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Uber Reports Record Ridership and Second Straight Quarterly Profit

Revenue was up 11 percent from a year earlier, helping to generate $221 million in net income.

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Chatbots May ‘Hallucinate’ More Often Than Many Realize

When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3 percent of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google system’s rate was 27 percent.

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Tech Start-Ups Try to Sell a Cautious Pentagon on A.I.

Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentagon to embrace the technology remains a big challenge.

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Look, Up in the Sky! Amazon’s Drones Are Delivering Cans of Soup!

Amazon’s much-hyped drone project is dropping small objects on driveways. Some customers are not sure what it delivers beyond minestrone.

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Another Google Antitrust Battle Reaches Court in Epic Games Case

The Fortnite creator accuses Google of stifling app competition, a challenge on top of a federal suit claiming the tech giant abuses its search dominance.

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WeWork Bankruptcy Would Deal Another Blow to Ailing N.Y. Office Market

The fallout would be particularly hard for landlords already struggling with piling debt and companies scaling back their office footprint.

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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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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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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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