Technology
From Gmail to Word, your privacy settings and AI are entering into a new relationship
The Microsoft 365 website on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The beginning of the year is a great time to do some basic cyber hygiene. We’ve all been told to patch, change passwords, and update software. But one concern that has been increasingly […]
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Microsoft launches consumption-based 365 Copilot Chat option for corporate users
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft May 20 Briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company’s world leading operating system. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images […]
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These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could ensnare them
Lemon8, a photo-sharing app by Bytedance, and RedNote, a Shanghai-based content-sharing platform, have seen a surge in popularity in the U.S. as “TikTok refugees” migrate to alternative platforms ahead of a potential ban. Now a law that could see TikTok shut down in the U.S. threatens to ensnare these Chinese social media apps, and others […]
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Nvidia-backed AI video platform Synthesia doubles valuation to $2.1 billion
Synthesia is a platform that lets users create AI-generated clips with human avatars that can speak in multiple languages. Synthesia LONDON — Synthesia, a video platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate clips featuring multilingual human avatars, has raised $180 million in an investment round valuing the startup at $2.1 billion. That’s more than than double […]
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Intel to spin off venture capital arm as chipmaker continues to restructure
Intel said Tuesday that it plans to spin off Intel Capital, its venture capital wing, into an independent firm, the latest in a series of structural changes announced by the chipmaker. Turning Intel Capital, which has $5 billion in assets, into a standalone fund will allow it to raise money from outside investors, Intel said. […]
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Microsoft pauses hiring in U.S. consulting unit as part of cost-cutting plan, memo says
Executive Chair and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella speaks during the “Microsoft Build: AI Day” event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana | Reuters Microsoft plans to pause hiring in part of its consulting business in the U.S., according to an internal memo, as the company continues seeking ways to […]
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Crypto ETFs have big innovation opportunity in 2025, but demand may be weak
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Crypto ETFs may be entering a year of innovation, with new funds and new approaches, but don’t expect demand to match what was seen in the first year of bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds debuted a year ago and have been hailed as one of the most […]
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OpenAI adds BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to board of directors
Bayo Ogunlesi, Chairman, Global Infrastructure Partners listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a strategic and policy discussion with CEOs in the State Department Library in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. Pool | Getty Images OpenAI said Tuesday that Adebayo Ogunlesi, a senior managing director at BlackRock, […]
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Meta targeting lowest-performing employees in latest round of layoffs
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta is set to cut about 5% of its workforce, focusing on the company’s lowest-performing workers, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. Bloomberg was first to report the […]
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Biden opens federal land for AI data centers, sets rules for developers
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the State Department in Washington, U.S. Jan. 13, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden issued an executive order Thursday aimed at speeding domestic construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure and shoring up the national security risk involved in the technology. The move empowers the U.S. Department […]
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