Senators Marsha Blacburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have reintroduced a bill that would force app store owners like Apple and Google to allow third-party payment systems and sideloading apps, among a collection of other developer-friendly changes. The bill, called the Open App Markets App, was originally introduced in 20 [...]
Ready to see Google's next big slate of AI announcements? That's precisely what we expect to be unveiled today at Google I/O 2025, the search giant's developer conference that kicks off today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. Engadget will be covering it in real-time right here, via a liveblog and on-the-ground reporting from our very own Karissa Bell.<br /> Ahead of I/O, Google already ga [...]
Aibidia, a Finnish fintech innovator, has successfully raised $28 million in Series B funding, positioning itself to scale its AI-driven tax technology platform for multinational corporations across the US. The round, led by Activant with participation from existing investors DN Capital, FPV, and Icebreaker.vc, marks a pivotal moment in the company’s journey to bring advanced […]<br /> T [...]
OpenAI announced on X that it’s hosting a livestream from Tokyo tonight, offering no more context beyond, “Deep Research.” (Didn't Google already take that name for Gemini?) There’s no link yet, just a note to stay tuned. The stream is scheduled for 7PM ET (4PM PT/ 9AM JST).<br /> Deep ResearchLive from Tokyo4pm PT / 9am JSTStay tuned for link to livestream.— OpenAI (@OpenAI) [...]