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U.S. Accuses Amazon of Illegally Protecting Monopoly in Online Retail

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon, saying its conduct in its online store and services to merchants illegally stifled competition.

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‘Unprecedented’ Secrecy in Google Trial as Tech Giants Push to Limit Disclosures

Efforts to seal testimony have increasingly raised questions as the federal antitrust case enters its third week in court.

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ChatGPT Can Now Respond With Spoken Words

A new version of OpenAI’s popular chatbot behaves a lot like Siri and Alexa. You can talk to it — and have a conversation.

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Amazon to Invest Up to $4 Billion in A.I. Start-up Anthropic

Tech giants have been partnering with up-and-coming A.I. start-ups, like Microsoft backing OpenAI, but Amazon has not been as active as rivals until now.

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The Secret Ingredient of ChatGPT Is Human Advice

Companies like OpenAI hone their bots using hand-tailored examples from well-educated workers. But is this always for the best?

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Air Force Receives Its First Electric Air Taxi

Joby Aviation delivered the aircraft, which can carry a pilot and four passengers, to Edwards Air Force Base in California for testing.

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Egg Crack Challenge and Cheese Slice Trick: Are Parents OK?

With the “cheese slice trick” and the “egg crack challenge,” parents vie for viral recognition — and the illusion of control over their children.

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CEO of DuckDuckGo Testifies in Google Case

Gabriel Weinberg of the search engine DuckDuckGo was the first competitor to testify in the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Google.

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Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal: U.K. Agency Signals Approval

Britain’s antitrust regulator said the companies had addressed its main concerns about the $69 billion deal, though final approval is yet to come.

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The Man Who Trapped Us in Databases

Hank Asher was a drug smuggler with a head for numbers — until he figured out how to turn Americans’ private information into a big business.

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