{"id":849210,"date":"2025-05-18T09:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/nvidia-gets-an-ai-boost-meta-hits-a-ai-roadblock-and-apples-brutal-year-tech-news-roundup\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T09:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:11:40","slug":"nvidia-gets-an-ai-boost-meta-hits-a-ai-roadblock-and-apples-brutal-year-tech-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/nvidia-gets-an-ai-boost-meta-hits-a-ai-roadblock-and-apples-brutal-year-tech-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia gets an AI boost, Meta hits a AI roadblock, and Apple’s brutal year: Tech news roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meta (META<\/a><\/span>) reportedly has delayed the release of its latest artificial intelligence model, known internally as \u201cBehemoth,\u201d raising concerns among employees about the effectiveness and direction of the company\u2019s massive AI investments. <\/p>\n

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The next front in the AI arms race isn\u2019t Beijing. It\u2019s in Riyadh, at least according to Wedbush.<\/p>\n

A new memo from the firm, released early Wednesday, portrayed this week\u2019s U.S.-Saudi forum as a major bullish shift in global tech power dynamics. President Donald Trump arrived in the Saudi capital on Tuesday to a lavish reception, escorted<\/a><\/span> by six Royal Saudi F-15 fighter jets. On the ground, he was joined by a who\u2019s who of U.S. tech, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Amazon (AMZN<\/a><\/span>) CEO Andy Jassy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Alphabet\u2019s (GOOGL<\/a><\/span>) Ruth Porat. <\/p>\n

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Welcome to the ChatGPT generation.<\/p>\n

Gen Z isn\u2019t just using ChatGPT to finish homework or settle trivia debates \u2014 they\u2019re using it to make actual life decisions. From managing relationships to planning career moves, many young users are apparently turning to the AI chatbot as a kind of digital confidant. <\/p>\n

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Elon Musk announced Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has approved the use of Starlink, thanking the kingdom for allowing him to operate his satellite internet company in the country. <\/p>\n

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CoreWeave stock tumbled Wednesday following its first earnings report<\/a><\/span> since going public, as the data center company\u2019s growing capital expenditure raised concerns among investors. <\/p>\n

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Google (GOOGL<\/a><\/span>) is making a rare change to its search page \u2014 and it\u2019s doing so to make room for AI.<\/p>\n

The search giant is testing a feature that places an \u201cAI Mode\u201d button directly underneath the search bar. It replaces the \u201cI\u2019m feeling lucky\u201d button, which takes users directly to the top search result instead of showing a list of options.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump is pressuring Apple (AAPL<\/a><\/span>) to pull back from India and move production to the U.S., telling CEO Tim Cook he doesn\u2019t want iPhones \u201cbuilt in India.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Apple is having a terrible 2025. The company that dominated tech for over a decade is suddenly battling challenges on three critical fronts: a damaging legal defeat that could upend its App Store business model, mounting tariff costs eating into profits, and significant delays in its AI strategy that have competitors pulling ahead.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump said he spoke to Apple (AAPL<\/a><\/span>) CEO Tim Cook on Monday, just after he announced a 90-day pause<\/a><\/span> on new tariffs between the U.S. and China and sharp rollbacks on existing duties. – Ben Kesslen Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tariffs or no tariffs, Apple (AAPL<\/a><\/span>) wants to raise the prices of iPhones \u2014 and plans to do everything possible not to blame President Donald Trump for the hike. <\/p>\n

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