Tech
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Steve Harvey Death Rumor Sparked by Bogus AI Story
An AI-generated story claiming Harvey died led to the “Family Feud” host being a top search on Google
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear TikTok’s Argument Against Ban
SCOTUS scheduled an oral argument for Jan. 10, nine days before the popular app is set to be kicked out of the United States
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YouTube Partners With CAA to Protect Artists From Unauthorized AI Use
The first-of-its-kind technology will allow talent to identify and manage content featuring their likeness across the platform
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TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block US Ban
The popular Chinese-owned app is fighting to remain active in the United States a month before the January 2025 deadline
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What Is Sora For? | Commentary
OpenAI’s new video generator is high on cool factor but low on utility, at least for now.
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New York Amazon Workers Threaten Strike Amid Holiday Rush
More than 5,000 Amazon warehouse employees could walk off the job as soon as Monday
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YouTube Beats TikTok, Instagram in Popularity Battle With Teenagers
Nearly three out of four American teenagers uses YouTube on a daily basis, Pew Research Center finds
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Donate $1 Million to Trump Inauguration
Altman joins Meta and Amazon in making big pledges towards the president-elect’s inauguration bash
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‘Astro Bot’ Wins Game of the Year at 2024 Game Awards
The PlayStation title also took home the awards for Best Game Direction, Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Family Game
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Jeff Bezos Also Donates $1M to Trump Inauguration Fund
The Amazon founder’s monetary gift comes one day after Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donated the same amount
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TikTok’s Price? A Record $300 Billion, One Analyst Says
A sale of TikTok’s American business would easily surpass AOL’s buyout of Time Warner in 2000, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives says
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Trump Says Mainstream Media Has ‘Tamed Down’: ‘They’re Likin’ Us Much Better Now’
The president-elect thanked Time for the “honor” of being named Person of the Year while ringing the opening bell on Wall Street
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YouTube TV Hikes Price $10 to $82.99
The Alphabet-owned service said the latest price increase will hit customers starting in January
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Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever Worth $400 Billion
A 67% post-election rally for Tesla rocketed the tech mogul to record wealth
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TikTok Offers Cash to Users to Recruit Friends Ahead of US Ban
Current creators are being offered up to $400 to recruit new users to the app