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AI Boom’s Secret Winners? The Companies Expected to Power It
(Bloomberg) -- Investors looking for a unique way into the stock market’s artificial intelligence boom are finding an intriguing bank shot in what’s traditionally the most boring corner of the equities universe: utilities.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urban NightlifeJavier Milei Fuels
5 min read - USTechCrunch
A wrestling match over who should control robotaxis is playing out in California
Cities around the country have long been crying out for more control over how autonomous vehicles are deployed on their streets. In California, they might finally get their wish. The bill, which passed the Senate Transportation Committee this week, is one of several laws that have been introduced in California this year dedicated to putting guardrails on the pioneer technology.
9 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Google Seeks to Throw Out Ad Tech Antitrust Case Before Trial
(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.’s Google asked a judge to toss the Justice Department’s lawsuit accusing it of monopolizing the technology used to buy and sell online advertising, arguing that the agency fabricated a market for the litigation but still failed to show that the tech giant controls at least 70% of it.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Re
2 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed legislation requiring TikTok parent ByteDance to sell to a U.S. owner within a year or to shut down.
6 min read - PoliticsBloomberg
Divest-or-Ban Law Rattles TikTok Influencers Pushing Pro-Biden Content
(Bloomberg) -- When President Joe Biden returned to the White House after delivering his State of the Union address, 23-year-old TikTok influencer Awa Sanneh joined roaring cheers alongside administration staffers gathered on the mansion’s back porch.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urban
7 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Tesla and Microsoft presented 2 distinct versions of AI. Investors liked both.
Earnings presentations from four of the biggest tech companies in the world showed two very different visions of AI: the moonshot and the incremental gains.
3 min read - BusinessGizmodo
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Google I/O 2024
In the tech world, developer conferences are like birthdays. These mega-events happen annually and remind us of the cadence of life and that time is a neverending circle. Google I/O 2024 will be no different.
3 min read - BusinessGizmodo
Apple Vision Pro Sales Slump, Robot Weapons Get Scarier, TikTok Ban Is Here and More
This week Apple got a dose of reality as people are caring less about its Vision Pro. A robot tank with green eyes and a robo dog with a flamethrower show that the future of warfare is here. And to round things out, Elon Musk’s AI bot isn’t that smart. Here’s all the big tech news for the week.
5 min read - TechnologyGizmodo
ChatGPT Could Power the iPhone's AI Chatbot: Report
Apple is reportedly holding discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s AI technology to power some features coming to the iPhone later this year, Bloomberg reported on Friday. This comes roughly a month after reports surfaced that Apple was holding discussions with Google about using Gemini in iOS 18. Either company winning a contract could earn them a dominant position in the artificial intelligence world.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
Apple has reportedly resumed talks with OpenAI to build a chatbot for the iPhone
Apple has resumed talks with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, to build an AI-powered chatbot into the iPhone, according to a new report.
2 min read - TechnologyPopular Mechanics
Get the Most Out of Your iPhone with the Best MagSafe Accessories
MagSafe accessories add new levels of utility to the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods with cases, stands, and chargers.
7 min read - BusinessEngadget
The FTC accuses Amazon of using Signal’s auto-deleting messages to erase evidence
As part of its antitrust suit against Amazon, the FTC accused the company of using Signal’s disappearing messages feature to conceal communications.
2 min read - BusinessGizmodo
Nintendo Switch 2: Everything You Need to Know
This post was updated 4/26/24 at 4:35 p.m. ET to include new rumors about the size of the Switch 2's Joycons.
9 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Intel Tumbles Most in Three Months After Tepid Forecast
(Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp., the biggest maker of personal computer processors, tumbled the most in three months on Friday after giving a lackluster forecast for the current period, indicating that it’s still struggling to return to the top tier of the chip industry. Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slo
4 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Tesla Autopilot Probed After 20 Crashes in Months Since Recall
(Bloomberg) -- The US’s top auto-safety regulator extended its years-long investigation of Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot to determine whether a fix the carmaker made months ago does enough to keep people from misusing the system.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urban NightlifeJavier Milei Fuels
3 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Apollo, KKR, Stonepeak Weigh Investing Billions in Intel Chip JV
(Bloomberg) -- Apollo Global Management Inc., KKR & Co. and Stonepeak may inject billions of dollars into a joint venture that will help fund Intel Corp.’s semiconductor fabrication facility in Ireland, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urba
1 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Intel CEO confident in its AI future after posting soft guidance
Intel's negative earnings surprise caught a few of the newfound bulls to the story by surprise.
3 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Nikon’s Z8 is a phenomenal mirrorless camera for the price
Nikon's Z8 is one of the highest resolution full-frame cameras with 45 megapixels, but is also one of the fastest and has incredible video capabilities too.
8 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Some of our favorite Bose headphones and earbuds are back to all-time low prices
Amazon has some of the highest-rated Bose headphones on sale for record-low prices. That includes the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones, which have best-in-class active noise cancellation (ANC).
