Elon Musk says he's getting back to business at X and Tesla: 'I must be super focused'

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Elon Musk says he's pivoting away from government work to focus more on his companies.

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Teens should be training to become AI 'ninjas,' Google DeepMind CEO says

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Demis Hassabis, cofounder and CEO of Google DeepMind, says young people should be preparing for an AI future now.

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Google has a massive mobile opportunity, and it's partly thanks to Apple

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An Android presentation at Google I/O 2025.

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TikTok enters its efficiency era

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  • TikTok is laying off staff and instituting cost-saving measures as part of an efficiency push.
  • Many of the cuts have focused on its US e-commerce team.
  • TikTok Shop sales have slumped in the US this year amid tariffs and other uncertainty.

Belt-tightening is underway at TikTok.

What will Jony Ive's ChatGPT device be? We rounded up the best guesses on what he's cooking up for OpenAI.

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Former Apple design chief Jony Ive sold his hardware startup io to OpenAI for nearly $6.5 billion.

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People are buying up used Teslas as the average sale price dips

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Tesla gained more share in the used-EV market in April.

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Sam Altman and Jony Ive crash Google's AI party. Apple wasn't even invited.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook (left) talks to head of design Jony Ive at the company's WWDC event.

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How much would a made-in-USA iPhone cost? A Wall Street analyst says it could be $3,500

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If Trump makes good on this 25% iPhone tariff threat, Apple will face renewed cost pressures and could decide to increase the prices of its iPhones.

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Here's why Apple can't make an iPhone in the US — no matter what Trump says

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Apple CEO Tim Cook oversaw his company's deep investment in China. That was an enormously successful strategy for Apple — but now it's a real problem, argues author Patrick McGee.

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Sam Altman says OpenAI deserves to be mocked for its confusing AI names — and a 'fix' is coming

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI's naming conventions could undergo a change.

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