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Former TikTok Data Scientist Reportedly Alleges Data Sharing with ByteDance in China

Apr 15, 2024 · 3:56pm PDT
The allegations could further jeopardize TikTok’s future in the United States as the Senate considers a bill that would force a sale or ban of TikTok if passed.
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BuzzFeed Plans Reverse Stock Split to Avoid Delisting

Apr 15, 2024 · 2:37pm PDT
BuzzFeed’s stock has traded below the $1-per-share minimum requirement to stay listed on the Nasdaq for nearly a year.
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Andreessen Horowitz Raises $7.2 Billion, Surpassing Target

Apr 15, 2024 · 10:12am PDT
The larger-than-expected raise is notable given the challenging fundraising environment.
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Hong Kong Grants Conditional Approvals for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs

Apr 15, 2024 · 9:06am PDT
Approvals could boost Hong Kong’s status as a crypto hub and funnel more investor capital into the two biggest crypto tokens.
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IAC Hires Former Hearst and Disney Execs to Steer the Daily Beast

Apr 15, 2024 · 8:15am PDT
Former Hearst Magazines executive Joanna Coles and former Disney ABC TV executive Ben Sherwood are also getting equity stakes in the digital media publication.
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Tesla Executives Departs Amid 10% Layoffs

Apr 15, 2024 · 7:18am PDT
Tesla’s SVP of powertrain engineering Drew Baglino has left the company. 
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Tesla Cuts Global Workforce by More Than 10%

Apr 15, 2024 · 2:45am PDT
EV maker joins other Big Tech companies in trimming their workforce.
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OpenAI Launches Tokyo Office as It Seeks Japan Business

Apr 15, 2024 · 2:05am PDT
The move comes as Japan's government is ramping up its effort to help local businesses accelerate the country's AI development.
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Apple Spent $16 Billion on Manufacturing in Vietnam Since 2019

Apr 14, 2024 · 10:48pm PDT
Apple has looked to places like Vietnam and India to expand its manufacturing beyond China to hedge against geopolitical and supply chain risk.
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Altman Said to Pitch Microsoft Customers On OpenAI’s Software

Apr 12, 2024 · 3:23pm PDT
Microsoft also uses OpenAI's software in a number of its products, such as its AI Copilots.
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AWS Must Pay $525 Million After Losing Cloud Patent Infringement Case

Apr 12, 2024 · 10:15am PDT
While the jury found AWS to be guilty of patent infringement, it concluded that the company did not knowingly infringe.
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Microsoft Breach Allowed Russian Hackers to Steal Federal Agency Emails, US Says

Apr 12, 2024 · 10:11am PDT
The directive is the first public confirmation that the federal government was affected by the Russian hack, which Microsoft first disclosed in January.
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JPMorgan, Rivals Show Signs Of Rate Stress

Apr 12, 2024 · 8:34am PDT
JPMorgan Chase grew profits 6% to $13.4 billion in the first quarter of the year.
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Taylor Swift’s Music Returns to TikTok Despite UMG Dispute

Apr 11, 2024 · 4:43pm PDT
It's not clear why Swift's music has returned but not those of other UMG artists.
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Google Cloud Chief Takes Jab at Microsoft ‘Stargate’ Effort

Apr 11, 2024 · 3:25pm PDT
“We are not looking to raise a trillion dollars to build a supercomputer because we’ve been building one for 10 years," Kurian said.
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Google Cloud Doesn’t Plan to Offer AMD AI Chips, Exec Says

Apr 11, 2024 · 1:27pm PDT · 1 comment
Even without Google, AMD expects a record year of GPU sales.
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ByteDance Expands Buyback to Non-U.S. Employees

Apr 11, 2024 · 1:26pm PDT
TikTok parent company ByteDance is now also offering to buy back shares from employees outside the U.S.
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Amazon Adds Ex-Baidu, Google Brain Exec Andrew Ng to Board

Apr 11, 2024 · 7:13am PDT
The company also said that Judith McGrath, a longtime television executive, will not stand for reelection at its annual shareholder meeting in May. 
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Hiring Software Firm Checkr Cuts Staff

Apr 10, 2024 · 4:51pm PDT
The company, backed by Fidelity and Franklin Templeton, was last valued at $4.6 billion.
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OpenAI CEO Altman Turns to Middle East For ‘Global Coalition’ Ambitions

Apr 10, 2024 · 4:22pm PDT
The OpenAI CEO is pressing government officials on this plan to build data centers and the other technological infrastructure to support AI.