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All the latest news stories about technology, from today's life-changing innovations to tomorrow's cutting-edge fantasies—and how they're affecting the business world
Apple removes apps that allow anonymous reporting of ICE agent sightings
Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents after coming under pressure from the Trump administration.
Tech leader who navigated the internet’s 90s crash weighs in on AI
Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating with another transformative technology in artificial intelligence. Chambers is trying take some of the lessons he learned while riding a wave that turned Cisco into the world's most valuable company in 2000 before a crash hammered its stock price and apply them as an investor in AI startups. He recently discussed AI's promise and perils during an interview with The Associated Press.
Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30. The company reported Thursday that sales in the three months through September rose 7% compared to the same period a year ago. The gain follows two quarters of steep declines as people turned off by CEO Elon Musk’s foray into right-wing politics avoided buying his company’s cars and even protested at some dealerships. Sales rose to 497,099 vehicles, compared with 462,890 in the same period last year.
OpenAI now worth $500 billion, is the world’s most valuable startup
OpenAI could now be the world’s most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and TikTok parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker. Current and former OpenAI employees sold $6.6 billion in shares to a group of investors, pushing the privately held artificial intelligence company’s valuation to $500 billion, according to a source with knowledge of the deal who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. The valuation reflects high expectations for the future of AI technology and continues OpenAI’s remarkable trajectory from its start as a nonprofit research lab in 2015.
Apple vs. Amazon: Which New Tech Products Are Worth Your Wallet?
Tom’s Guide Editor-in-Chief Mark Spoonauer breaks down Apple & Amazon's latest product drops—what's hot, what's hype, and what really matters for users.
California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can’t ticket
Police in Northern California pulled over a self-driving Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn. But without a driver behind the wheel, they could not issue a moving violation ticket.
OpenAI Unveils Sora 2.0: A.I. Video Goes Mainstream
OpenAI has launched Sora 2.0, its most advanced AI video model yet, along with a new invite-only iOS app that allows users to create and remix videos.
Meet The Company "Standing By" To Execute Trump's $175 Billion Golden Dome
With satellites already in orbit, defense contractor L3Harris is standing by to accelerate Trump's executive order. We take an inside look at the technology
Private equity group buys game co. Electronic Arts for $52.5 billion
Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.
Russia Put A €100k Bounty On This Autonomous War Machine in Ukraine
Meet the autonomous tanks defending Ukraine's front lines and discover why Putin is now fighting to get a hold of one.
OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans five more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S.
YouTube to start bringing back creators banned for misinformation
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect.
Dodo De‑Extinction in Motion: Colossal Biosciences’ Next Frontier
Ben Lamm, founder of Colossal Biosciences, is leading a bold mission to resurrect the extinct dodo via gene editing, avian breakthroughs, and rewilding plans.
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand the ChatGPT maker’s computing power
Chipmaker Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centers to ramp up the computing power for the owner of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.
AI in the Driver’s Seat: The Future of Autonomous Rides
Explore how AI is transforming the future of autonomous driving with Amy Luca, CMO, and Hugo Fozzati, CBO of Tensor.
Wall Street rises toward more records as Intel and Nvidia rally
Wall Street is rising toward more records, led by a rally for technology stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Thursday.
Babbel Takes the Mic: AI Voice Coach Aims to Crush Speaking Anxiety and Duolingo’s Lead
Julie Hansen of Babbel unveils Babbel Speak, an AI voice trainer tackling language fear head-on, as Babbel eyes IPO and takes on AirPods’ translation tech.
