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Apple’s iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple’s iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google.

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter pictures and introducing a side panel for a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its of digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.

Google offers users option to plug AI mode into their photos, email for more personalized answers

Google is leveraging its artificial intelligence technology to open a new peephole for its dominant search engine to tailor answers that draw upon people’s interests, habits, travel itineraries and photo libraries.

A Netflix sign is displayed atop a building in Los Angeles, on Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Netflix delivers solid 4th quarter, but stock sinks amid worries about slowing subscriber growth

Netflix capped last year with another solid financial performance despite slowing subscriber growth that underscored the importance of its contested $72 billion bid to take over Warner Bros.’ fabled movie studio and slot HBO Max into its video streaming line-up.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during his State of the State address Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Proposed billionaires’ tax in California rattles Silicon Valley, entangles Gov. Newsom

A proposal to tax the accumulated wealth of California billionaires has ignited a political uproar in Silicon Valley and across the state.

Google’s parent joins $4 trillion club as investors continue to bet on AI breakthroughs

Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Monday became the fourth Big Tech powerhouse to be valued at $4 trillion, a once seemingly unfathomable milestone that’s become more like a rite of passage amid an artificial intelligence arms race.

Apple calls on Google to help smarten up Siri and bring other AI features to the iPhone

Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks about Google DeepMind at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google adds new AI features to Gmail, turning it into a personal assistant

More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world’s most used email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarize far-flung information buried in inboxes and deliver daily to-do lists.

Elon Musk attends the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Judge indicates Elon Musk’s fraud lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trial

A federal judge on Wednesday indicated a jury will be allowed to decide whether artificial intelligence trailblazer OpenAI hoodwinked its billionaire co-founder Elon Musk during its evolution from a nonprofit research lab into a capitalistic enterprise now valued at $500 billion.

Eric Trump and Lara Trump arrive before President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for a New Year's Eve celebration at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump Mobile’s golden phone remains nowhere to be found

A golden phone that President Donald Trump’s family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a gluttony of new gadgets in Las Vegas this week.

This photo provided by Mel D. Cole shows Carson Bispels, left, posing for a photo with his father, Martin Bispels, who recently started Retroactv, a company that sells rock merchandise dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, on Aug. 1, 2025, in Asbury Park, N.J. (Mel D. Cole via AP)

Finding refuge on analog islands amid deepening digital seas

As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea.

Jim Holtshouse watches video through a Rendever virtual-reality headset at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio retirement community in Cupertino, Calif. on June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life

Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.

A Waymo vehicle sits idling at an intersection with no operating traffic lights due to power outages, in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage

Waymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day.

Elon Musk attends the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling

Elon Musk, already the world’s richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018 as an incentive for its CEO to steer the automaker to new heights.

Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory on Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has been misleading consumers about the techno

Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees

A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but the decision also reopened a door for the company to collect commission from the rival options.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff delivers the keynote address at the start of the Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center, in San Francisco, Oct. 14, 2025. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Salesforce CEO vies to overcome investors’ AI skepticism while touting company’s quarterly numbers

After riding the artificial intelligence craze to new heights, business software maker Salesforce has been pummeled by a wave of investor skepticism that’s intensified the pressure on its persuasive CEO Marc Benioff to reverse the tide.

Google and US government battle over the future of internet advertising

Google will confront the U.S. government’s latest attempt to topple its internet empire in federal court on Friday as a judge considers how to prevent the abusive tactics that culminated in parts of its digital ad network being branded as an illegal monopoly.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks on how AI infrastructure and AI factories that generate intelligence at scale are powering a new industrial revolution, at Washington Convention Center, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for AI to live up to its promise

Fears about the artificial intelligence boom turning into an overblown bubble have diminished for now, thanks to a stellar earnings report from Nvidia.

Visitors give commands to robots at Nvidia's booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)

Nvidia earnings clear lofty hurdle set by analysts amid fears about an AI bubble

Nvidia’s sales of the computing chips powering the artificial intelligence craze surged beyond the lofty bar set by stock market analysts in a performance that may ease recent jitters about a Big Tech boom turning into a bust that topples the world’s most valuable company.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speak at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google unveils Gemini’s next generation, aiming to turn its search engine into a ‘thought partner’

Google is unleashing Gemini’s next generation of artificial intelligence in its dominant search engine and other popular online services in the high-stakes battle to create technology that people can trust to enlighten them and manage tedious tasks.

People view a Zoox self-driving vehicle at the Zoox booth during the CES tech show, Jan. 7, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, file)

Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion accelerates

Amazon’s Zoox will start giving free robotaxi rides through parts of San Francisco as it accelerates its attempt to challenge Waymo’s early lead in the race to transport passengers cities in self-driving vehicles.

In this Aug. 8, 2018, file photo, a mobile phone displays a user's travels using Google Maps in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Gemini AI to transform Google Maps into a more conversational experience

Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the co-pilot’s seat.

The iPhone 17 Pro is displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple Park on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Apple delivers strong quarter despite trade war challenges and ongoing artificial technology issues

Apple delivered financial results during its summertime quarter that exceeded analyst projections, despite being caught in the crosshairs of a global trade war at the same time the trendsetting company is scrambling to catch up to its Big Tech peers in the artificial intelligence race.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speak at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google’s corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its power

Google’s corporate parent on Wednesday announced its first-ever quarter with more than $100 billion in revenue.

Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdown

Netflix’s missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamer’s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil.

OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google Chrome

OpenAI has introduced its own web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, putting it in direct competition with Google.

A Google sign is displayed at the company's office in San Francisco, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google’s Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store.

This undated photo provided by Kathy Bloomgarden shows former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers. (Kathy Bloomgarden via AP)

Silicon Valley leader who navigated the internet’s boom and bust sees another wild ride with AI

Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania.

Delivery service DoorDash displays its new delivery robots called Dots on Sept. 29, 2025, at DoorDash headquarters in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke)

DoorDash is expanding into restaurant reservations and robot deliveries

DoorDash is adding restaurant reservations and robot deliveries to its menu in some U.S. markets. The San Francisco-based company, already the largest U.S. delivery provider, announced its expansion plans Tuesday, saying it wants to bring even more business to the merchants it works with.

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