Bobby Allyn

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'New York Times' sues over AI using its articles without permission

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft claiming their artificial intelligence tools are using the publisher's content without permission.

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Google to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit over how it runs its app store

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit brought by dozens of states over how the company operates its app store.

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Advertising boycott at the platform formerly known as Twitter grows by the day

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Owner Elon Musk exacerbated the crisis by cursing out firms that chose to leave X, and said the boycott may sink the company. We hear the perspective on that from advertising insiders.

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Looking back at the transformative first year of ChatGPT

Thursday, November 30, 2023

ChatGPT was introduced to the world a year ago. It has since become one of the fastest growing applications ever and potentially one of the most influential.

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With Sam Altman back as CEO, what's next for OpenAI

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

With nearly the entire staff in open revolt against the board, Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI as CEO. The board that fired him last week has been dissolved and replaced with an interim board.

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Ousted OpenAI leader Sam Altman joins Microsoft

Monday, November 20, 2023

The surprise development follows Altman's abrupt ouster from OpenAI by its board of directors over an apparent rift over balancing AI safety with the push to publicly release new powerful AI tools.

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Chat GPT-maker Open AI fires founder Sam Altman

Saturday, November 18, 2023

ChatGPT-maker Open AI has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was "not consistently candid in his communications" with the board of directors.

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Disney, Comcast and Apple join advertiser exodus from Elon Musk's X over antisemitism

Friday, November 17, 2023

A advertiser backlash has begun to snowball on X since Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic post on the site and a watchdog group say the company was placing ads next to pro-Nazi content.

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The story behind the Osama bin Laden videos on TikTok

Friday, November 17, 2023

A manifesto written by the terrorist leader in 2002 resurfaced on TikTok, but the backlash to the videos was more widespread than the videos themselves.

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WeWork has filed for bankruptcy. Here's a look at its downfall

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

The office-sharing company WeWork has filed for bankruptcy. Once the hottest startup in Silicon Valley, WeWork hit two major hurdles: It ran out of cash and the office-bust of the pandemic.

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WeWork files for bankruptcy in a stunning downfall from its $47 billion heyday

Monday, November 06, 2023

With its flexible office spaces, WeWork once was seen as a Silicon Valley darling led by an eccentric and charismatic founder. Financial troubled intervened, followed by the pandemic.

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Settlement: Uber and Lyft drivers in New York will get $328 million in back pay

Friday, November 03, 2023

Uber and Lyft will pay to settle allegations they short-changed drivers. The $290 million from Uber and $38 million from Lyft will go to drivers for Uber from 2014 to 2017 and Lyft from 2015 to 2017.

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The Telegram app has been a key platform for Hamas. Now it's being restricted there

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The popular messaging app became one of the only major social media platforms that permitted accounts with ties to Hamas.

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Is it true or not? Israeli group FakeReporter fact checks while seeking shelter

Thursday, October 26, 2023

A former Israeli combat soldier runs a nonprofit out of his in-laws' front yard that fact-checks posts on social media about the Israel-Hamas war in real time.

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Meta sued by states claiming Instagram and Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

More than two dozen states have sued Meta over allegations that its social media platforms can be addicting and violate consumer protection and child safety laws.

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States sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

More than 40 states filed legal actions against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that the company intentionally designed features that hooked a generation of young people.

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Thousands of FakeReporter volunteers sort through disinformation on social media

Monday, October 23, 2023

FakeReporter, which has been leaning on its thousands of volunteers scattered across the world to try to bring some clarity to the pace of war-related claims being made on social media.

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CEO of Web Summit tech conference resigns over Israel comments

Saturday, October 21, 2023

The Irish entrepreneur stepped down as leader of one of the world's largest tech conferences following remarks he made about Israel and war crimes.

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Musk's X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

It is unclear if the experimental fees will be applied to other parts of the world, but Musk argues it is the only way to stamp out the proliferation of bots on the site.

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EU official warns social media firms to monitor for false Israel-Hamas information

Friday, October 13, 2023

Thierry Breton cautions tech executives about the flood of misinformation on their platforms related to the Israel-Hamas war. He warns of severe financial penalties if the falsehoods go unchecked.

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