Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, owned by Meta Platforms Inc., faced a widespread outage affecting thousands of users globally. According to reports from the outage tracking website Downdetector, over 18,000 users reported issues accessing Instagram during the outage period.

OpenAI, a prominent artificial intelligence research organization, has experienced a significant shakeup with the departure of co-founder Ilya Sutskever and another executive following the launch of GPT-4o, a new AI model capable of realistic voice conversations and interactions with text and images.

In a significant move aimed at ensuring fair competition and protecting American workers, President Joe Biden has imposed heavy tariffs on various Chinese imports, including electric vehicles (EVs), semiconductors, electric vehicle batteries, steel, solar cells, and aluminum. The tariffs range from 25% to 100% and are part of a broader strategy to address what the administration views as unfair trade practices by China.