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Instagram Launches Chatbots Modeled on MrBeast, Charli D’Amelio

By Kalley Huang · Sept. 27, 2023 2:30 PM PDT

It’s Kalley Huang, reporting from Menlo Park, Calif., where Meta Platforms’ developer conference is taking place in person for the first time since 2019. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on a stage set up in the middle of Meta’s campus, unveiled a suite of generative artificial intelligence products, several directed at creators.The most interesting are 28... It’s Kalley Huang, reporting from Menlo Park, Calif., where Meta Platforms’ developer conference...

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Ex-Apple Designer Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Sam Altman Discussing AI Hardware Device; Why Open-Source and AGI Might Kill OpenAI

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Sept. 27, 2023 7:20 AM PDT

If you were thinking of trading in your phone for the latest iPhone 15, you may want to hold off.Jony Ive, the renowned designer of the iPhone, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been discussing building a new AI hardware device, Jessica and I reported on Tuesday. In a who’s who of tech, SoftBank CEO and investor Masayoshi Son has also talked to... If you were thinking of trading in your phone for the latest iPhone 15, you may want to hold off....

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Designer Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Sam Altman Discuss AI Hardware Project

By Jessica E. Lessin and Stephanie Palazzolo · Sept. 26, 2023 6:51 PM PDT · 7 comments

Jony Ive, the renowned designer of the iPhone, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been discussing building a new AI hardware device, according to two people familiar with the conversations. SoftBank CEO and investor Masayoshi Son has talked to both about the idea, according to one of these people, but it is unclear if he will remain involved. Jony Ive, the renowned designer of the iPhone, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been...

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Alphabet Needs to Replace Sundar Pichai

By Martin Peers · Feb. 27, 2023 5:00 PM PST · 2 comments

Shareholders in Alphabet are sending the company a message: It’s time for some drastic action. After a sharp slump in the past few weeks, Alphabet stock is up just 1.9% so far this year compared to the Nasdaq’s 10% rise. In contrast Facebook parent Meta Platforms, which was in the doghouse last year, has jumped 41% year to date. Alphabet and... Shareholders in Alphabet are sending the company a message: It’s time for some drastic action....

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Google Laid Off High Performers and Earners While Largely Sparing ‘Brain’ AI Lab

By Amir Efrati and Jon Victor · Jan. 20, 2023 2:20 PM PST · 3 comments

Google's move to lay off 6.4% of staff on Friday didn’t come as a shock to most employees, but it stunned some of the individuals who were cut. Laid-off employees included those who had previously received high performance reviews or held managerial positions with annual compensation packages of $500,000 to $1 million, according... Google's move to lay off 6.4% of staff on Friday didn’t come as a shock to most...

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Microsoft and OpenAI Working on ChatGPT-Powered Bing in Challenge to Google

By Aaron Holmes · Jan. 3, 2023 4:39 PM PST · 7 comments

Microsoft could soon get a return on its $1 billion investment in OpenAI, creator of the ChatGPT chatbot, which gives humanlike text answers to questions. Microsoft is preparing to launch a version of its Bing search engine that uses the artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT to answer some search queries rather than just showing a list of... Microsoft could soon get a return on its $1 billion investment in OpenAI, creator of the ChatGPT...

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