Billionaire Frank McCourt Plans U.S. TikTok Bid
Frank McCourt, the billionaire former Los Angeles Dodgers owner, is the latest trying to organize a consortium to buy TikTok's U.S. operations.
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Netflix to Stream Christmas Day NFL Games for Three Years
Netflix's deal with the NFL marks a notable expansion in the streaming giant's live sports strategy as the NFL adds another major media rights partner.
OpenAI’s Chief Scientist, a Former Foe of CEO Altman, Resigns with Key Ally
The resignations come after months of speculation Sutskever's future at the company.
White House Lifts Tariffs on China Electric Vehicles
Biden also announced higher chip tariffs in a move seen as countering presidential rival Trump.
Google Expands AI-Generated Search Responses
Google said Tuesday that more search users in the U.S. will encounter AI-powered results soon, and it plans to bring the feature to other countries.
TikTok Creators Sue Over Potential U.S. Ban
TikTok creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday over the new law forcing a sale or ban of the short-form video app.
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to Step Down, Replaced by Sales Chief Matt Garman
Garman, who reorganized his 60,000-person organization earlier this year, has long been a top cloud CEO candidate.
Alibaba’s Global E-Commerce Grows But Core Businesses Remain Sluggish
The Chinese tech giant has struggled to convince investors that its domestic e-commerce and cloud computing businesses can find new engines for growth.
Tencent’s Strong Ad Business Boosts Profits
The Chinese tech giant cited a notable increase in spending by advertisers in gaming, internet services and consumer goods sectors.
OpenAI Hires Former Google Search Ads Leader
The move coincides with OpenAI's development of a search engine.
Cruise Cofounder Kyle Vogt Raises $150 Million For New Robot Startup
The Bot Company will build technology to handle chores.
Serena Ventures Shakes Up Management
Founding partner Stillman has departed, FirstMark’s Ferreira joins
Google Cloud Accidentally Deleted Pension Fund’s Data
The cloud computing provider inadvertently cut off a pension fund’s customers.
Tesla Rehires Some Fired Members of Supercharger Team
CEO Elon Musk said last week the company would spend more than $500 million to grow the network this year.
BuzzFeed Q1 Revenue Fell 18%
The company said it's also starting to see growth in people visiting its websites directly and automated ad revenue generated by that traffic.
Squarespace Agrees to Permira Buyout for $6.9 Billion
The web design firm's shares rose 13% on the announcement of the proposed deal, which includes participation from investment firms General Atlantic and Accel.
Melinda French Gates Leaves Gates Foundation
The billionaire will pursue new philanthropy around women and families.
OpenAI Confirms Voice AI Assistant Ahead of Google Event
The announcement came several days after The Information reported on the new tech.
U.S. Investigates Amazon’s Self-Driving Taxi Unit Over Crashes
The transportation safety agency is investigating two cases in Zoox cars “unexpectedly braked suddenly, leading to rear-end collisions."
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