2 min read - BusinessPopular Mechanics
The Best Cell Phone Signal Boosters for Staying Connected
Eliminate dead zones with these devices that work at home and on the go.
9 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
The IBM-HashiCorp coupling could be more complicated than it seems
When IBM announced its intention to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4 billion on Wednesday at market close, it was easy to conclude that the two companies should fit well together, but a deal comes down to more than strategy. In his meeting with analysts after Wednesday's announcement, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said he sees HashiCorp as a critical piece of IBM's hybrid cloud management strategy, especially as it relates to generative AI. “As generative AI deployment accelerates alongside traditional wor
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Pope to bring his call for ethical artificial intelligence to G7 summit in June in southern Italy
Pope Francis is taking his call for artificial intelligence to be developed and used according to ethical lines to the Group of 7 industrialized nations. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Friday that Francis had accepted her invitation to attend the G7 Summit in Puglia in June. Meloni, who currently heads the G7, is hosting the June 13-15 summit of leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United States.
2 min read - USPopular Mechanics
A Simple Renovation Project Unearthed a Grave Filled With Flabbergasting Treasures
The 170 ancient trinkets were scattered on top of skeletal remains.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
NHTSA concludes Tesla Autopilot investigation after linking the system to 14 deaths
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has concluded a lengthy investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system. It found 13 fatal crashes due to misuse and software that doesn’t prioritize driver attentiveness.
3 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Sam Altman and Satya Nadella Tapped for US Government AI Security Board
(Bloomberg Law) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. CEO Ed Bastian and Microsoft Corp.‘s Satya Nadella are among the corporate executives tapped Friday to help shield critical US services from artificial intelligence-powered attacks, as part of the Biden administration’s broader effort to minimize risks the technology poses to national security. Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall St
1 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Snap’s Stock Surge Is Latest Example of Earnings Volatility
(Bloomberg) -- Snap Inc.’s sizable post-earnings swing Friday is nothing new to its investors. What’s different this time is the direction: up.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urban NightlifeJavier Milei Fuels Wild Rally That Makes Peso No. 1 in WorldShares of the Snapchat parent gained a
2 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
TechCrunch Minute: Rabbit’s R1 vs Humane’s Ai Pin -- which had the best launch?
After a successful unveiling at CES, Rabbit is letting journalists try out the R1 — a small orange gadget with an AI-powered voice interface. This comes just weeks after the launch of the Humane Ai Pin, which is similarly pitched as a new kind of mobile device with AI at its center. While we’re still waiting on in-depth reviews (as opposed to an initial hands-on) of the R1, there are some pretty clear differences between the two devices.
1 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
OpenAI Startup Fund quietly raises $15M
The OpenAI Startup Fund, a venture fund related to -- but technically separate from -- OpenAI that invests in early-stage, typically AI-related companies across education, law and the sciences, has quietly closed a $15 million tranche. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, two unnamed investors contributed the $15 million in new cash on or around April 19. The paperwork was submitted on April 25, and mentions Ian Hathaway, the OpenAI Startup Fund's manager and
2 min read - USGizmodo
Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone
Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California released a ruling that concluded state highway police were acting lawfully when they forcibly unlocked a suspect’s phone using their fingerprint. You probably didn’t hear about it. The case didn’t get a lot of coverage, especially because the courts weren’t giving a blanket green light for every cop to shove your thumb to your screen during an arrest. But it’s another toll of the warning bell that reminds you to not trust biometrics to ke
6 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Atlassian Co-CEO Scott Farquhar Resigns, Leaving Mike Cannon-Brookes as Sole Chief
(Bloomberg) -- Atlassian Corp. Co-Chief Executive Officer Scott Farquhar is stepping down from the Australian software company he helped start more than two decades ago, a surprise move that rattled investors. Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urban NightlifeJavier Milei Fuels Wild Rally T
1 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Wacom's first OLED pen display is also the thinnest and lightest it has ever made
Wacom's latest pen display model is called Movink, and it's the company's first with a OLED screen. It's also Wacom's thinnest and lightest option ever, while still offering 13 inches of work space.
3 min read - USGizmodo
Baltimore Man Accused of Framing High School Principal With Racist AI Voice Clone
Baltimore County Police arrested the former athletic director of Pikesville High School on Thursday, alleging he used an AI voice clone to impersonate the school’s principal, leading the public to believe Principal Eric Eiswert had made racist and antisemitic comments, according to The Baltimore Banner.
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
It doesn’t matter how many Vision Pro headsets Apple sells
This week, there was a lot of back and forth about Apple Vision Pro production numbers. Here's why they don't matter.
