Tech
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TikTok accuses U.S. of asking Chinese owners to sell stakes or face ban
The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The move is the mos…
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Fintech startup Stripe integrating OpenAI’s new GPT-4 AI
Fintech startup Stripe is starting to integrate OpenAI’s latest GPT-4 artificial intelligence model into its digital payment processing and other products, Stripe said on Wednesday. The news followed…
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Samsung Electronics to invest $230bn through 2042 in South Korea chipmaking base
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics expects to invest $230 billion over the next 20 years to develop what the country’s government called the world’s largest chip-making base, in line with ef…
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Microsoft and cloud gaming provider Boosteroid seal licensing deal
Microsoft on Tuesday signed a 10-year licensing deal to bring Activision’s Call of Duty franchise to cloud gaming provider Boosteroid’s platform, a move partly aimed at allaying competition concerns …
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Google unleashes ‘magic wand’ to draft documents as AI race toughens
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday unveiled a flurry of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its email, collaboration and cloud software, taking aim at Microsoft Corp days before its rival is expecte…
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Meta set to terminate 10,000 jobs in second round of layoffs
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs this year, making it the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs as the industry braces for a deep ec…
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UK reviewing TikTok risks in light of possible ban
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre is reviewing whether Chinese-owned video app TikTok should be banned from government phones, security minister Tom Tugendhat said on Tuesday. TikTok has come …
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GM explores using ChatGPT in vehicles
General Motors Co is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft Corp, a company executive told Reuters. “ChatGPT is going to be in everything,” GM Vice President S…
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Meta to end news access for Canadians if Online News Act becomes law
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country’s Online News Act passes in its current form. The “Onl…
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Ford set to resume F-150 Lightning production next week
Ford Motor Co said on Friday it was on track to resume production of F-150 Lightning vehicles on Monday after the No. 2 U.S. automaker recalled 18 electric trucks due to a battery cell manufacturing …