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New Apple CEO John Ternus doubted himself when he started: ‘I wasn’t sure I belonged’
Apple is adding a new CEO to its ranks and continuing a long-running tradition of internal promotion. The iPhone maker on Monday announced that CEO Tim Cook will step down as chief executive in September and named senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus as his successor. Cook will serve as executive chairman. He […]
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Tim Cook turned Apple into a $4 trillion juggernaut by not trying to be Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs (R), Apple Inc. CEO, and Tim Cook, Apple Inc. Coo, speak at a press conference at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. Kimberly White | Corbis Historical | Getty Images In his time running Apple, Tim Cook has been more like the “president of a country, not a company,” according to Deepwater Asset Management’s […]
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AI startup Cursor in talks to raise $2 billion funding round at valuation of over $50 billion
Key Points Artificial intelligence startup Cursor is in talks to raise a $2 billion fundraising round at an over $50 billion valuation, which does not include the investment, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. Andreessen Horowitz is slated to co-lead the new investment round, in which Nvidia and Thrive Capital are also expected […]
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SiIicon Valley’s AI agent hiccups: Wasted tokens and ‘chaotic’ systems
San Jose CA, commercial hub of silicon valley and its network of freeways. Steve Proehl | The Image Bank | Getty Images Despite the C-suite’s enthusiasm over artificial intelligence agents that can plow through office tasks like never-sleeping interns, the underlying technology is still rickety and a potential cost-sucker. That much was clear this week […]
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Justice Department refuses to assist French probe into Musk’s X, WSJ reports
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department has told French law enforcement it will not assist with efforts to investigate tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a letter from the DOJ’s Office of International Affairs, […]
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Google will let users connect their photos to the Gemini chatbot and Nano Banana
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Google is letting the Gemini AI chatbot connect to personal photos with the Nano Banana image generation tool. Google said Thursday it will allow users to connect their Personal Intelligence, an AI feature that connects Google apps for personalized answers, with its Gemini chatbot. If a user opts in, […]
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Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after officials from the two countries met in Washington, President Donald Trump said Thursday. The temporary truce will start at 5 p.m. ET, Trump said in a Truth Social post. In a follow-up, Trump added that he will be inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
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Snap’s stock jumps 11% on plans to axe 16% of its workforce citing AI efficiencies
Omar Marques | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Snap‘s shares jumped on Wednesday after the company announced plans to slash up to 16% of its global workforce, citing AI-driven efficiencies. CEO Evan Spiegel said in a letter to staff that the reduction would affect around 1,000 members of staff and that at least […]
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Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s house aimed to kill OpenAI CEO, warned of humanity’s extinction from AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters A man accused of throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home last week was trying to kill him, and was motivated by hatred of artificial intelligence technology, […]
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Robbie Williams has more U.K. No. 1 albums than The Beatles — now he wants to build beyond music
Celebrating 30 years as a solo artist, Robbie Williams speaks with Tania Bryer about overcoming addiction to become the most successful musician in U.K. album chart history. He also shares his ambitions to build businesses beyond music. Robbie Williams rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of British boy band Take That. While […]
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