Technology
Apple releases new preview of its AI, including ChatGPT integration
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 10, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Apple on Wednesday released a beta version of a slew of Apple Intelligence features, including its long-awaited ChatGPT integration. The company announced its answer to […]
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Tesla set to report third-quarter earnings after the bell
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on October 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Tesla is set to report third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the close of regular trading. Here’s what analysts are expecting: Earnings […]
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How trolls, lawsuits and layoffs led to a ‘trust and safety winter’ for misinformation ahead of election
Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation expert and vice president at the Centre for Information Resilience, gestures during an interview with AFP in Washington, DC, on March 23, 2023. Bastien Inzaurralde | AFP | Getty Images Nina Jankowicz’s dream job has turned into a nightmare. For the past 10 years, she’s been a disinformation researcher, studying and […]
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Here’s why China has been testing its autonomous car technology in the U.S. for years
Chinese companies are aggressively developing autonomous vehicles. In August, China announced that it had issued 16,000 test licenses for driverless cars and opened up about 20,000 miles of roads nationwide for autonomous vehicle testing. But Chinese autonomous vehicle companies have also quietly been testing their technology on U.S. streets. Baidu, Didi, WeRide, Pony.ai and AutoX […]
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Stripe’s $1.1 billion deal for crypto firm Bridge marks much-needed win for VCs
The Stripe logo on a smartphone with U.S. dollar banknotes in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images In March 2022, venture capitalist Chris Ahn was pushing to get into a hot crypto startup that was trying to make it easy for businesses to transact using digital currencies. The company […]
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TSMC denies U.S. is probing the company after report suggests blacklisted Huawei is using its chips
The logo for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 26, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has denied that the U.S. was investigating its dealings with Chinese tech company Huawei, following reports that its chips were found in […]
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Amazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery service
Amazon Flex driver Ricardo Escalona works to deliver his same day orders during Cyber Monday from an Amazon fulfillment center on November 27, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. Octavio Jones | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon is shutting down a service that offers same-day delivery from mall and brick-and-mortar retailers, CNBC has learned. The […]
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Amazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks, racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and Google
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Chesnot | Getty Images Anthropic, the Amazon-backed AI startup founded by former OpenAI research executives, announced Tuesday that it’s reached an artificial intelligence milestone for the company: AI agents that can use a computer to complete complex tasks like a human would. Anthropic is the company […]
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Stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras on balloons could help you get your insurance claim check faster
The task for insurance adjusters is enormous in the wake of back to back hurricanes Helene and Milton, which caused catastrophic damage across several southern states. For decades, these adjusters have used the same methods to assess property damage after natural disasters. They visit individual properties and use small airplanes with high resolution cameras to […]
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Starboard Value’s Jeff Smith says Salesforce has ‘a lot more to go’ and can get more profitable
Jeff Smith, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Starboard Value LP. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce shares jumped 98% in 2023 in part after the business software maker increased its adjusted operating margin after Starboard Value and other activist investors raised concerns about the company’s financial performance. Starboard now sees […]
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