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Meta Platforms staffers have had discussions with Google Cloud about the possibility of using Google’s artificial intelligence models to improve Meta’s ad business, according to people with knowledge of the conversations.
The discussions are the latest sign of how Meta’s stumbles with its own AI have prompted it to consider using other companies’ technology, at least as an interim measure while its newly overhauled AI teams improve its models.
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Qualcomm is introducing photo authenticity software in new chips that will power upcoming Android phones. Read more ›
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In the early months of the war in Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley, then chair of the joint chiefs of staff, carried a note card in his briefcase outlining what he saw as the main priorities when it came to the US and NATO approach to the war. As reported by the Washington Post, they were: […] Read more ›
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order finalizing some of the terms of a deal to bring TikTok's US business under American control. The new TikTok entity will be owned by a group of US-based investors, while ByteDance will maintain a smaller stake in the new company and keep the app's algorithm. TikTok has faced more than a year of uncertainty about its future in the United States since... Read more ›
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I still can't figure out how to think about Ghost of Yōtei. And, honestly, its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima, even four years on. I enjoy these games - I enjoy these kinds of games, even. I'm a sucker, if you'll forgive the pun, for the Sucker Punch style of open world. A kind of Diet Assassin's Creed: even lighter; even shallower; even simpler to grasp and follow around, sword in... Read more ›
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The United States government has finalized a deal licensing the Grok 4 chatbot for use by federal government workers. This follows recent deals made with OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic, but raises eyebrows due to the previously fractured relationship between xAI boss Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order approving a sale of TikTok's US business. Oracle will oversee its user data and audit its algorithm. Read more ›
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The company also says the EU's Digital Markets Act is backfiring on consumers, but Google isn't exactly an objective party. Read more ›
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Software giant’s move follows media investigation into use of its products to surveil Palestinian civilians Read more ›
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The Trump administration is signaling that a government shutdown on Wednesday could lead to more firings. Democrats say its an intimidation tactic. Read more ›
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After five deadline extensions and several rounds of negotiations, President Trump signed an executive order to put TikTok’s US operations in the hands of Oracle and other American investors. Read more ›
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Tom Homan, the White House border czar, allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives during a sting operation last year, according to MSNBC. The payment was made after Homan implied that he could help the agents secure government contracts in a second Trump administration. In layperson’s terms, this is […] Read more ›
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Microsoft has ended access to its data centers for a unit of the Israeli military that helped power a massive surveillance operation against Palestinian civilians, according to a report by The Guardian. The company says that the country's spy agency has violated its terms of service. This surveillance system collected millions of phone calls made by Palestinian civilians every day in Gaza and the West Bank. The massive trove of... Read more ›
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Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America's President and Chief Operating Officer, is stepping down on December 31, 2025, according to Nintendo. Bowser's leadership responsibilities will now be split between two executives: Devon Pritchard, NoA's Executive Vice President of Revenue, Marketing and Consumer Experience, will take over as President, and Satoru Shibata, the current Corporate Director and Managing Executive Director, will act as the company's CEO. Bowser first joined Nintendo in 2015... Read more ›
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Sean "Diddy" Combs will learn soon if his last-minute, long shot argument that he's just an amateur pornographer will get his conviction tossed. Read more ›
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The legal battle between Elon Musk's xAI and Sam Altman's OpenAI just widened , with Musk accusing the ChatGPT maker of stealing technology. Read more ›
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In a four-part series of religious lectures in San Francisco, Peter Thiel - yes, that Peter Thiel - has argued that the End Times are night and that a biblical Antichrist - yes, that Antichrist - will come to earth in the form of onerous government regulations placed on science, technology and AI. These are, […] Read more ›
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My family moved from Texas to California. While there are advantages to being here, I'm not always sure we made the right choice. Read more ›
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A raft of venture-backed startups are emerging to offer high-tech consultants for businesses needing help with artificial intelligence, posing competition for companies like Palantir and McKinsey & Co. that specialize in high-priced consulting services. One is Distyl AI. The three-year-old startup provides companies like T-Mobile with what’s known as forward-deployed engineers and AI software that automates business processes such as analyzing customer data or managing HR functions. Founded by former... Read more ›
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Crypto stormed into the traditional financial system over the past four months, wedging itself deeper than ever into banking and the stock market. The head-spinning changes created billions in profits for the industry and added more risks for investors and regulators. The changes came so fast that they were hard to keep straight. We’ve rolled back the clock to help readers catch up on the four big trends that drove... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Musk’s Memphis supercomputer fixer • The Arena: The highlightification of sports. • The Top 5: Tech elites turn to luxury matchmakers to find love.• Plus, our Recommendations: “Home Cooking,” “The World’s Worst Best” and “Three Days of the Condor.” It definitely wasn’t the opening question Carlos Alcaraz was expecting.As I sat four feet from the world no. 1 tennis player—and full disclosure,... Read more ›
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When Dan Lahav was in grade school, he became obsessed with the short stories of Isaac Asimov, where robots gain sentience and trick humans into relinquishing control of society. Today he spends his time prodding artificial intelligence to do just that. Lahav is CEO of Irregular, a two-year-old startup that specializes in testing AI models’ capacity for malice. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind have hired Irregular, which was previously named... Read more ›
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Apple is rushing to boost production of its newly released entry-level model iPhone 17 after strong pre-orders last weekend. The tech giant told at least two suppliers to boost their daily output of the standard model by at least 30%, according to people familiar with the matter. The shift suggests more consumers than Apple expected opted to buy the cheaper iPhone 17 model, which retails for $799 in the U.S.,... Read more ›
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When OpenAI in March released ChatGPT features that could turn photos into animated characters, a spike in usage forced the company to put temporary limits on the features. It wasn’t the first time this had happened. Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told investors at a Goldman Sachs conference last week that the company has to regularly hold up launches of new features or AI models because of a shortage of... Read more ›
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As OpenAI’s plans to make devices infused with its artificial intelligence get closer to reality, the company is increasingly plucking talent from Silicon Valley’s most successful device maker: Apple. In recent months, the startup behind ChatGPT has been raiding the ranks of Apple’s design, manufacturing and supply chain teams, in addition to Apple’s team of AI researchers, according to ten current and former Apple employees and a review of LinkedIn... Read more ›
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The House Select Committee on China is planning to send a letter to PayPal CEO Alex Chriss on Friday, seeking assurances that the U.S. payment giant is complying with anti money-laundering rules after it entered into a partnership earlier this year with a unit of Chinese tech giant Tencent. In a ... Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s xAI told staff this week that its Grok chatbot has 64 million monthly users, the New York Times reported on Thursday. By contrast, OpenAI said in August that ChatGPT had hit 700 million weekly users, while Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in July that its Gemini app had 450 million ... Read more ›
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Late last week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver inadvertently went viral on social media with a passing comment that quickly got under the skin of basketball fans. When asked during a press conference about how expensive being an NBA fan has become—mainly due to fragmented TV broadcasts and streaming price hikes—part of Silver’s response was that there are many free ways to watch, including via Instagram and TikTok. “This is very... Read more ›
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