With about six months until the U.S. elections, researchers say they've seen less foreign-backed disinformation at this point in the cycle than normal.
Why it matters: Things may be moving slowly, but a wave of social media disinformation campaigns is starting to emerge, experts say.
Perplexity, the 2-year-old AI-generated "answer engine," Tuesday launched its first business offering, Perplexity Enterprise Pro.
Why it matters: AI for business is big business and Perplexity is trying to take a piece of that pie at a time when younger generations are flocking to Google alternatives to satisfy their search needs.
As a TikTok divestment law races to passage, TikTok's parent company ByteDance must reckon with the legislation across all of its apps, many of which are growing rapidly in the U.S.
Why it matters: The broad language included in the bipartisan TikTok ban bill could make it impossible for most ByteDance apps to operate in the U.S. unless the Chinese firm sells them to U.S. companies.
A cybersecurity startup offering an AI-powered platform to network defenders is emerging from stealth Tuesday with $11 million in seed funding, the company exclusively tells Axios.
Why it matters: As investors continue to pour money into AI security startups, these companies have become an exception to the narrative that cyber investments are drying up.
Google fired around 20 workers for participating in protests against its $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, according to an activist group representing the workers.
Why it matters: In total, the company has now fired around 50 employees over sit-in protests held in Google offices last week that were part of yearslong discontent among a group of Google and Amazon workers over claims that Israel is using the companies' services to harm Palestinians.
AI is forcing corporate boards to change how they operate, with the most aggressive companies appointing AI bots as observers to their boards and putting tech at the center of their board strategy work.
Why it matters: The world's largest companies are increasingly obsessed with AI — mentioning it repeatedly in 2024 earnings calls — but most boards lack the expertise to effectively guide AI strategies.
Adobe said Tuesday it's bringing text-to-image capabilities directly into Photoshop and releasing an improved version of its AI-powered Firefly image engine.
Why it matters: The company is trying to maintain a tricky balance of assuaging content creators' concerns about the technology while also offering AI tools to those who want them.
A day of reckoning has come for Elon Musk, who's set to address investors and analysts about Tesla on Tuesday evening following a disastrous start to the year for the world's most valuable car company.
Why it matters: A perfect storm of slumping sales, a plummeting stock price, thousands of job cuts, internal leaks, product recalls, and a mercurial CEO has set the stage for a potentially explosive earnings call.
