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The internet is made for shopping. For years, the main inputs for e-commerce transactions involved targeted ads, algorithmic recommendations, SEO, and
Latest AiDatabricks brings GPT-5.5 to enterprise agent workflows
Databricks uses GPT-5.5 for enterprise agent workflows after the model set a new state of the art on the OfficeQA Pro benchmark. Read the key context,
Latest AiThe OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning
The Musk v. Altman trial came to a close this week, and the final arguments kept circling back to one question: can we trust the people in charge of A
Latest AiElon Musk Says He Isn’t Selling His SpaceX Shares as IPO Looms
Elon Musk said he is not selling any SpaceX shares, with the company reported to be preparing to file publicly for its long-awaited IPO as soon as nex
Business NewsTrump s Cuba Strategy: Military Threats and Economic Pressures
Trump hints at military action in Cuba amid economic sanctions.
Business NewsSupreme Court Maintains Mail Access to Mifepristone for Now
The Supreme Court has upheld mail access to mifepristone, blocking a lower court s ruling amidst ongoing litigation.
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View moreSea s View on the Future of Agentic Software Development with Codex
Sea Limited s CPO explains why the company is deploying Codex across engineering teams to accelerate AI-native software developmen
OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone
The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows. Read the key context, market impact, and nex
Andy Jassy Is Rewriting Amazon s Playbook for the AI Age
Andy Jassy is pouring billions into AI as Amazon faces its biggest challenge yet. Brad Stone and Matt Day have more in the latest
US-China Tech Trade Export Controls with Fabian Villalobos
US and Chinese leaders in Beijing, scheduled for approximately 24 hours from the broadcast. Attention is drawn to the Korean equit
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View moreA new personal finance experience in ChatGPT
Preview a new personal finance experience in ChatGPT for Pro users in the U.S. Securely connect your financial accounts and get AI
Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.
AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is
Prompt: The More Operational AI Becomes, the Bigger the Security Challenge
As AI technology becomes more established, enterprises are struggling to secure increasingly autonomous and interconnected systems
Apple-OpenAI Alliance Frays
Apple Inc.’s two-year-old partnership with OpenAI has become strained, according to people familiar with the matter, with the AI s
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View moreJack Ma-Backed Ant’s Profit Fell 79% on AI, Health Care Costs
Ant Group Co.’s quarterly profit continued to decline after the company increased investment in artificial intelligence technology
Hantavirus Symptoms Emerge in French Passenger After Cruise
A French passenger on a repatriation flight shows hantavirus symptoms after being evacuated from a cruise ship in the Canary Islan
WHO Director to Oversee Hantavirus Evacuation from Cruise
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will oversee the evacuation of over 100 passengers from the MV Hondius due to a hantavirus outbreak
Bill Ackman Takes a Stake in Microsoft After Shares Decline
Pershing Square Chief Executive Officer Bill Ackman said he’s taken a new stake in Microsoft Corp. after the shares declined, sayi
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More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, lea
AI-Hacking Threat Pushes $130 Billion Crypto Sector to the Brink
The crypto hacks came a little over two weeks apart in April, netting the attackers almost $600 million in total while triggering
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Elon Musk’s xAI is rolling out its first artificial intelligence coding agent, called Grok Build, in an attempt to catch up to Ant
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Rivian Spinoff Raises $400M for Industrial Robots
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Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose last startup, Bench, imploded
Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups. Read the key context, market impact, a
AI Investment Drives Market Resilience Despite Headwinds
Stephanie Aliaga, JPMorgan Asset Management Global Market Strategist, discusses the dominant influence of AI-related capital expen
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