Tech
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‘Fortnite’ Enters the Pantheon of Olympic Esports
The popular builder-shooter esport title is going to the Olympic e-Games
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Former Yahoo CEO Regrets Acquiring Tumblr Instead of Hulu or Netflix
Marissa Mayer also admits she “hired the wrong COO” during her time at the company
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OpenAI Reportedly Lost $540 Million Developing ChatGPT in 2022
Language models don’t come cheap, if the chatbot’s costs are any indication
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Apple Q2 Revenue Soars to $94.8 Billion, Beating Wall Street Estimates
Services revenue, including Apple TV+ subscriptions, of $20.9 billion helped the company’s results as hardware sales drop
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Social App Discord Goes the Twitter Route, Simplifies Usernames
Discord’s numeric branding system will be replaced by a more standard, @-based system
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Why Gmail Is Introducing a Twitter-Like Blue Checkmark
The Google platform is introducing its own verification system
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Paramount CFO: We’re Already Using AI for Content Localization
Executive Naveen Chopra said the move has produced “very, very compelling economics”
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Facebook Faces Potential Ban of Youth Data Monetization
FTC says Meta’s behavior has “put young users at risk” and must be addressed
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Samsung Cracks Down on Staff Use of AI, Citing Security Risks
Samsung points to ChatGPT as a security risk following an accidental source-code leak
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AI Should Be a Life-and-Death Issue for Hollywood Writers | PRO Insight
BuzzFeed provides a timely cautionary tale for creatives who don’t take the threat of computer-generated copy seriously
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Twitter-Alternative Mastodon Revamps Onboarding Experience to Be More Competitive
The platform’s approach to social networking can be intimidating for newbies, so the sign-up process is being simplified
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Microsoft-Activision Isn’t the End of Video Game M&A – It’s Just the Beginning | Analysis
The market saw deals worth $38 billion in 2022, and 2023 could see more
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TikTok Considers AI-Generated Content Labels to Combat Deepfakes
As the line between real and fake grows blurrier, the need for transparency rises
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HUSSLUP Launches Desktop App Aimed at Improved Creative Professional Networking
ProSearch and Serendipity Mode aim to make connecting easier and more productive
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Bill Maher Tells Elon Musk Why He Doesn’t Tweet Anymore: ‘The Mob of Mean Girls Is Still There’
HBO’s “Real Time” host sat with the embattled Twitter CEO and tech mogul to discuss cancel culture, social media and the so-called “Woke Mind Virus”
