GameStop yesterday made an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for $55.5 billion. GameStop claims that eBay has underperformed and spends too much on sales and marketing and argues that it would become a stronger company if it cuts costs and is combined with GameStop’s physical retail locations. “GameStop’s ~1,600 US locations give eBay a national...
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(BPRW) NABJ Announces 2026 Convention Co-Chairs & Program Co-Chairs
(Black PR Wire) The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is proud to announce the Co-chairs for the 2026 NABJ Convention & Career Fair, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia from August 12 -16, 2026. Under this year’s powerful theme,…
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Why So Many People Already Own Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Even before the rocket company holds a major initial public offering, many people own stock in it through so-called special purpose vehicles.
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Pentagon Makes Deals With A.I. Companies to Expand Classified Work
The agreements with the technology companies come amid the Defense Department’s dispute with Anthropic.
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Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical were knocked offline on Thursday morning and have remained down ever since, a situation that’s preventing the OS provider from communicating normally following the botched disclosure of a major vulnerability. Attempts to connect to most Ubuntu and Canonical webpages and download OS updates from Ubuntu servers...
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Elon Musk’s A.I. Claims of Danger Face Limits in OpenAI Trial
One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.
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Apple Reports 17% Sales Jump, Powered by iPhones
John Ternus, who will take over in September, spoke publicly on an investor call for the first time since his new job was announced.
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Struggling With Phone Addiction? Try These Remedies.
Counting minutes is a poor way to curb phone habits. Real antidotes, experts say, include mindful parenting, curated content and human connection.
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How Good Is Google’s Gemini AI at Making Travel Plans?
Gemini is a digital Swiss Army knife for planning flights, activities and routes, but it isn’t perfect. Why did it forget to put underwear on the packing list?
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Musk vs. Altman: What Is This Really About?
In a landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, the origins of OpenAI are being examined. The Times’s technology reporter Cade Metz explains what’s behind it all.