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World’s largest drone maker is unfazed — even if it’s blacklisted by the U.S.

Sources February 8, 2023 0 Comment

The world’s biggest drone maker DJI found itself embroiled in the Russia-Ukraine conflict last year. In March, three weeks after Russia’s invasion began, a Ukrainian minister called out DJI on Twitter for being complicit...

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World

The shot-down ‘spy balloon’ complicates U.S.-China relations — and could affect semiconductor rivalry

Sources February 8, 2023 0 Comment

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email The U.S. will examine the Chinese balloon it shot down over the weekend and determine whether it was used for surveillance...

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Technology

Facebook co-founder Moskovitz funds research into cooling the earth with sunlight reflection

Sources February 8, 2023 0 Comment

This photograph taken on May 11, 2022 shows Shivaram, a villager walking through the cracked bottom of a dried-out pond on a hot summer day at Bandai village in Pali district. – Every day...

1 Minute

Technology

Ebay plans to lay off 500 employees, about 4% of its workforce

Sources February 7, 2023 0 Comment

Ebay on Tuesday announced plans to cut 500 jobs, or about 4% of its workforce, according to a filing with the SEC. Shares of eBay were up slightly in extended trading Tuesday. In a...

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World

Microsoft will make ChatGPT tech available for other companies to customize, source says

Sources February 7, 2023 0 Comment

Microsoft plans to release software to help large companies create their own chatbots similar to ChatGPT later this year, CNBC has learned. In the two months since startup OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public,...

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World

Microsoft CEO Nadella calls AI-powered search biggest thing for company since cloud 15 years ago

Sources February 7, 2023 0 Comment

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday that search powered by artificial intelligence is the biggest thing to happen to his company in the nine years he’s been at the helm. “I have not...

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Technology

Billionaire Tesla bull Ron Baron says Musk suggested he would make multiples on his $100 million Twitter investment

Sources February 7, 2023 0 Comment

Billionaire Ron Baron said Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested he would make multiples in return for his $100 million investment in Musk’s take-private deal for Twitter. “He told me he thought I...

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Technology

Microsoft to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT at big event: Live updates

Sources February 7, 2023 0 Comment

What is ChatGPT? OpenAI’s ChatGPT produces text-based answers to prompts. It’s an example of generative AI, a kind of artificial intelligence technology that’s the latest craze in Silicon Valley. Products like ChatGPT are built...

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Technology

Biden plans to go after social media and kids’ mental health in SOTU speech

Sources February 7, 2023 0 Comment

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he attends the DNC 2023 Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 3, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden will take aim at tech companies and discuss...

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Technology

Billionaire Tesla bull Ron Baron promised multiples on $100 million Twitter investment

Sources February 7, 2023 0 Comment

Billionaire Ron Baron was promised he would make “two to three times” his money when he invested $100 million in Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s take-private deal for Twitter, Baron said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk...