Digital Trends For months, reports have suggested that OpenAI’s first hardware product would be a screen-free smart speaker designed to act more like an AI companion. We already knew it could understand its surroundings, be carried around the home, and proactively help users. A new Bloomberg report now gives us a clearer picture of what […]
BBC News The Conservatives have said they would end the provision of social housing for foreign nationals in England if they win power at the next election. The party said ending new tenancies for all foreign nationals, as well as current tenancies for couples where neither person is a UK, Irish or EU citizen, would […]
Tech Brian Chesky, chief executive officer of Airbnb Inc., during the Airbnb annual product event in San Francisco, US, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbnb reported second-quarter results that topped analysts’ estimates and issued a better-than-expected forecast for the current period, citing strong demand “across all regions.” […]
Business News Pedestrians pass by a Sweetgreen restaurant on Aug. 4, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Heather Diehl | Getty Images Sweetgreen on Thursday cut its full-year outlook and is now projecting steeper same-store sales declines due to diner fears of eating fresh produce during the ongoing cyclospora outbreak. Shares of the salad chain fell […]
Tech An AMD employee installs a the first Helios rack-scale AI system in a data center lab in Rockdale, Texas, on June 24, 2026. Helios comes in four customizable configurations, and this is the one Meta will deploy later this year. Andrew Evers | CNBC Advanced Micro Devices is counting on its graphics processing units […]
Tech George Arison, chief executive officer of Grindr, in New York, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Emma Rose Milligan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Grindr is betting that artificial intelligence can do more than just improve the dating app experience. It believes AI can simultaneously create a new premium subscription business while also dramatically […]
Business News Savers Value Village is launching a new platform leveraging artificial intelligence to help optimize product pricing, the company told CNBC exclusively, as the tricky-to-price thrift segment gains traction around the world. The new platform, called ThriftIQ, uses AI to reduce the work needed to price items across the men’s and women’s apparel assortment […]
Business News An American Airlines Boeing 737-823 passneger aircraft moves along the tarmac at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on August 23, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images American Airlines elite frequent flyers have to say goodbye to the free coach-to-business leap on several long-haul domestic routes. Starting Aug. 25, […]
Digital Trends Apple can usually make suppliers bend the knee. It buys components in volumes few consumer technology brands can match and has built a supply chain that rivals spend decades trying to copy. However, that leverage has now run into a memory manufacturer willing to say no. Apple reportedly approached China’s CXMT as an […]
