On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s online search monopoly. The outcome could alter Google and Silicon Valley.
Annoyed ChatGPT users complain about bot’s relentlessly positive tone
Ask ChatGPT anything lately—how to poach an egg, whether you should hug a cactus—and you may be greeted with a burst of purple praise: “Good question! You’re very astute to ask that.” To some extent, ChatGPT has been a sycophant for years, but since late March, a growing cohort of Redditors, X users, and Ars...
U.S. Chipmakers Fear They Are Ceding China’s A.I. Market to Huawei
New restrictions on semiconductor exports to China are scrambling sales and fueling concerns that the Chinese tech giant will become a chip-making powerhouse.
Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses
Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust.
(BPRW) National Urban League Convenes Leading Civil Rights, Economic Justice, and Policy Organizations to Launch Fair Budget Coalition
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Urban League today launched the Fair Budget Coalition, a new alliance of civil rights leaders, economic justice advocates, and policy experts demanding a responsible federal budget that …
Google Is Illegally Monopolizing Online Advertising Tech, Judge Rules
It was the second time in a year that a U.S. court found that the company had acted illegally to remain dominant.
At Meta Antitrust Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Testifies About Competition and Instagram Deal
In her second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial over Meta’s power, Ms. Sandberg, the former chief operating officer, also said the company faced plenty of competition from TikTok.
What Mark Zuckerberg’s Washington, D.C., Mansion Says About His Ideological Shifts
Mark Zuckerberg’s political ideology and tastes have evolved. His real estate portfolio reflects the shift.
Nvidia C.E.O. Meets With Chinese Trade Officials in Beijing
The day before the visit by Jensen Huang, lawmakers in Washington said they were investigating whether the chipmaker’s sales in China violated U.S. rules.
OpenAI Unveils New ‘Reasoning’ Models o3 and o4-mini
The company also introduced a new tool that helps computer programmers use chatbots when writing code.