Biden is backing a bill to ban TikTok – while also using TikTok for his campaign
President Biden may have posted his first video to TikTok last month in an attempt to reach Gen Z voters, but that doesn’t mean he’s …
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Over half of managers say employees avoiding RTO is a “major red flag”
By Amanda Kavanagh A new survey of U.S.-based workers reveals that 56% of managers say it’s a “major red flag” when employees don’t want to …
Another Netflix price increase is coming this year, analysts forecast
While Netflix was busy rolling out paid account-sharing options last year, the streaming giant also scaled back the price increases it would have liked to …
AI-powered search engine Perplexity launches an AI-generated daily news podcast
Perplexity, a still relatively new AI-based Google Search rival, is on a tear. For a start, the company raised over $70 million in January from …
AI is going to make an already-mediocre Google Search so much worse
Back in 2022, Google made a significant announcement related to Google Search, its now 25-year-old search engine that remains an ad-based revenue powerhouse for the …
Thanks to OpenAI, it’s never been clearer that Sundar Pichai is Google’s Steve Ballmer
A poll earlier this month on the jobs site Blind asked users to click yes or no in response to the following statement: “Sundar Pichai …
Game over? How tech layoffs are reshaping gaming industry jobs
By Amanda Kavanagh It feels like we’ve been ruminating over tech layoffs for a long time now, but the onslaught keeps on coming. According to …
Sharing your Disney Plus password is safe, but not for much longer
Netflix was the first big streamer to implement a ban on password sharing, and the whole thing worked marvelously. Many subscribers were annoyed, and some …
Even Netflix thinks Prime Video is making a mistake by forcing people to watch ads
Amazon’s Prime Video streamer is poised to surpass Netflix in a big way starting this week. No, it’s not in terms of viewership, nor the …
Apple opens iPhone to third-party mobile payments in Europe following investigation
The European Commission announced that Apple has committed to addressing antitrust concerns about Apple Pay by allowing third-party mobile wallet and payment services to work …
Tesla cuts Model Y price in Europe as redesign rumors swirl
The rumors that the Model Y may be getting a redesign later this year continue to grow and, as if to fan the flames of …
Here’s a Steve Jobs story I bet you haven’t heard before – and it has an Elvis connection
This month marks the 17th anniversary of Steve Jobs launching the iPhone at Macworld 2007, an occasion that’s reminded me of what might be my …
In Apple – The House that Tim Cook Built, Steve Jobs’ successor gets the documentary he deserves
Apple CEO Tim Cook, for many obvious reasons, has never attracted the cult of personality that surrounded his predecessor, nor does the iPhone maker’s current …
Tesla broke another record, delivering over 1.8 million vehicles in 2023
Tesla has released its production and delivery results for both the fourth quarter and the total for 2023, and the company has broken yet another …
Is Amazon Prime still worth it now that Prime Video is getting ads?
If you’re subscribed to Amazon Prime, you should be getting an e-mail from the retailer (if you haven’t already) with the following seemingly innocuous subject …
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft over ChatGPT training data
ChatGPT is still the fastest-growing consumer technology product of all time, but it achieved that in large part by crawling the internet and training itself …
Over 7,000 U.S. dealerships have signed up to offer the instant $7,500 federal EV tax credit
Buying an electric vehicle in the United States right now can qualify eligible buyers for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for new …
The Athletic joins Apple News+, but The New York Times is still missing
If you’re a sports fan and also happen to subscribe to Apple News+, today is a good day! However, today is also a weird day …
Google to pay $700M antitrust settlement, plus changes are coming to the Play Store
Google on Tuesday confirmed a proposed settlement in a class action antitrust suit concerning the Google Play store. The lawsuit alleged that Google violated antitrust …
Apple Card might have a chance to expand internationally once Apple dumps Goldman Sachs
After The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple Card’s partnership with Goldman Sachs could be coming to an end, people started wondering if the company’s …
Apple Card is a fantastic product that deserves a better partner than Goldman Sachs
Around this time four years ago, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was raving during a conference call with investors that his firm’s partnership with Apple …
If you have Instacart+ you now get Peacock Premium at no additional cost
There’s nothing better in this world than the feeling of getting rid of ads. Unfortunately, over the course of the last couple of years, that …
Your next holiday gift from Best Buy might be delivered by DoorDash
We’re official in the holiday season, and tech gifts are always high on the list for a lot of people. If you find yourself unable …
Spanish influencer agency designed this AI model after deciding real-life influencers are a pain
Elon Musk, at one point during an AI Safety Summit in London earlier this month, told UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that there will come …
Tesla announces a new fee if you want to charge above 90% at some Superchargers
One of the benefits of electric vehicles is that, depending on the location of the charging station, you could leave your car to shop at …
Every ChatGPT user needs to know what happened at OpenAI this week
As a ChatGPT user, Sam Altman’s return as CEO feels like good news. I don’t have to worry about a mass exodus of OpenAI employees …
Sam Altman is officially returning as OpenAI’s CEO, days after his shocking ouster
Less than a week after the board of OpenAI dropped a bombshell on Silicon Valley by abruptly ousting the company’s CEO Sam Altman, the high-flying …
We might finally know why OpenAI fired Sam Altman
The OpenAI board of directors shocked the world on Friday by firing CEO Sam Altman. Nobody outside the board knew it would happen, with major …
Satya Nadella doesn’t know if Sam Altman actually works for Microsoft
In a stunning turn of events, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella managed to pull the move of the century so far. It got the best possible Black …
OpenAI’s new CEO Emmett Shear: AI is so dangerous, ‘it should cause you to s–t your pants’
As someone who works in one of the many industries that AI looks set to decimate, it’s probably no surprise that I find myself constantly …
