Enlarge (credit: zhengshun tang via Getty Images) Big Tech companies are aggressively pursuing investments and alliances with artificial intelligence startups through their cloud computing arms, raising regulatory questions over their role as both suppliers and competitors in the battle to develop “generative AI.” Google’s recent $300 million bet on San Francisco-based Anthropic is the latest...
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How ChatGPT Kicked Off an A.I. Arms Race
Even inside the company, the chatbot’s popularity has come as something of a shock.
Jury Rules for Elon Musk and Tesla in Investor Lawsuit Over Tweets
The case centered on whether investors lost money because they believed Mr. Musk’s social media posts about taking Tesla private in 2018.
Why Apple Watches Keep Calling 911
Dispatchers for 911 are being inundated with false, automated distress calls from Apple devices owned by skiers who are very much alive.
Tech’s Biggest Companies Discover Austerity, to the Relief of Investors
After years of expansion and billions in profits, Big Tech is pulling back from its famously lavish spending as a long boom finally ends.
TikTok’s “Transparency and Accountability Center” + ChatGPT’s Origin Story + Kevin Systrom’s Artifact App
Casey becomes a content moderator, Kevin breaks some news on OpenAI and Instagram’s co-founder reveals his new project.
Microsoft alleges attacks on French magazine came from Iranian-backed group
Enlarge Microsoft said on Friday that an Iranian nation-state group already sanctioned by the US government was behind an attack last month that targeted the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo and thousands of its readers. The attack came to light on January 4, when a previously unknown group calling itself Holy Souls took to the...
The newest feature in the Microsoft Store is more ads
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) If your main problem with the Microsoft Store is that you get too many relevant results when you search for apps, good news: Microsoft is officially launching Microsoft Store Ads, a way for developers to pay to get their apps in front of your eyes when you go to the store to...
Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Searching Google for downloads of popular software has always come with risks, but over the past few months, it has been downright dangerous, according to researchers and a pseudorandom collection of queries. “Threat researchers are used to seeing a moderate flow of malvertising via Google Ads,” volunteers at Spamhaus wrote on...
Amazon Reports Almost No Profit and Slowing Growth
The company indicated the reduced growth and tight margins would continue in the first three months of this year.