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Publishers are happy that the Department of Justice sued Google over its control of online display advertising. But some would have preferred to have seen the case brought five or six years ago—when the gap between what publishers and the tech giants generate from online ads was not as wide as it is today.
Publishing executives say they might have had a chance to build the ad tools that could have helped them compete for ad dollars if Google’s control of buying and selling display ads on the open web had b
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Michael Cusick says his Rivian R1T not only survived Hurricane Helene but also became an essential tool to help families affected by the storm. Read more ›
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new electric vehicle dedicated to self-driving, a possible milestone after years of false promises and blown deadlines. The robotaxi is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle, lacking a steering wheel or pedals, meaning it will need approval from regulators before going into production. The design was futuristic, with doors that open upward like butterfly wings and a small cabin with only enough space for two passengers.... Read more ›
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Amazon MGM's live-action feature based on the beloved anime just took a mecha-tastic step forward. Read more ›
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Disney cast members told Business Insider they were unhappy with scheduling, logistics, and safety precautions in the hours before Milton's arrival. Read more ›
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Though smart rings with health capabilities have been growing in popularity, Apple has no plans to join the smart ring market, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. While Apple explored the idea, there is no active development of a ring going on at this time, and Apple has no plans to launch a ring. Samsung's Galaxy Ring Smart rings on the market from companies like Oura measure heart rate, track body... Read more ›
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Trump was slated to announce a new economic proposal in Detroit. It took him quite a bit of time to get to it. Read more ›
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Anduril Industries, founded by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, unveiled a new AI-powered attack drone, which can fit inside a backpack. Read more ›
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Some people are taking the iconic red kiosks home as collector's items. But be warned: the energy costs are steep. Read more ›
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk surprised attendees of the “We, Robot” event by presenting a new, unexpected vehicle: a passenger van. The robovan is intended to for the company’s Tesla Network, an autonomous ridehailing service for purpose-built self-driving cars, as well as Tesla customers’ personally owned vehicles. Tesla has dropped hints about a van before. In its Master Plan Part Deux, the company said it was developing “high passenger-density urban transport”... Read more ›
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A guest at a Disney World resort said staff handled her stay smoothly during Hurricane Milton and guests were offered discounts on rooms and meals. Read more ›
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Amazon Prime Day is over, but there are still live deals that can help you save on accessories like these sturdy Torras phone cases. Read more ›
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Hurricane Milton hit Florida with 120 mph winds and over 100 tornadoes, leaving 11 million people at risk of flash floods. Read more ›
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Users who upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 found that it created a cache that cannot be deleted. Disk Clean-up identified it as an 8.63GB Windows Update cache. Read more ›
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TikTok's algorithm leads us toward outrage-inducing stories. But its live videos of Hurricane Milton actually were useful — and could replace TV. Read more ›
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The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this week. Read more ›
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Lori Garver's new memoir details her struggles to get NASA colleagues to embrace SpaceX and Blue Origin. Read more ›
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Former FTX executive Ryan Salame prepared to start his 7 ½ prison sentence by posting about his "new position" on LinkedIn this week. Read more ›
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Cultivators are turning to genetic sequencing and cellular-manipulation techniques to breed highly potent mushrooms—leaving some unprepared psychonauts in distress. Read more ›
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Apple is once again planning to cut the interest rate of its Apple Card high-yield savings account, with the new rate set to go live on Friday, October 11. The Apple Card savings account's annual percentage yield (APR) will drop to 4.10 percent, down from 4.25 percent. This is the third cut that Apple has made this year, and the second in the last few weeks. Back in late September,... Read more ›
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Most responders to our survey said they are seriously thinking about abandoning Samsung. Read more ›
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Earlier this year, Aravind Srinivas’ phone rang. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, wanted to dish with Srinivas—CEO of Perplexity, an artificial intelligence–powered search engine startup—on the biggest competitor they had in common: Google. Days earlier, Google had announced several upgrades to Gemini, its generative AI model, and Nadella wanted to know: Was Srinivas impressed with how much text Gemini could handle in a single prompt? How did the capabilities of OpenAI,... Read more ›
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Cerebras Systems, a $4 billion-valuation semiconductor designer taking on Nvidia, stands out as one of the few tech startups aiming to list its shares publicly this year, trying to capitalize on investor interest in hardware that powers artificial intelligence. What may dampen some of the fervor is another unusual detail: Its co-founder and CEO, Andrew Feldman, was convicted for an accounting fraud felony nearly two decades ago. Read more ›
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An overriding question for artificial intelligence developers is whether they can generate enough revenue to offset the high costs of compute and talent. But their own AI helpers can also cut costs. Daniela Amodei, co-founder and president of model developer Anthropic, said the startup’s developers have been using its Claude chatbot to help them code. It can’t fully replace engineers and needs “some coaching,” but many Anthropic developers have dramatically... Read more ›
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In September, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made waves when he announced a plan to sharply reduce the number of managers at the internet giant, partly to combat the bureaucracy creeping into its culture. It turns out Jassy’s plan will affect far fewer managers than some outside the company had expected. Amazon’s efforts to cut back the number of managers at the company will apply only to its corporate employees, not... Read more ›
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There wasn’t any one thing that led to the slow death of Girls in Tech, a standard-bearer nonprofit that provided Silicon Valley women with the kind of mentorship and training opportunities that men took for granted. First, the pandemic struck, and donors shifted their attention to health and science causes. Then the Black Lives Matter movement prompted donors to shift their focus to groups that were more obviously working on... Read more ›
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OpenAI closed out its big week of fundraising news with a rather understated product announcement: the release of Canvas, a new ChatGPT interface that makes it easier for users to draft documents and code.That might not sound like a big deal. But it has bigger implications for the company’s position in the AI race and its relationship with its customers than you might think.With Canvas, users can open up a... Read more ›
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The Amazon executive who oversaw its Just Walk Out cashierless checkout technology has left the company, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed. He is now the chief technology officer of the electric scooter and bike sharing company Lime, according to his LinkedIn profile. The executive, Jon Jenkins, ... Read more ›
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Attorneys general from 13 states and the District of Columbia sued TikTok on Tuesday, alleging that the company deliberately designed the app to be addictive to children. The lawsuits, which were filed separately in New York, the District of Columbia and 12 other states, are the latest in a ... Read more ›
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Sierra, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, is raising hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding led by growth-stage investor Greenoaks Capital, according to two people who have examined the deal. The new financing will at least triple the company’s valuation, which was $1 billion in a funding round in January, one of the people said, adding they expected the valuation to surpass $4... Read more ›
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Publishers are happy that the Department of Justice sued Google over its control of online display advertising. But some would have preferred to have seen the case brought five or six years ago—when the gap between what publishers and the tech giants generate from online ads was not as wide as it is today. Publishing executives say they might have had a chance to build the ad tools that could... Read more ›
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