Trunk Tools uses AI to reduce construction errors and waste

Trunk Tools uses AI to reduce construction errors and waste

Trunk Tools Uses AI to Reduce Construction Errors and Waste New York, August 2, 2025 — In an industry plagued by inefficiencies costing nearly $1 trillion annually, Trunk Tools, a New York-based startup, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize construction project management. Founded by Dr. Sarah Buchner, a former carpenter turned civil engineering Ph.D., … Read more

Trump Org. says Amazon, Walmart, eBay sellers hawking knockoff goods

Trump Org. says Amazon, Walmart, eBay sellers hawking knockoff goods

Trump Organization Sues Amazon, Walmart, eBay Sellers Over Counterfeit Merchandise Miami, July 29, 2025 – The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit against unnamed online merchants selling on Amazon, Walmart, and eBay, accusing them of peddling counterfeit merchandise bearing Trump trademarks. The suit, filed on July 25, 2025, in the U.S. District Court in Florida, … Read more

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses revenue tripled over the year

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses revenue tripled over the year

EssilorLuxottica reported that revenue from Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses more than tripled year-over-year in the first half of 2025, contributing to the company’s overall sales of €14.02 billion (US$16.25 billion), a 7.3% increase from the previous year. The success is attributed to the glasses’ AI-driven features, stylish design, and the strong partnership between Meta and … Read more

Microsoft CEO Nadella says layoffs have been ‘weighing heavily’ on him

Microsoft CEO Nadella says layoffs have been ‘weighing heavily’ on him

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently addressed the company’s layoffs of over 15,000 employees in 2025, stating in a memo to staff that the cuts have been “weighing heavily” on him. He described the layoffs as part of a strategic shift driven by the rise of AI, emphasizing that they were not performance-related but necessary to … Read more

Microsoft hit with SharePoint attack — one version still vulnerable

Microsoft hit with SharePoint attack — one version still vulnerable

Microsoft SharePoint Hit by Zero-Day Attack, One Version Remains Vulnerable July 22, 2025 — Microsoft has issued an urgent warning to SharePoint Server customers following a wave of cyberattacks exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-53770, in its on-premises SharePoint software. The flaw, which allows unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code and access file … Read more

Astronomer investigating CEO Andy Byron after Coldplay kiss cam video

Astronomer investigating CEO Andy Byron after Coldplay kiss cam video

Astronomer Launches Probe into CEO Andy Byron After Viral Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal A lighthearted second at Coldplay’s July 16, 2025, live performance at Gillette Stadium in Boston has spiraled into a company disaster for Astronomer, a New York-based knowledge orchestration firm valued at $1.3 billion. The band’s “kiss cam” phase caught CEO Andy Byron, … Read more

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Says China Gets Nvidia’s ‘4th Best’ AI Chip

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Says China Gets Nvidia’s ‘4th Best’ AI Chip

July 15, 2025 – U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, talking on the Pennsylvania Vitality and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025, acknowledged that the Trump administration accredited Nvidia’s resumption of H20 AI chip gross sales to China as a result of it’s only their “fourth finest” chip, far much less superior than Nvidia’s … Read more

Norway’s obsession defies Europe’s Elon Musk backlash

Norway’s obsession defies Europe’s Elon Musk backlash

Norway’s strong embrace of Tesla, driven by its EV-friendly policies, contrasts sharply with Europe’s broader backlash against Elon Musk, as seen in the context of UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank despite German opposition. Tesla’s sales in Norway surged 54% year-on-year in June 2025, with a 115.3% increase in Model Y registrations, following a 213% spike in … Read more

Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say

Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say

Trump Inaugural Impersonators Scammed Donors Out of $250,300 in Cryptocurrency, Federal Authorities Say July 4, 2025 – Federal prosecutors have uncovered a sophisticated scam targeting donors to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, with perpetrators impersonating committee officials to steal over $250,300 in cryptocurrency. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil complaint on July 2, … Read more

Microsoft Layoffs: 830 Workers Cut in Washington State Amid Global Reduction

Microsoft Layoffs: 830 Workers Cut in Washington State Amid Global Reduction

Microsoft announced layoffs affecting 830 employees in its home state of Washington, part of a larger reduction of approximately 9,000 jobs worldwide, representing about 4% of its global workforce of 228,000 as of June 2024. The layoffs, reported on July 2, 2025, and effective August 31, 2025, impacted various roles, including cloud solution architects, game … Read more