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People are turning to Snap Map for firsthand perspectives from Gaza

The world is watching the humanitarian crisis in Gaza unfold in real time through firsthand accounts documented on, of all places, Snapchat.  Israel has retaliated against Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack with unprecedented force against the Palestinian territory, claiming over 9,000 … Continue reading

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In a Worldwide War of Words, Russia, China and Iran Back Hamas

Officials and researchers say the deluge of online propaganda and disinformation is larger than anything seen before.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says AI is a fundamental technology, confirms investments in generative AI

Apple CEO Tim Cook pushed back a bit at the notion that the company was behind in AI on yesterday’s Q4 earnings call with investors, as he highlighted technology developments that Apple had made recently that “would not be possible … Continue reading

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Cruise Grew Fast and Angered Regulators. Now It’s Dealing With the Fallout.

The company, a General Motors subsidiary, has hired a law firm to investigate how it responded to regulators, as its cars sit idle and questions grow about its C.E.O.’s expansion plans.

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How to bootstrap an AI startup

Michael Koch Contributor Share on X Michael Koch is the co-founder and CEO of HubKonnect, an AI-enabled local store marketing platform. When you take venture capital money, investors will shape everything from your strategy and product to your thought process. … Continue reading

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Lemon8, the Instagram rival from TikTok parent ByteDance, fails to gain traction in U.S.

TikTok owner ByteDance’s efforts to make its Pinterest-slash-Instagram competitor Lemon8 take off in the U.S. haven’t yet panned out. Since launching in the U.S. earlier this year, the Lemon8 app has only seen around 2.6 million total U.S. downloads, according … Continue reading

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle for Miami

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced late Thursday he plans to leave Seattle and move to Miami.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Found Guilty of 7 Counts of Fraud and Conspiracy

The case against the founder of the failed FTX exchange had come to symbolize the excesses of the volatile cryptocurrency industry.

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Silicon Valley Shrugs Off Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial

Tech investors lauded Mr. Bankman-Fried and helped fund his FTX crypto exchange. The tech industry has since done what it does best: move on.

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Wild Rise and Abrupt Crash

The crypto king gambled that his trading platform would make him a benevolent trillionaire. But after a fraud conviction, all bets are off.

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