OpenAI Made an AI Breakthrough Before Altman Firing
The research advance raised concerns that the company didn’t have proper safeguards in place to commercialize it.
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Musk to Meet Netanyahu in Israel on Monday
The meeting comes as several major advertisers have suspended spending on Musk's social media platform X after he seemed to endorse an anti-semitic tweet.
U.S. Black Friday Shoppers Spend a Record $9.8 Billion Online
Adobe, Shopify report record sales numbers during make-or-break holiday period for retailers.
NFL Video Views on X Rise 41%, Yaccarino Says
Ads related to NFL clips on X have been generating a growing amount of revenue, making it a rare bright spot for X's business.
Google Brain Co-Founder Targets $50 Million for Second AI Fund
Andrew Ng raised $175 million for his first AI venture fund in 2018.
The OCC’s First Fintech Regulator Lied To Get the Job
Bank watchdog hired a man whose resume was heavily fabricated.
Unsealed Meta Lawsuit Reveals Internal Knowledge of Teen Harms
The revelations come after the CEOs of Meta, Snap and TikTok were called to testify before a Senate Judiciary hearing about online child sexual exploitation.
EU Set to Approve Amazon’s iRobot Acquisition
iRobot shares soared, but the deal is still being reviewed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Nvidia Probed by EU, Chinese Regulators Over GPU Sales
The inquiry comes after Nvidia's offices were raided by French regulators in September as part of an antitrust probe.
Foxconn Founder Gou Drops Out of Taiwan Presidential Race
The tech billionaire’s second bid for Taiwan’s top job ends in failure
Cruise Plans Service Resumption in a Single City
The Robotaxi Developer is reeling from a string of setbacks
OpenAI’s Employee Share Sale to Continue After Altman Returns
The deal values OpenAI at $86 billion and offers outside investors an opportunity to buy into the company behind ChatGPT
Judge Finds That Elon Musk Knew About Tesla Autopilot Problems
The latest lawsuit over Tesla’s driver assist software can now head to trial.
Altman Agrees to Internal Investigation Upon Return to OpenAI
Altman, who was fired on Friday as CEO of OpenAI, is being reinstated after a dramatic battle with the company's board.
Zoom Posts Slim Revenue Growth, Improves Profitability
The company forecast sales will grow by 2.7% in the current fiscal year.
Nvidia Forecasts $20B Next Quarter, Expects Negative Impact from China
Nvidia’s stock fell 1.5% after hours.
Altman Talking to OpenAI Board Member Adam D’Angelo About Possible Return
OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman could rejoin the company as a director on a transitional board.
Investors Prepare to Sue OpenAI Board
Investors in OpenAI are considering suing the company’s non-profit board of directors
Binance CEO Steps Down, Pleads Guilty to Federal Crimes
The world’s largest crypto exchange will pay more than $4 billion in penalties.
Luminar Technologies CEO’s Deal to Buy Forbes Called Off
Austin Russell's bid to buy Forbes was called off by the parent company of the business publication after the billionaire could not secure funding.
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