Last fall, Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, asked his counterpart at Microsoft, Satya Nadella, if the tech giant would invest billions of dollars in the start-up. Microsoft had already pumped $ 13 billion into OpenAI, and Mr. Nadella was initially willing to keep the cash spigot flowing. But after OpenAI’s board of directors briefly ousted […]
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Hundreds of advertisers, including major brands like L’Oreal and Victoria’s Secret, flocked to the Lower East Side on Thursday night for TikTok’s annual spring pitch to marketers. It had been about a week since President Biden signed a law that says TikTok must be sold from its Chinese parent company or face a potential ban, […]
Getty Images By Mariko Oi Business reporter A US judge has blocked Montana’s ban on TikTok, saying it violated the free speech rights of users. In May, Montana became the first US state to pass the ban which was scheduled to take effect on 1 January. The short-video sharing app, which is owned by China’s […]
A wave of regulation and industry action has placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable. After Dr. Mark J. Mohrmann completed a successful orthopedic procedure in 2019, his patient turned to Yelp, the review website, to share his appreciation. “Dr. Mark made me feel that I […]
Many of us stream shows and movies with the subtitles on all the time — and not because it’s cool. “What did he just say?” Those are some of the most commonly uttered words in my home. No matter how much my wife and I crank up the TV volume, the actors in streaming movies […]
Max Verstappen simply loves to race — whether it’s in real life or in a video game. The 25-year-old Dutch driver, who won his second consecutive Formula One world championship last season, will put his gaming prowess to the test this weekend when he headlines the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, a sim-racing version […]
Man connecting to network with his smartphone Gettu Understand speed. When it comes to internet speed, most internet users are likely familiar with “5G,” which represents the fifth and most current generation of mobile/cellular technology. 5G can be used to deliver high-speed internet service to your home, using nearby cellular towers to send a signal […]
The video game streaming service is struggling to strike the right balance between popularity and profit. Twitch is the most popular game streaming service on the internet, but it may face challenges in trying to keep the most popular streamers. On Wednesday, the company said it would reduce the subscription revenue it shared with some […]
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Reuters Twitter spent $ 33m (£27m) on Elon Musk’s proposed deal to buy the firm between April and June 2022. It also said its number of monthly daily users had risen to 237m – but it reported a net loss of $ 270m, which was worse than expected. Mr Musk has since changed his mind […]
Internal documents show a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in the country, the company’s biggest market. On Feb. 4, 2019, a Facebook researcher created a new user account to see what it was like to experience the social media site as a person living in Kerala, India. For the next three […]
The Tokyo Olympics reminded the world that some of history’s most iconic, important video games hail from the nation, as several memorable orchestrated themes serenaded athletes and onlookers at Friday’s opening ceremonies. The song list included several memorable themes that mainstream audiences may know, like the main theme of the Final Fantasy series and a […]
Hundreds of sellers are offering false and stolen vaccine cards, as businesses and states weigh proof of vaccinations for getting people back to work and play. SAN FRANCISCO — On Etsy, eBay, Facebook and Twitter, little rectangular slips of paper started showing up for sale in late January. Printed on card stock, they measured 3 […]
Getty Images Amazon has defeated activists hoping to establish the company’s first unionised warehouse in the US. Workers at the Bessemer, Alabama warehouse voted 1,798 to 738 against the effort, labour officials said. That represented a majority of votes cast in the contest, which was seen as a key test for Amazon after global criticism […]