Amazon, Apple, and Google are among the major companies contributing to President Donald Trump’s soon-to-be 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, joined by other tech firms, defense contractors, and individual donors.
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The purchase from Australian Macquarie Asset Management is the first deal for the AI Infrastructure Partnership which also includes Abu Dhabi-based fund MGX and Elon Musk’s startup xAI.
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The Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by SAP to avoid a lawsuit by Teradata that accused it of violating American antitrust law.
Read More US Supreme Court rejects software giant SAP’s bid to avoid rival’s antitrust suit
Apple has halted a planned overhaul of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset to shift resources to smart glasses that would rival products from Meta Platforms.
Read More Apple halts Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses, Bloomberg News reports
Meta launched its first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display, seeking to extend the momentum of its Ray-Ban line.
Read More Meta launches smart glasses with built-in display, reaching for ‘superintelligence’
The decision to promote MAX comes as Moscow is seeking greater control over the internet space as it is locked in a standoff with the West over Ukraine.
Read More Russia orders state-backed MAX messenger app, a WhatsApp rival, pre-installed on phones and tablets