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Anthropic says no to ads on Claude chatbot, weeks after OpenAI made move to test them
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Wednesday said its artificial intelligence chatbot Claude will remain ad-free, a decision that comes just weeks after the startup’s rival OpenAI […]
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Amazon makes Alexa+ AI assistant available to everyone in the U.S. nearly a year after launch
Alexa+ signage during an unveiling event in New York, Feb. 26, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Wednesday announced it’s making Alexa+ available to everyone in the U.S., almost a year after it launched a revamped version of its digital assistant. Alexa+ has been in an “early access” preview since last […]
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Sen. Warren, others urge FTC, DOJ to scrutinize tech AI ‘acquihire’ deals for antitrust violations
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks, alongside Sen. Ron Wyden, to press in the Capitol, Feb. 3, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Richard Blumenthal called on federal agencies to scrutinize AI deals from Nvidia, Meta and Google for potential antitrust violations, in a letter shared with CNBC. The three Democrats […]
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Pinterest CEO rebukes, fires ‘obstructionist’ employees who created tool to track layoffs
Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, speaks at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pinterest CEO Bill Ready rebuked staffers who created an internal tool to track layoffs at the company, and fired those involved. […]
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In Google earnings, analysts want answers on Apple’s Siri-Gemini deal
Matteo Della Torre | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alphabet reports earnings Wednesday, and investors will be looking for more details on the company’s deal with Apple to revamp the Siri virtual assistant with Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence technology. While Wall Street is expecting Google to report a 15% year-over-year increase in its fourth-quarter revenue, much […]
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Pinterest CEO Bill Ready learned one key business lesson early — and it shaped the toughest call of his career
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Pinterest CEO Bill Ready reflects on the pivotal decisions behind his rise from small-town-Kentucky to Silicon Valley — and the bold move that reshaped the platform for a new generation. Source
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Waymo announces $16 billion funding round
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Alphabet‘s self-driving car unit Waymo on Monday said it raised a $16 billion funding round that values the company at $126 billion “post-money.” The new funding is the latest move by Alphabet to fund Waymo’s continued […]
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OpenAI launches standalone Codex app for Apple computers
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards OpenAI’s new Codex app. Courtesy of OpenAI OpenAI on Monday launched a standalone app for its artificial intelligence-powered coding assistant, Codex, which is temporarily available to all ChatGPT users with Apple computers. The new app has a simple interface and is designed to serve as a “command center” that makes […]
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China gloom: The ‘Are you dead?’ app is dead and a ‘crying horse’ plushie is selling out
While Americans worry about inflation and affordability, the Chinese are fretting about deflation and a down economy. To get a sense of Chinese consumer confidence today, visit Beijing toy seller Gao Lan, where a frowning horse plushie is selling out for the Year of the Horse. According to state media, a factory worker mistakenly sewed […]
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Amazon asks FCC for extension for Leo satellite internet service
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 9, 2025. Steve Nesius | Reuters Amazon has asked the Federal Communications Commission […]
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