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Judge Is Said to Let Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal Move Forward

The ruling is a defeat for the Federal Trade Commission, which used a rare antitrust argument to try to block Meta’s acquisition of a small start-up.
2 hours ago

Meta Posts $4.2 Billion Restructuring Charge

The company, which is in the midst of shifting to become a metaverse business, also forecast revenue would beat Wall Street predictions.
2 hours ago - Meta

A.I. Bots Can’t Report This Column. But They Can Improve It.

ChatGPT isn’t the only writing assistant that has emerged to replace editors. We tested it alongside two others to assess their strengths and weaknesses.
12 hours ago

OpenAI to Offer New Version of ChatGPT for a $20 Monthly Fee

The San Francisco artificial intelligence lab has seen overwhelming interest in its chatbot since it was released in November.
5 hours ago

Self-Driving Car Services Want to Expand in San Francisco Despite Recent Hiccups

Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.
6 hours ago

GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says

The popular drug discount app deceptively shared details on users’ illnesses and medicines with ad firms, regulators said in a legal complaint.
6 hours ago - Google

U.S. Courts India as Technology Partner to Counter China

American and Indian officials are working toward new partnerships in defense technology, advanced telecom and semiconductors.
Jan. 31, 2023 - China

Judge Finds Amazon Broke Labor Law in Anti-Union Effort

The ruling, on charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board, involved actions at two Staten Island warehouses before union votes last year.
Jan. 31, 2023

Snap’s Revenue Growth Slows Further Amid Tech Downturn

The maker of Snapchat also swung to a loss in the latest quarter and projected that its sales would decline.
Jan. 31, 2023

Tesla’s Self-Driving Technology Comes Under Justice Dept. Scrutiny

A regulatory filing says officials have asked about software that Elon Musk, the chief executive, has said would allow cars to operate autonomously.
Jan. 31, 2023

Apple’s Secrecy Violated Workers Rights, NLRB Finds

After a yearlong investigation, a federal labor board determined that the tech giant’s rules interfere with employees’ right to organize.
Jan. 31, 2023 - Apple

The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory

The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft.
Jan. 31, 2023

Thrive Capital Said to Lead Potential Investment in Stripe

Thrive has committed $1 billion, which would value the payments provider Stripe at about $55 billion to $60 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Jan. 30, 2023

Ford Follows Tesla in Cutting Electric Vehicle Prices

The automaker reduced the price of the Mustang Mach-E by up to $5,900 after Tesla slashed prices of its cars by as much as 20 percent.
Jan. 30, 2023 - EV

‘Recession Resilient’ Climate Start-Ups Shine in Tech Downturn

Tech workers and investors are flocking to start-ups that aim to combat climate change.
Jan. 30, 2023 - Climate

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prosecutors Ask Judge to Tighten Bail Conditions

The move followed the disgraced cryptocurrency executive’s attempt to contact a potential witness in his criminal case, prosecutors said.
Jan. 27, 2023

Anthropic Said to Be Closing In on $300 Million in New A.I. Funding

Anthropic specializes in generative artificial intelligence, a hot investment in Silicon Valley. The new funding could value the company at roughly $5 billion.
Jan. 27, 2023

On Trump’s Truth Social: Ads for Miracle Cures, Scams and Fake Merchandise

Truth Social, the social network started by former President Donald J. Trump, has struggled to attract large brands.
Jan. 27, 2023 - Donald Trump

Meta’s Trump Calculus and Regime Change at Netflix

Plus, we play the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s video game “Dookey Dash.”
Jan. 27, 2023 - Donald Trump

A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law

California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.
Jan. 26, 2023 - California

Justice Dept. Dismantles a Major Ransomware Operation

The department said it had successfully prevented victims from having to pay $130 million in ransoms to Hive, a prolific ransomware gang, before seizing two of the group’s servers on Wednesday night.
Jan. 26, 2023

Stripe Hires Investment Banks to Explore Public Listing

The payments processing start-up, one of the world’s most valuable private companies, could go public in the next year, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Jan. 26, 2023

University of Texas Will Offer Large-Scale Online Master’s Degree in A.I.

Amid a boom in new tools like ChatGPT, the Austin campus plans to train thousands of students in sought-after skills in artificial intelligence.
Jan. 27, 2023

TikTok’s New Defense in Washington: Going on the Offense

Keeping its head down has not paid off for the company, which now faces regulatory pressure on many fronts. So it is starting to speak out.
Jan. 26, 2023

Facebook’s Bridge to Nowhere

The tech giant had already remade the virtual world. For a brief period, it also tried to make it easier for people in the Bay Area to get to work. Then it gave up.
Jan. 8, 2023 - Facebook

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