6 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Amazon’s Bezos, Jassy Deleted Chats Amid FTC Antitrust Probe
(Bloomberg) -- Top Amazon.com Inc. executives including founder Jeff Bezos and Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy destroyed text messages discussing business, the Federal Trade Commission alleged, erasing evidence the agency could have used in its antitrust case against the retail giant.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound
3 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
Despite complaints, Apple hasn't yet removed an obviously fake app pretending to be RockAuto
The latest example comes from RockAuto, an auto parts dealer popular with home mechanics and other DIYers, which is upset that a fake app masquerading as its official app has not been removed from the App Store, despite numerous complaints to Apple. RockAuto co-founder and president Jim Taylor was first alerted to the situation when customers began complaining about "annoying ads" in its app -- something he said "surprised us since we don't have an app."
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Good news for Rubrik, bad news for TikTok and medium news for early-stage startups
Rubrik’s strong IPO pricing and warm reception by the public markets after its listing add more weight to the perspective that the public markets are not as closed to tech startups as some thought. If Rubrik’s result isn’t enough to break the logjam, well, maybe there’s something else going on. Happily it was all pretty darn interesting, so Mary Ann and Alex started with Rubrik before pivoting to Pomelo, a startup that has a very interesting twist on the remittances market.
1 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Microsoft, Google Gain After AI Fuels Cloud Computing Demand
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. and Google owner Alphabet Inc. sent a clear message to investors on Thursday: Our spending on artificial intelligence and cloud computing is paying off. Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urban NightlifeJavier Milei Fuels Wild Rally That Makes Peso No. 1 in Wo
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Microsoft beats Q3 top and bottom lines on cloud strength
Microsoft reported better than anticipated Q3 earnings on Thursday, powered by growth in its cloud products.
3 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Snap Signals Ad Revamp Is Finding an Audience; Shares Surge
(Bloomberg) -- Snap Inc. offered positive signs that its efforts to revamp its digital advertising business are gaining popularity with marketers — boosting revenue and providing stronger competition with powerhouses Google and Meta Platforms Inc. The shares surged the most in more than two years on Friday morning.Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast
4 min read - HealthPopular Mechanics
A Man Had Covid For 613 Straight Days—and Created a Whole New Mutation
The strain is potentially evasive to immunity.
3 min read - SciencePopular Mechanics
Scientists Are Building a Noah’s Ark for Corals
But will the species ultimately make it off the ark?
4 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Dell XPS 13 and XPS 14 review (2024): Gorgeous laptops with usability quirks
Dell’s XPS 13 and 14 are stylish, portable and powerful. You’ll have to get used to some of its design quirks, though, and it’s far pricier than older models.
10 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Piper Sandler Hires Jefferies Fintech Bankers Freiman, Greene
(Bloomberg) -- Piper Sandler Cos. hired Rob Freiman and Kegan Greene from Jefferies Financial Group Inc. as managing directors on its technology investment banking team. Most Read from BloombergApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversing Markets Confound the ProsThe Long, Slow Death of Urban NightlifeJavier Milei Fuels Wild Rally That Makes Peso No. 1 in WorldThe duo “wi
1 min read - TechnologyThe Conversation
Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files
Modern web browsers are increasingly becoming like virtual computers, able to send email and play music and videos. The downside is it’s a new way for hackers to get into your computer.
4 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Thoma Bravo to take UK cybersecurity company Darktrace private in $5B deal
Darktrace is set to go private in a deal that values the U.K.-based cybersecurity giant at around $5 billion. A newly formed entity called Luke Bidco Ltd., formed by private equity giant Thoma Bravo, has tabled an all-cash bid of £6.20 ($7.75) per share, which represents a 44% premium on its average price for the three-month period ending April 25. Founded out of Cambridge, U.K., in 2013, Darktrace is best known for AI-enabled threat detection smarts, using machine learning to identify abnorma
3 min read - TechnologyEngadget
OpenAI's Sam Altman and other tech leaders join the federal AI safety board
Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai are joining the government's Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, according to The Wall Street Journal.
2 min read - SciencePopular Mechanics
A New Study Suggests Aliens Aren’t Little Green Men. They’re Purple People Eaters.
We might have had it wrong this whole time.
3 min read - BusinessGizmodo
Fight, Sell, or Shut Down: What's Next for TikTok?
Congress passed a bill this week that forces TikTok to be sold or face a nationwide ban. President Biden signed it into law Wednesday, starting a 270-day timer for TikTok to decide its future in the United States. There’s been talk about a ban like this for years, but now it’s actually happening.
4 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a long-standing investigation into Tesla's Autopilot driver assistance system after reviewing hundreds of crashes involving its misuse, including 13 that were fatal and "many more involving serious injuries." At the same time, NHTSA is opening a new investigation to evaluate whether the Autopilot recall fix that Tesla implemented in December is effective enough. NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation said in documents released Friday t
4 min read - BusinessEngadget
The Morning After: Apple announces an iPad event for May 7
The biggest news stories this morning: Adobe’s new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video, BlizzCon 2024 is canceled, The world’s biggest 3D printer can make a house in under 80 hours.
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