Month: October 2024
OpenAI announces content deal with Hearst, including content from Cosmopolitan, Esquire and the San Francisco Chronicle
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters OpenAI announced a partnership with Hearst, the media conglomerate behind outlets like the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle and others. Under the partnership, OpenAI’s products, such as ChatGPT […]
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Boeing delivers 33 jets in September but strike impact looms
Boeing 737s on the ground in Renton, Washington. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Boeing delivered 33 airplanes in September, six more than during the same period a year earlier, as the company and its customers keep an eye on the impact of a machinist strike, now in its fourth week. Through September, Boeing has handed over […]
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Harris is borrowing from ‘Republican playbook’ as she leads Trump in new national poll
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is embracing some of the Republican Party’s old standbys as her own as she gains ground on her GOP rival Donald Trump, pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday. Harris “is taking pages out of the Republican playbook,” Luntz said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The political strategist meant that as a compliment […]
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Russia is on a ‘sustained mission’ to create mayhem on Europe’s streets, UK spy chief says
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum. Danny Lawson – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of being on a “sustained mission” to cause mayhem in Britain and Europe. In a rare public speech from MI5’s counter-terrorism operations center in London, MI5 […]
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Airlines, theme parks, cruise lines warn travelers about Hurricane Milton disruptions
A message board at the Tampa International Airport shows all American Airlines departing flight canceled Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla., due to the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton. Chris O’Meara | AP Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, theme parks prepared to close some areas and cruise lines shifted routes as Floridians braced for […]
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LinkedIn goes deeper into puzzle games with Tango, following success of Queens
A man opens the LinkedIn social network app on his smartphone at the breakfast table in Berlin on July 5, 2024. Alicia Windzio | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Every morning, Emily Ritter spends 15 minutes in bed checking her Instagram, Messages, Slack and Strava apps and playing The New York Times’ Connections and Strands […]
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TikTok sued over ‘addictive’ features that cause physical and mental harm to kids
A bipartisan group of more than a dozen state attorneys general is filing lawsuits on Tuesday against social media giant TikTok, with one complaint accusing the company of deceiving users by claiming that its app is safe for children, despite its addictive features, and for allegedly operating an unlicensed money transmission business. “Our lawsuit is […]
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Amazon’s ex-retail boss Dave Clark launches new startup to solve supply chain ‘Franken-software’
Dave Clark, Amazon‘s former CEO of global consumer, who briefly helmed logistics company Flexport, is returning to the startup world. Clark on Tuesday launched a new venture, called Auger, which aims to help companies and governments combine the mishmash of “Franken-software” overseeing their supply chains into a single platform. “At Flexport, I got to see […]
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Walmart opens five more veterinary and grooming centers, as it makes bigger push in pets
Walmart is opening five more pet services centers after testing the first location near Atlanta. The centers offer vet visits and grooming. Courtesy: Walmart Walmart shut its doctor offices for people. But the nation’s largest retailer is expanding its pet care business. On Tuesday, the company announced it will open five more pet services centers […]
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Women’s health startup Maven Clinic closes funding at $1.7 billion valuation
Kate Ryder, CEO of Maven, speaking at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York on April 18th, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Maven Clinic, a health-care startup for women and families, announced Tuesday that it has closed a $125 million funding round at a $1.7 billion valuation. The company seeks to offer patients virtual care […]
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