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Elon Musk Criticizes US Tariffs on Chinese EVs Amid Shifting Trade Policies
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a surprising stance against US government tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, describing these trade barriers as "not good" and a distortion of the market. Musk's comments, made during a video appearance at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, mark a significant shift from his previous support of such measures. 
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a surprising stance against US government tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, describing these trade barriers as "not good" and a distortion of the market. Musk's comments, made during a video appearance at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, mark a significant shift from his previous support of such measures. -
Canva Unveils True Enterprise Product with Advanced Features
Canva, the popular online design tool, has launched a new version of its enterprise product, aimed squarely at meeting the needs of larger organizations. This marks a departure from its 2019 iteration, which was more suited for small teams rather than true enterprise-level requirements. 
Canva, the popular online design tool, has launched a new version of its enterprise product, aimed squarely at meeting the needs of larger organizations. This marks a departure from its 2019 iteration, which was more suited for small teams rather than true enterprise-level requirements. -
Alibaba Shares Plunge Amid $4.5 Billion Convertible Bond Sale
Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares took a sharp 5% hit on Thursday following a report that the Chinese tech giant is preparing to raise $5 billion through a convertible bond sale. This potential financial maneuver aims to bolster the company's liquidity and support its strategic initiatives, including a significant stock buyback program. 
Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares took a sharp 5% hit on Thursday following a report that the Chinese tech giant is preparing to raise $5 billion through a convertible bond sale. This potential financial maneuver aims to bolster the company's liquidity and support its strategic initiatives, including a significant stock buyback program. -
X to Hide Public Likes to Foster Edgier User Engagement
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will no longer display the likes of users on public profiles. This move, confirmed by X's engineering team, is aimed at protecting users' public images and encouraging more candid engagement with content, particularly posts that might be considered controversial or "edgy." 
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will no longer display the likes of users on public profiles. This move, confirmed by X's engineering team, is aimed at protecting users' public images and encouraging more candid engagement with content, particularly posts that might be considered controversial or "edgy." -
Microsoft Bing Outage Disrupts Search Features Across Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT
A significant outage at Microsoft has caused widespread disruptions across several major search platforms, including Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT. The issues, which began around 3 AM ET, have been traced back to the Bing application programming interface (API), upon which these services rely for their search functionalities. 
A significant outage at Microsoft has caused widespread disruptions across several major search platforms, including Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT. The issues, which began around 3 AM ET, have been traced back to the Bing application programming interface (API), upon which these services rely for their search functionalities. -
T-Mobile to Raise Prices on Older Plans for the First Time in Nearly a Decade
T-Mobile is set to raise prices on some of its older plans, marking the first such increase in nearly a decade, according to a memo sent to employees and obtained by CNET. The company will begin sending out notifications on Wednesday to affected customers, who will see the price hikes reflected in their June or July bills. 
T-Mobile is set to raise prices on some of its older plans, marking the first such increase in nearly a decade, according to a memo sent to employees and obtained by CNET. The company will begin sending out notifications on Wednesday to affected customers, who will see the price hikes reflected in their June or July bills. -
Pinduoduo Reports Explosive Growth: Q1 Net Profit Skyrockets by 202% as Revenue Jumps 131%
Three months after its last stellar performance, Pinduoduo has once again delivered impressive quarterly results. In the first quarter, the company's revenue grew by 131%, with net profit surging 202% year over year. Transaction services income, which soared by 327% to $44.36 billion, has surpassed online marketing services to become Pinduoduo's largest revenue source. 
Three months after its last stellar performance, Pinduoduo has once again delivered impressive quarterly results. In the first quarter, the company's revenue grew by 131%, with net profit surging 202% year over year. Transaction services income, which soared by 327% to $44.36 billion, has surpassed online marketing services to become Pinduoduo's largest revenue source. -
Amazon Denies Halting Orders for Nvidia Chips, Confirms Purchase of New Blackwell GPUs
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's largest cloud service provider, stated on Tuesday that it has not canceled any orders for Nvidia chips and plans to purchase Nvidia's next-generation Blackwell chips. 
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's largest cloud service provider, stated on Tuesday that it has not canceled any orders for Nvidia chips and plans to purchase Nvidia's next-generation Blackwell chips. -
OpenAI Disbands Superalignment Team Amid Allegations of Unfulfilled Compute Promises and Shifting Priorities
OpenAI, the prominent artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, has recently disbanded its Superalignment team, a research group dedicated to ensuring the safe control of future superintelligent AI systems. 
OpenAI, the prominent artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, has recently disbanded its Superalignment team, a research group dedicated to ensuring the safe control of future superintelligent AI systems. -
Chinese Tech Giants Slash Prices of AI Language Models, Igniting Price War
In a significant development for the cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors, Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu announced substantial price reductions for their large-language models (LLMs) on Tuesday. This move is poised to intensify the already fierce price war in China's cloud computing space, further reshaping the landscape of AI-powered services. 
In a significant development for the cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors, Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu announced substantial price reductions for their large-language models (LLMs) on Tuesday. This move is poised to intensify the already fierce price war in China's cloud computing space, further reshaping the landscape of AI-powered services.
