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Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai during the Bloomberg Tech Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in San Francisco, California, USA. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesgoogle is making its most powerful chips widely available, and is the search giant’s latest effort to win business from artificial intelligence companies by offering custom silicon.The company announced Thursday that its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), called Ironwood, will be first introduced in April for testing and deployment, and will be available to the public in the coming weeks.Built in-house, the chip is designed to handle everything from training large…
Tanzania’s main opposition party on Wednesday accused police of disposing of the bodies of hundreds of protesters killed in a crackdown after a chaotic election that incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan won in a landslide. Protests erupted in the East African country during and after last Wednesday’s vote, with demonstrators voicing their anger at the removal of Hassan’s main rival. Authorities imposed a curfew and internet blackout as security forces clashed with demonstrators. The opposition Chadema Party was banned from running in last week’s parliamentary and presidential elections. Its leader, Tundu Lissu, has been accused by Hassan’s government of plotting…
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 28, 2025) A pedestrian walks past the Amazon Ireland corporate offices in Dublin, where Amazon.com announced on Tuesday that it plans to cut its global corporate workforce by up to 14,000 people and seize opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI). October 28, 2025. Damien Eagers | ReutersA new bipartisan bill aims to provide a “clear picture” of how artificial intelligence is impacting the U.S. workforce.Sens. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, and Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, announced the AI Jobs Impact Clarification Act on Wednesday. It would require publicly traded companies, some private companies, and federal agencies to submit quarterly reports…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House after taking off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 2, 2025. Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. TarlifiSupreme Court justices expressed skepticism Wednesday about the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs as they heard oral arguments in a case that could decide their fate.Here’s what you need to know:Both conservative and…
Family is everything to Taylor and Travis, so VIP automatically includes their respective parents and siblings. Possible best man Jason Kelsey has at least two daughters, Wyatt and Elliott, who are flower girls with wife Kylie Kelsey, but depending on when the big day happens, younger sister Bennett could grow up as well. (Oh, baby Finley will probably have to put this to bed.) It remains to be seen which of Travis’ Kansas City Chiefs teammates will be chosen, but since Travis served as a groomsman at quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ 2022 wedding to Brittany Mahomes, we’re sure at least one…
Starbucks baristas gather outside a Starbucks store to protest the company during a rally demanding a new contract in New York City on October 28, 2025. Starbucks Workers United is fighting for a new contract that would improve staff hours, take-home pay and protections for baristas on the job. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY/AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Imagesstarbucks Workers United has approved an indefinite strike that could begin on Red Cup Day, one of the coffee chain’s biggest sales days of the year, the union announced Wednesday.The union is preparing…
Google will add Gemini to its map of India, which will also provide road safety warnings and detailed information about routes. The AI integration, which launched in the US on Wednesday, provides hands-free AI assistance in Maps, as well as contextual suggestions while navigating and information about places of interest. Miriam Daniel, vice president and head of Google Maps, said the rollout required significant localization. “Localizing for India is not just about language,” she said during a virtual briefing. “And how Indians use products, how Indians talk, how they ask questions, how they identify locations, geopolitical locations, street names, everything…
cebu island, philippines Reuters — Residents in the central Philippines began shoveling mud from surviving roads and homes on Wednesday after Typhoon Karmaegi battered the region, killing at least 85 people and leaving dozens missing. In the worst-hit province of Cebu, a major tourist hub, scenes of destruction emerged as floodwaters receded, homes reduced to rubble, vehicles overturned, roads clogged with debris and life forever changed. In Cebu City, 58-year-old Marlon Enriquez scraped away the thick mud that covered his house as he tried to retrieve his family’s belongings. “This is the first time something like this has happened to…
Starring in and producing HBO’s “And Just Like That” was a big job perk for Sarah Jessica Parker. This means you can work close to your home in New York.Parker, who has been an actor since the age of 11, has spent much of his life pursuing a concrete definition of success. She will look for opportunities that challenge her and advance her career, she said at the 2025 New Yorker Festival on Oct. 26. Now 60 and with two teenagers at home, Parker said she accepts roles based on how they fit into her schedule.”I’m making different choices than…
CNN’s Isobel Yeung traveled to Libya to investigate refugees being tortured for ransom. Subscribe to watch the full report. From the living room of her third-floor apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone. “This will be my final message,” her younger brother Daniel says in an audio message. “I understand that you may not have the financial means to assist me directly, and I never expected that from you. Please, just make sure my message reaches those who might be able to help.” She and her husband don’t know exactly where her brother is. Somewhere…