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OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet’s market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The browser is slated to launch […]
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Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of subscribers
Perplexity AI on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence-powered web browser called Comet in the startup’s latest effort to compete in the consumer internet market against companies like Google and Microsoft. Comet will allow users to connect with enterprise applications like Slack and ask complex questions via voice and text, according to a brief demo […]
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Retailers log $7.9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime Day
A worker sorts packages on Amazon Prime Day in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Klaus Galiano | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. online sales jumped 9.9% year over year to $7.9 billion on Tuesday, the kickoff of Amazon‘s Prime Day megasale, according to Adobe Analytics. At that level, it marks the “single […]
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Photos show Altman, Iger and Cook arrive at ‘summer camp for billionaires’ in Sun Valley
Key Points Top executives from tech, media and finance gathered in Sun Valley, Idaho, for Allen & Co.’s annual conference this week. The gathering is often referred to as “summer camp for billionaires.” Apple CEO Tim Cook, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Disney CEO Bob Iger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were pictured entering the lodge. […]
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Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X
Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday announced she is stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk’s social media site X after two years in the role. Yaccarino’s departure comes one day after Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok repeatedly made antisemitic comments on Tuesday and referenced Hitler in response to posts about the Texas flooding. Grok is built by […]
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Nvidia hits $4 trillion market cap, first company to do so
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 11, 2025. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Nvidia stock jumped more than 2% on Wednesday, topping a $4 trillion market cap for the first time as investors scooped […]
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot denies that it praised Hitler and made antisemitic comments
A bust of Elon Musk that was recently vandalized is seen near the SpaceX projects in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Gabriel Cardenas | Afp | Getty Images Grok is pretending yesterday didn’t happen. The artificial intelligence chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI and integrated with his social media site X has deleted its […]
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Samsung launches three new foldable smartphones as it fends off Chinese rivals
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is super thin, measuring just 8.9 millimeters when closed and 4.2 millimeters when unfolded. Ryan Browne | CNBC Samsung on Wednesday launched three new folding smartphones — including thinner top-end devices and a cheaper version of its flip phone — as the tech giant looks to entice buyers to make the […]
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Shares of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica jump 6% on reported Meta stake in AI push
Smart Ray-Ban Glasses, on June 16, 2024, in Caen, Normandy, France. Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica almost 6% on Wednesday on reports that Meta has taken a minority stake in the company amid growing appetite for AI-powered wearable devices. Meta reportedly bought a stake worth around 3 billion euros ($3.51 billion) […]
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is posting antisemitic comments
The Grok logo is being displayed on a smartphone with Xai visible in the background in this photo illustration on April 1, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Tuesday praised Adolf Hitler and made other antisemitic comments. The chatbot, built by Musk’s startup xAI, made the comments on […]
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