Canadian small businesses pay about 20 per cent more in taxes than U.S. companies

OpenAI makes Realtime API generally available with new features, including MCP support, and launches gpt-realtime, its most advanced speech-to-speech model

Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 56% YoY to $46.74B, Data Center revenue up 56% to $41.1B, below $41.34B est., and approves an additional $60B in share buybacks

Spotify launches a DM feature that lets users share audio and send text chats, available to mobile users aged 16 years and older in “select markets” this week

Apple is in talks with Google about using Gemini to power a revamped Siri; Google has started training a model that could run on Apple's servers

Nine current and ex-Apple staffers accuse VP of Fitness Tech Jay Blahnik of bullying and inappropriate behavior; Apple settled a sexual harassment complaint

Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results

Google says the median Gemini app text prompt consumes 0.24Wh of energy, about the same as running a microwave for a second, and emits 0.03g of CO2 equivalent

Meta froze hiring in its AI division last week with sources saying exceptions need Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang's permission; the freeze's duration is unclear

Google unveils the $1,799+ Pixel 10 Pro Fold, with a Tensor G5 chip, a new hinge with a gear-less design, 6.4" outer and 8" inner screens, available October 9

Meta considers downsizing its AI division, with some executives expected to leave, and is exploring using third-party models for its AI products

Bill Gates backs the Alzheimer's Insights AI Prize, which gives $1M to a team making AI to “accelerate breakthrough discoveries from existing Alzheimer's data”

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says the UK has dropped its mandate requiring Apple to provide a backdoor for accessing users' encrypted data

SoftBank agrees to invest $2B in Intel, paying $23/share for Intel's common stock and buying ~2% of its outstanding shares; INTC jumps ~6% to ~$25 after hours

Trump administration is in discussions to take a stake of ~10% in Intel, converting some or all of Intel's $10.9B CHIPS Act grants into equity

Nvidia, Discord, and Epic Games are testing game demos on Discord servers, letting users try a game without downloading it or signing up, starting with Fortnite

Google says users created 100M videos using its AI filmmaking tool Flow since its May launch; Flow leverages Veo 3 and focuses on maintaining visual consistency

Australia's ACCC says Google agreed to pay a AU$55M fine over deals with Telstra and Optus to preinstall only Google Search on Android phones from 2019 to 2021

Meta may debut “Hypernova” smart glasses with a display for ~$800 in September; Apple delays releasing immersive video shot around Vision Pro's debut

Big Tech's reverse acquihires for AI talent are hollowing out startups and eroding the culture that has made Silicon Valley an unparalleled source of innovation