Category Archives: Business

Spotify’s War on Apple Just Cost the Giant $2 Billion

Music streaming service Spotify has long complained that Apple’s app store rules put unfair restrictions on its business. Today the European Commission agreed, fining Apple $2 billion.

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JavaScript Runs the World—Maybe Even Literally

In defense of a much-mocked programming language.

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Why Tech Job Interviews Became Such a Nightmare

Rising interest rates led tech companies to become more demanding of potential hires. From lowball offers to endless interviews, it’s tough out there for coders seeking jobs.

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Waymo Will Bring Autonomous Taxis to Los Angeles—Its Biggest Challenge Yet

Waymo got approval Friday afternoon from California regulators for paid robotaxi rides in the second-largest city in the US, plus even more of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The Wild Claim at the Heart of Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI hinges on a dubious claim that the company has already developed ‘artificial general intelligence’—and handed it over to Microsoft.

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The Mindblowing Experience of a Chatbot That Answers Instantly

AI chips from startup Groq allow chatbots to answer queries almost instantly. That could open up whole new use cases for generative AI helpers.

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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for Breach of Contract

In the lawsuit, Musk claims OpenAI has abandoned its mission to develop AI for the benefit humanity.

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Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against a Group That Found Hate Speech on X Isn’t Going Well

X alleges that the Center for Countering Digital Hate cost it millions by showing that hate speech was spreading on the platform. In a hearing Thursday, a federal judge sounded skeptical of those claims.

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Here Come the AI Worms

Security researchers created an AI worm in a test environment that can automatically spread between generative AI agents—potentially stealing data and sending spam emails along the way.

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Google’s Deal With StackOverflow Is the Latest Proof That AI Giants Will Pay for Data

StackOverflow’s programming community will power a version of Google’s Gemini chatbot. It’s part of a new breed of AI data licensing deals with websites seeking a cut of the generative AI boom.

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