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[ad_1] Legal filings submitted earlier this month from lawyers representing OpenAI and Jony Ive’s io reveal new details about the companies’ efforts to build a mass-market AI hardware device. The filings are part of a trademark dispute lawsuit filed this month by iyO, a Google-backed hardware startup developing custom-molded earpieces that connect to other devices. Over the weekend, OpenAI pulled promotional materials related to its $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s io startup in order to comply with a court order involved in the suit. OpenAI says it’s fighting iyO’s allegations of trademark infringement. For the last year, OpenAI executives…

[ad_1] The tie-up of two giant ad holding companies, Omnicom and Interpublic Group, is moving forward, but with an unusual caveat.With the Trump administration trying to fight what it considers an anti-conservative bias in corporate America, the Federal Trade Commission accepted a proposed consent order that would prohibit the companies from boycotting ad sellers based on their political or ideological viewpoints.Under the order, advertisers can still choose where their ads run, but the agencies can’t direct ad spend based on political considerations and can’t rely on “exclusion lists” that are based on such viewpoints.Given that many big advertisers don’t want…

[ad_1] For the last few years, TCL and Hisense have been going head-to-head for supremacy in the midrange TV market. The two companies have proven that they understand what’s needed to offer a value-driven television that doesn’t skimp on image quality. But with the release of its new flagship QM8K TV, TCL isn’t competing just with Hisense anymore. It’s going after high-end offerings from Sony, Samsung, and LG — and the QM8K QLED 4K TV has the performance chops to pull it off.Compared to last year’s QM8, the 2025 QM8K delivers significantly improved Mini LED backlight control, wider viewing angles,…

[ad_1] 2025-06-23T21:08:22Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Venetians are protesting against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s upcoming wedding. The wedding is expected to take place this week and will have around 200 guests. Protesters cited concerns about overtourism in Venice, which gets 20 million visitors annually. Venice is widely considered one of the world’s most romantic cities, but…

[ad_1] Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldOil prices tumbled on Monday by the most in three years as traders wagered that Iran’s attack on a US base in Qatar was a “de-escalatory” gesture that will stave off a more serious assault on energy infrastructure.Brent crude, the international benchmark, finished Monday’s trading day down 7.2 per cent at $71.48 a barrel, the biggest fall since August 2022. It marked a sharp turnaround from the start of the session, when Brent surged above $80 as traders responded…

[ad_1] Andy Konwinski, computer scientist and co-founder of Databricks and Perplexity, announced Monday that his company, Laude, is forming a new AI research institute backed with $100 million of his own money. The Laude Institute functions less as an AI research lab and more like a fund looking to make investments structured similar to grants. In addition to Konwinski, the institute’s board includes UC Berkeley professor Dave Patterson (known for a string of award-winning research), Jeff Dean (known as Google’s chief scientist), and Joelle Pineau (Meta’s vice president of AI Research). Konwinski announced the institute’s first and “flagship” grant of…

[ad_1] Since moving to our house a few years ago, my husband and I have spent hours working on the backyard, making it more fun and functional. From adding a garden to a massive play area, it’s a space that the whole family can enjoy.It’s been a ton of work — and there’s still plenty to be done — but it’s a growing work in progress that my two kids (ages 6 and 8), my neighbors, and I can all enjoy together.The real added bonus is that we don’t have to spend a lot of money on family trips this…

[ad_1] International stocks are having a strong year compared to the S & P 500 — and a few of those global names also happen to offer attractive dividends. The broad market S & P 500 is up just 2% in 2025, which pales in comparison to the double-digit surges the benchmark saw in 2023 and 2024. Uncertainty over tariff policy, shakiness on the path of interest rates — and now the U.S.’ involvement in attacks in the Middle East — have sent stocks on a roller-coaster ride. After the S & P 500’s big two-year run, it only makes…

[ad_1] Estee Lauder (EL) gapped higher Monday on news of an analyst upgrade , allowing the stock to pull away from its 200-day moving average (MA), which was cleared last week. The breakout in EL is associated with new upturns in both the monthly stochastics and monthly MACD, which suggest long-term momentum has improved notably. The MACD signal is the first since August 2020 and suggests the April low was significant. The shift in long-term momentum followed a long-term counter-trend ‘buy’ signal from the DeMARK Indicators, which suggested that the downtrend was exhausted, with bullish implications for nine more months.…

[ad_1] Netflix’s next move against YouTube should be an embrace of “high-value short-form content,” Wells Fargo media analyst Steven Cahall argued in a recent note.Cahall thinks Netflix could lure creators from YouTube by promising exclusive multi-year deals.Cahall wrote that adding shorter videos would perfectly complement Netflix’s vast library. It would make the streamer a top destination for viewers, even if they only have a few minutes to spare. That could help form fresh habits with young audiences hooked on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.”Short-form could help Netflix navigate generational changes,” Cahall wrote. Gen Z is spending less time watching…