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Amazon is bringing Intuit QuickBooks software to its millions of third-party sellers
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Amazon is bringing Intuit QuickBooks software to its millions of third-party sellers

Sasan Goodarzi, president and CEO of Intuit Inc. and Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has for years counted on millions of third-party sellers to provide the bulk of the inventory that consumers buy daily. But keeping track of their finances has long been a challenge for […]

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OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool
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OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool

OpenAI said Monday it’s releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day. The AI video-generation model works similarly to OpenAI’s image-generation AI tool, DALL-E: A user types out a desired scene, and Sora will return a high-definition video clip. Sora can also generate video clips inspired by still images and extend existing […]

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Meta shares rise on potential TikTok ban in U.S., closing at record alongside Amazon
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Meta shares rise on potential TikTok ban in U.S., closing at record alongside Amazon

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta shares continued their extended rally on Friday, rising 2.4% and closing at a record after a federal appeals court upheld a law requiring China’s ByteDance […]

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More Americans are living in malls, as developers get creative to help ease the housing crisis
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More Americans are living in malls, as developers get creative to help ease the housing crisis

Say hello to life at the mall.  The classic American mall is undergoing a dramatic transformation as real estate developers swap out dying department stores for apartments, ushering in an era where living at the mall could soon become a new norm. Some U.S. developers are knocking down department stores like Macy’s or JCPenney and […]

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LSU star Flau’jae Johnson continues NIL success, signs equity deal with women’s basketball league Unrivaled
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LSU star Flau’jae Johnson continues NIL success, signs equity deal with women’s basketball league Unrivaled

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 9: Flau’jae Johnson #4 of the LSU Tigers in action during a game against the Northwestern State Demons at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on November 9, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Kristen Young/LSU/Getty Images) Reagan Cotton/lsu | University Images | Getty Images Flau’jae Johnson has a lot […]

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Waymo to expand to Miami, aims to launch robotaxi service there in 2026
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Waymo to expand to Miami, aims to launch robotaxi service there in 2026

A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar taxi drives along a street on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Waymo is setting its sights on its next location: the Sunshine State. The Alphabet-owned company announced Thursday that it will be hitting the roads in Miami. Waymo said it will first begin […]

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Amazon rolls out Buy with AWS button to let software vendors more easily sell to its cloud customers
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Amazon rolls out Buy with AWS button to let software vendors more easily sell to its cloud customers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman delivers a keynote address during the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024. Noah Berger | Getty Images In 2022, Amazon introduced the Buy with Prime button, allowing premium subscribers to make purchases using their Amazon account even when shopping on other websites. Now the […]

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Jeff Bezos says he’s optimistic about Trump, will help with reducing regulation
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Jeff Bezos says he’s optimistic about Trump, will help with reducing regulation

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos spoke optimistically of President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday […]

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OpenAI partners with defense company Anduril
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OpenAI partners with defense company Anduril

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023.  SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI and Anduril on Wednesday announced a partnership allowing the defense tech company to deploy advanced artificial intelligence systems for “national security missions.” […]

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OpenAI’s active user count soars to 300 million people per week
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OpenAI’s active user count soars to 300 million people per week

Sam Altman, co-founder and C.E.O. of OpenAI, speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images After months of C-suite changes, tender offers and a soaring valuation, OpenAI has reached a new milestone: 300 million weekly […]

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