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Google parent Alphabet posts 15% jump in revenue as CEO says AI investments 'paying off'
October 29, 2024 | 4:59pmGoogle has been beefing up its Gemini AI chatbot and working out more improvements to its AI-powered search offering.
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Ford CEO Jim Farley slammed for driving Chinese-made electric vehicle
October 29, 2024 | 2:27pmFord CEO Jim Farley gushed about his car -- a Chinese-made electric vehicle that he had specially flown in from Shanghai.
Elon Musk's bold prediction on humanoid robots that could make Tesla a '$25T company'
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Meta reportedly building AI search engine to cut reliance on Google, Bing
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Realistic AI photos reveal what typical cheaters look like — is this you?
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Big Tech antitrust lawyers ramp up Harris fundraisers: 'Trying to storm the castle'
October 28, 2024 | 6:31amProminent Big Tech antitrust lawyers have co-hosted a series of fundraisers for Kamala Harris’s campaign as the 2024 presidential election draws near – and critics are blasting the events as...
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
October 26, 2024 | 11:50amTech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.”
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gets $30M raise — while company fired nearly 2,500 workers
October 25, 2024 | 2:46pmNadella's total compensation package for fiscal year 2024 which ended June 30 was $79.1 million -- up from $48.5 million in the previous year.
Nvidia briefly overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company
October 25, 2024 | 12:38pmNvidia's stock has risen about 18% so far in October, with a string of gains coming after OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a funding round of $6.6 billion.
Missouri AG probing Google for allegedly 'manipulating search results' ahead of 2024 election
October 25, 2024 | 11:14amGoogle faces an investigation by the Missouri AG's office for allegedly "manipulating search results" and exhibiting anti-conservative bias ahead of the election.
Costco may have found its 'Netflix moment' with this membership-boosting move
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AI toilet camera snaps pictures of poop — here's why you want a fecal record
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Start-up claims to have 'successfully' achieved first 'chat' between two dreaming humans: 'Could unlock new dimensions'
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Tesla shares jump as EV maker posts better-than-expected profit of $2B
October 23, 2024 | 4:59pmIt was the company’s first year-over-year quarterly profit increase of 2024, a year plagued by falling sales and prices.