states filed its initial complaints against the Alphabet-owned company. The court will set a briefing schedule and hearing date to determine appropriate […]

Events

49 h. ago Judge rules Google illegally monopolized adtech, opening door to potential breakup 

A federal judge has found that Google violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology market, rounding out a two-year saga after the U.S. and eight states filed its initial complaints against the Alphabet-owned company. The court will set a briefing schedule and hearing date to determine appropriate remedies […]

Events

50 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump to meet with Italy's Giorgia Meloni

President Donald Trump will meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday at the White House amid a tariff standoff with the European Union.

Politics

51 h. ago Additively manufactured heat exchanger beats out traditional designs

Billions of heat exchangers are in use around the world. These devices, whose purpose is to transfer heat between fluids, are ubiquitous across many commonplace applications: they appear in HVAC systems, refrigerators, cars, ships, aircraft, wastewater treatment facilities, cell phones, data centers, and petroleum refining operations, among many other settings.

Politics

54 h. ago Inside the delightful Pasadena Showcase House of Design, where maximalism is in

Inside the delightful Pasadena Showcase House of Design, where maximalism is in  Los Angeles Times

Politics

65 h. ago Thirteen Alaska schools earn Purple Star designation for military support

Thirteen Alaska schools earn Purple Star designation for military support  Your Alaska Link

Events

66 h. ago These video streaming services are designed for people with dementia

People with dementia sometimes get agitated and frustrated. New services provide a sort of Netflix for dementia, with videos designed for this population — leaving out confusing plots or jarring ads.

Politics

68 h. ago OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Codeium for $3B, with news expected later this week

Codeium, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant tool Windsurf, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported. If the deal happens, it would put OpenAI in direct competition with a number of other AI coding assistant providers, including Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, which OpenAI backed from […]

Economics

68 h. ago OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Windsurf for $3B, with news expected later this week

Windsurf, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported. If the deal happens, it would put OpenAI in direct competition with a number of other AI coding assistant providers, including Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, which OpenAI backed from its OpenAI […]

Economics