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Walt Disney Co. reported a sharp drop in profits from its entertainment segment for the December quarter, as lower profits from its TV networks offset better results from its streaming business. Profits from Disney’s sports segment, which includes ESPN, also fell. Overall Disney reported 5% ...
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Kevin Warsh, Trump's pick for Fed chair, is a good listener who seeks consensus, former colleagues say. That could shape how he would run the Fed. Read more ›
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Today, I’m talking with Allan Thygesen, who is the CEO of Docusign. You know Docusign; it’s the platform where you sign things online. It turns out 7,000 people work there, which is one of those facts you see flying around sometimes that’s always felt like perfect Decoder bait. What are all those people doing? And […] Read more ›
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A fresh leak has revealed a few details about Nothing's upcoming affordable headphones, the Headphone (a). Read more ›
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Billie Eilish slammed ICE during her Song of the Year acceptance speech at the 2026 Grammy Awards. Read more ›
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Whether you're one of the few people still keeping up with New Year's resolutions or just want an upgraded smartwatch, now is a good time to get an Apple Watch. Currently, the Apple Watch Series 11 is on sale for $299, down from $399. The 25 percent discount brings the 2025 model back down to its record-low price. We named the Apple Watch Series 11 as our choice for best... Read more ›
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"Melania," which debuted in theaters on January 30, offers audiences a glimpse into first lady's life leading up to the 2025 inauguration. Read more ›
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Upgrade to 4K UHD on the cheap with Samsung’s 43-inch M7 M70F 4K UHD monitor. For $299.99, you get a smart display that works well for TV, movies, and productivity. Read more ›
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Shirin Behzadi shares how fleeing Iran alone at 18 led her from gas station shifts to becoming the CEO of a billion-dollar company. Read more ›
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The Lexar Play SE is a capacious but strange NVMe SSD with rare hardware. It puts up meager numbers. Read more ›
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When you picture a virtual reality headset user, you're probably not picturing someone like Sherry Dickson. At 69, the snowy-haired, retired elementary school teacher hops into her Meta Quest headset five days a week, for roughly 60 to 90 minutes at a time. She's not attending live concerts or watching immersive films. Dickson, a fitness […] Read more ›
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When President Donald Trump launched his deportation campaign last January, he had the American public at his back. Under Joe Biden, unauthorized border crossings had soared to record levels — and threw America into a nativist mood. In November 2024, a CBS News/You Gov poll found 57 percent of Americans expressing support for “a national […] Read more ›
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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram. Read more ›
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While the main series might be over, Netflix is far from done with Stranger Things. The first spin-off to hit the streaming service will be Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85. The company had said that the animated show would arrive sometime this year and now, alongside a new trailer, it confirmed a release date of April 23. The trailer is a bit of an odd watch given that Stranger Things... Read more ›
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Disney's streaming services reeled in record profits last quarter as the Mouse House increased prices. Read more ›
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Disney on Monday revealed the impact of its carriage dispute with YouTube TV that left customers unable to access ESPN, among other channels. Read more ›
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A top economist says Kevin Warsh is a solid choice for Fed chair — but his legacy will depend on keeping politics out of interest rate decisions. Read more ›
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A good test would clear the way for launch of Artemis II as soon as next Sunday, February 8. Read more ›
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Some American Airlines flight attendants were left "stranded in airport terminals and hotel lobbies," the APFA union said. Read more ›
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Google is testing Gemini antiscam protection in Chrome, a server-side scam check that activates only when a page already looks risky. It’s off by default and requires Enhanced Safe Browsing. Read more ›
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Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and Teyana Taylor didn't stop celebrating when the Grammys ended. They and other stars hit after parties in fun fashion. Read more ›
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SoftBank is in talks to invest an additional $30 billion in OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. An investment of that size would add to its more than $30 billion investment in the ChatGPT maker, likely cementing its role as the biggest shareholder. The talks are part of an ... Read more ›
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The battle for AI dominance in China is reaching new heights. Tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba Group are both poised to release their next flagship AI models around the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February, in what could be the most consequential battle in the country’s tech sector. ByteDance is preparing to release three new AI models—a large language model, an image generation model and a video model—next month, according... Read more ›
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OpenAI recently updated its policy for handling whistleblower complaints, following concerns about AI startups ignoring what are standard rules applying to all companies. It follows similar steps from Anthropic and could pressure other AI companies to follow suit. Federal government rules mandate that companies cannot retaliate against employees who report wrongdoing. Legislation governing AI, including the E.U. AI Act and California’s SB 53, has specifically mandated the protections for AI... Read more ›
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Anthropic has hiked its revenue forecasts for the next several years, projecting that sales will quadruple this year to as much as $18 billion and will hit $55 billion next year. It is aiming to shrink the revenue gap with OpenAI, its older archrival. The revenue projections, which haven’t previously been reported, are significantly higher than the ones Anthropic made last summer. But expenses, including those from training and running... Read more ›
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If quarterly earnings announcements were a contest, Mark Zuckerberg would have won Wednesday. You might even say investors are coming to terms with Meta Platforms’ you-only-live-once approach to spending on AI. The owner of Facebook and Instagram reported stronger than projected fourth-quarter growth of 24% and projected that revenue growth would accelerate to 30% in the first quarter. Meta hasn’t grown that fast since the go-go days of 2021. To... Read more ›
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As more tech executives weigh in on the weekend’s fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff this week that he believes “ICE is going too far,” according to a copy of the internal memo published by the New York Times’ DealBook. “There is a big ... Read more ›
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Private equity firms are struggling to sell the software companies they acquired in a buying frenzy in 2021 and 2022, even though they enjoyed a rebound in sales for such companies last year. The lack of deals could force more PE firms to sell their holdings at a lower price, or even at a discount to the original deal price. Sales did pick up last year but not enough to... Read more ›
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Anaplan, a business-planning software provider owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, is taking steps toward an initial public offering and could file confidentially for the listing in the coming weeks, people familiar with the discussions said. The listing would be a sign that IPOs for PE-backed software companies could soon rebound. This would be Anaplan’s return to the public market after it was taken private by Thoma Bravo for... Read more ›
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The wave of so-called AI neolabs seeking breakthroughs they think incumbents like OpenAI will miss continues to rise. Core Automation, an AI startup founded by former senior OpenAI researcher Jerry Tworek in recent weeks, aims to raise between $500 million and $1 billion in funding, according to a person who has spoken with the company. He wants to develop AI models using methods that major firms such as OpenAI and... Read more ›
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Anthropic, in December, projected to generate as much as $18 billion this year, about 20% more than its summer forecast, and $55 billion next year. The company expects to generate as much as $148 billion in 2029 in its most optimistic projections– about $3 billion more than what OpenAI projected ... Read more ›
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