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Billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty bids for TikTok ahead of Supreme Court arguments

The internet advocacy group’s proposed purchase would bring TikTok under American ownership and prevent it from being banned in the U.S.

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Google donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining other tech giants

Google becomes the latest tech company to donate to Trump’s inauguration fund

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Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores

Amazon Retail Ad Service will allow sites to show “contextually relevant ads in the right place and at the right time” in search results, the company said.

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Cohere co-founder sees big AI opportunity in enterprise, happy to stay out of ChatGPT’s way

Cohere on Thursday debuted its early access program for its AI agent platform called North, as it deepens its focus on the enterprise.

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Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across departments

Microsoft said it’s cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance.

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is ‘dead wrong’ about quantum computers, D-Wave CEO says

D-Wave Quantum shares plunged 36% on Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested that quantum computers are decades away.

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EBay shares soar after Meta allows listings on Facebook Marketplace in U.S., Europe

Shares of eBay soared Wednesday as Meta announced it will allow some listings to show up on Facebook Marketplace in Germany, France and the United States.

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Amazon workers in North Carolina to vote on unionization next month

If the election is successful, the warehouse would be only the second Amazon site in the U.S. to unionize.

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Apple’s inaccurate AI news alerts shows the tech has a growing misinformation problem

An artificial intelligence feature on iPhones is generating fake news alerts, stoking concerns about the technology’s ability to spread misinformation.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by his sister in lawsuit

In a lawsuit filed in Missouri, Sam Altman’s sister has accused the OpenAI CEO of years of sexual abuse. Altman denied the claims.

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