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The topic of artificial intelligence in the workplace touched a nerve with The Information’s readers. Some described AI as significant for the future of our species or as a new industrial revolution, while others said it’s just an app and not a new way to work.
Often they couched their commentary in social terms, reflecting the broad impact of AI outside the company walls. That impact cannot be overstated, considering that a majority agree AI will not be an equalizer for all employees, and companies need t
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Kristen Radtke / The Verge Bluesky feels like the big winner right now. I’ve been covering Bluesky ever since I got my invite in April 2023. I’ve felt the platform has always had promise, especially with features like feeds with custom algorithms and the ability to let users pick their own moderation filters. But for a long while, it didn’t have the critical mass of users that I could follow... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has stopped offering updates to Windows 11 version 24H2 on PCs that have certain Ubisoft games installed, Bleeping Computer reports. The company made the move after complaints that Star Wars Outlaws and games in the Assassin’s Creed series were crashing after installing the new Windows update. Microsoft confirmed the “compatibility hold” in a status update yesterday evening, and says it’s working with... Read more ›
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Action, Henry Cavill, and romance await in Lionsgate's eventual reboot of the beloved Highlander series. Read more ›
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Police in Florida arrested a man on grand theft charges for a fake Elon Musk Facebook scam that duped an elderly woman out of $250,000. Read more ›
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7-Eleven stores are at the center of a three-way bidding war between the company's management, its founders, and a Canadian convenience store company. Read more ›
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The Times sued OpenAI in December, arguing that the company used its articles without permission to train ChatGPT. Read more ›
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LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman raised concerns about Elon Musk's conflict of interest in guiding Trump on AI laws since the Tesla CEO also owns xAI. Read more ›
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Musk made a similar comment on social media years before he acquired X (then Twitter) in 2022. Read more ›
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1969's "The War Games" serial is getting colorized and coming with new sights and sounds for newer Doctor Who fans. Read more ›
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Hybrid gain cell memory combines DRAM and SRAM features to enhance AI hardware efficiency. Read more ›
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Microsoft’s new Game Assist browser overlay can automatically surface tips and tricks for you. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Edge Game Assist, a new Edge-powered in-game browser overlay, is available for beta testing in Windows 11. The “game-aware” overlay lives in the Microsoft Game Bar and is designed to automatically find and show you links to tips and guides for the game you’re playing, using the Edge... Read more ›
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After making $19.2 million in advance screenings, the movie is reportedly heading for a domestic debut of $120 million. Read more ›
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Riot Games has pulled a promotional poster after fans pointed out it seemed to have been made using AI. Read more Read more ›
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Still beautiful. Still good. Still the wrong form factor for basically everybody. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Comcast plans to spin off most of NBCUniversal’s cable TV networks including MSNBC, CNBC, USA and Oxygen, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The decision, which comes a month after company executives first floated the idea to investors and analysts, could pave the way for more ... Read more ›
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OpenAI is preparing to launch a frontal assault on Google. The ChatGPT owner recently considered developing a web browser that it would combine with its chatbot, and it has separately discussed or struck deals to power search features for travel, food, real estate and retail websites, according to people who have seen prototypes or designs of the products. OpenAI has spoken about the search product with website and app developers... Read more ›
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To call the last two years “tepid” for tech initial public offerings would be an understatement. In the wake of a record-smashing high in 2021, IPO deal proceeds plummeted 94% in 2022 and have been slow to recover. But 2025 could be looking up, with some big names likely to hit exchanges. At a recent event about artificial intelligence’s impact on the IPO market, Anita Ramaswamy, The Information’s financial analysis... Read more ›
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Techies know well that coaxing a large language model to give you a good answer can feel a bit like tricking a toddler. Developers have been known to write, “if you don’t give me the correct answer, I will be fired” in their prompts—successfully. That led to “prompt engineering,” a side hustle for techies who wanted to make easy money by writing and improving prompts for LLMs. Now, a host... Read more ›
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There’s a lot of excitement around artificial intelligence disrupting search. Consumers and businesses increasingly use AI tools in lieu of traditional search engines such as Google. OpenAI has added search features to ChatGPT, Meta Platforms is crawling and indexing the web for its Meta AI chatbot and the AI search startup Perplexity is nearing a $9 billion valuation. A host of other AI companies provide information about current events in... Read more ›
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OpenAI has discussed powering artificial intelligence in Samsung devices, similar to a deal the AI developer has with Apple, The Information reported. The discussions are part of a multipronged attack by OpenAI on Google, which is Samsung’s most important partner in using the Android ... Read more ›
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In China, one of the biggest names in tech is Kai-Fu Lee, a Taiwan native and a bestselling author who used to head Google’s operations in the country. When Lee founded an artificial intelligence startup called 01.AI in Beijing in March last year, Chinese investors including Alibaba Group were so eager to back him that the startup became a unicorn just eight months later. But in the U.S., where Lee... Read more ›
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Last week, YouTube began introducing jewels, virtual tips that fans can buy to send creators during livestreams. YouTubers can exchange these tips for cash, a penny per jewel. The Google-owned video site is the latest to get into live tipping, which has been popular for years on Twitch. As the chart below shows, most major social apps are now offering digital tips for live streamers which generally cost about a... Read more ›
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Amazon on Thursday added a temporary 50% discount to all orders made through its new Temu competitor, Amazon Haul. The aggressive discounting coincides with the holiday shopping season and comes one week after Amazon launched Haul, which features a Temu-like assortment of cheap products like $3 ... Read more ›
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When Google CEO Sundar Pichai called Donald Trump to congratulate the president-elect on winning the election, a guest was on the line: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, xAI and other companies, according to two people familiar with the situation. Musk’s appearance took Pichai by surprise, one of these people said. Read more ›
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