Character.AI, Aleph Alpha, and other AI startups that raised hundreds of millions are struggling to compete against better-funded rivals and Big Tech companies — Even companies that raised hundreds of millions in funding are bowing out of the race to develop advanced AI models.
An interview with Bill Gates about What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates, an upcoming five-part Netflix docuseries examining issues like AI, misinfo, and more — I spoke with the tech pioneer about his new Netflix docuseries that touches on artificial intelligence, global warming and more.
What to expect from Apple's September 9 event: four iPhone 16 models, two new AirPods, Apple Watch Series 10 with an updated look, Apple Intelligence, and more — Company also planning major updates for AirPods and watches. … The event kicks off from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. local time.
The UK CMA objects to Google's ad tech practices, says Google harms competition by using its online display ad dominance “to favour its own ad tech services” — LONDON — Britain's competition watchdog on Friday issued a statement of objections over Google's ad tech practices …
A San Francisco federal judge rules that X must face a class action age bias suit by around 150 older workers who were laid off by the company in 2022 — A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired …
Meta's Oversight Board rules that users should be allowed to post “aspirational” statements for Venezuelan state-supported paramilitary groups to be killed — Meta should allow users to post “aspirational” statements for Venezuelan paramilitary groups to be killed …
Leaked Disney files include personal data of some staff and customers, and show that Disney+ had $2.4B+ revenue in March quarter, or 43% of Disney's DTC revenue — Data trove sheds light on entertainment giant's operations, and exposes personal data of some staff and customers
Meta's Oversight Board rules that the phrase “from the river to the sea” is not necessarily hate speech when addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — The independent board said the phrase has ‘multiple meanings’ and is important to political speech on Instagram and Facebook.
Spotify expands daylist, a personalized playlist that evolves through the day depending on listening habits, globally for free and adds support for 14 languages — Spotify is launching daylist globally. It's a personalized playlist that evolves throughout the day depending on your listening habits.
Alibaba will let shoppers check out via Tencent's WeChat Pay on its Taobao and Tmall shopping platforms, as Chinese government crackdown on Alibaba ends — - The decision brings down one of the biggest app barriers … The Taobao and Tmall shopping platforms will allow its hundreds …
Ubisoft stock fell by 10%+ to a ten year low in the past two days, giving it a market cap of €1.99B, following the lukewarm reception to Star Wars Outlaws — Ubisoft stock prices have tanked by over 10% in the past two days following a lukewarm reception to Star Wars Outlaws.
SAP CTO Juergen Mueller says he will leave the company by the end of September because of inappropriate conduct at a past company event — - Mueller will leave by the end of the month after an incident — He apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ behavior at company event
Zilch says it made an operating profit in July 2024, hitting profitability within four years of its founding date, and crossed £100M in annual revenue run rate — British financial technology firm Zilch on Tuesday reported its first-ever month of profit, marking a key milestone …
Sources: Apple will use OLED displays in all iPhone models sold from next year, switching its lower-priced iPhone SE models to OLED screens from LCDs — U.S. tech giant to switch iPhone SE's screen to OLEDs in 2025 — TOKYO — Apple will use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) …
Filing: the SEC seeks changes in the FTX's bankruptcy plan and says it reserves its rights to challenge distribution transactions involving crypto assets — The SEC said that it may challenge any transactions of distributions involving crypto assets to creditors. — The SEC has sought a change in the FTX's bankruptcy plan.
Gleb Bryanski / Reuters : Russia's finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in i...
