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A BYD Seagull small electric car is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric car makers have started the new year in reverse gear, as intense competition and continuing price wars pressure … Read more
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As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead. To best position us for these opportunities, throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities. Some teams … Read more
Two of the country’s leading civil rights organizations went after Elon Musk on Wednesday after the tech billionaire linked a safety scandal that has grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to diversity hiring efforts. Dozens of 737 Max 9 aircraft have been grounded since Friday after a window panel blew out of an aircraft midair … Read more
(NEXSTAR) – Apple has begun payouts to iPhone users who joined a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of intentionally slowing down the devices. Apple agreed in 2020 to pay between $310 and $500 million as part of a settlement in response to the class-action lawsuit, which stemmed from earlier legal complaints that the company’s … Read more
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“While we approved the listing and trading of certain spot bitcoin ETP shares today, we did not approve or endorse Bitcoin,” said SEC chairman Gary Gensler, in a statement. “Investors should remain cautious about the myriad risks associated with bitcoin and products whose value is tied to crypto.” For the last 10 years, the SEC … Read more
Glassdoor has released its list of the best places to work heading into 2024, with Bain & Company, NVIDIA and ServiceNow coming in the top three spots respectively as the best employers, as evaluated by employees. Glassdoor’s top 100 list of big employers, characterized by more than 1,000 employees, features the technology industry prominently, as … Read more
I think the real strength of the internet is to remind us that although life is meaningless, it is through attempting to give life meaning that we make our greatest discoveries. Some people do that with groundbreaking music, incredible works of literature and outstanding pieces of art. However, the best people give life meaning by … Read more
German software giant SAP will pay more than $220 million in fines to resolve U.S. bribery allegations involving payments to foreign government officials, the Justice Department said Wednesday. According to court documents cited by the Justice Department, SAP and unnamed co-conspirators provided bribes and other valuable enticements to South African and Indonesian foreign officials. The … Read more
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During CES 2024, SAG-AFTRA announced an agreement with AI voice technology company Replica Studios. The agreement would permit SAG-AFTRA members, specifically voice performers, to work with Replica to create digital replications of their voices. Those voices can then be licensed out for use in video games and other interactive media projects with SAG-AFTRA authored protections. … Read more
OpenAI officially rolled out the GPT Store on Wednesday, two months after the company first debuted GPTs – customized versions of the popular artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. Since then, OpenAI said in a blog post Wednesday, users have created more than 3 million custom versions of ChatGPT. After initial delays from leadership tumult in the … Read more
