The inquiry appears to be tied to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employees had inappropriately obtained Americans’ data. The company said it had fired the workers involved.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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Silicon Valley Bank’s Deep Ties to the Tech Industry
More than many other banks, SVB catered to how risky tech start-ups and their backers do not adhere to normal business practices.
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Twitch’s Chief Executive Says He Is Resigning
Emmett Shear was a co-founder of the Amazon-owned streaming service and managed it for 16 years.
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‘Money Shot: The Pornhub Story’ Review: A Clear Eye on an Industry
This documentary looks at the offenses of the pornography industry through interviews with performers and activists.
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China’s Answer to ChatGPT Gets an Artificial Debut and Disappoints
The promised “live” demonstration of the bot had, in fact, been prerecorded. Shares of Baidu, the company behind the technology, tumbled in Hong Kong.
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How ChatGPT and Generative AI Could Change the Way We Travel
Powerful new artificial-intelligence software is already shaking up the travel industry, but it has a long way to go until it can plan a seamless trip. For now.
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Stripe Raises New Funding That Values It at $50 Billion
The payments processing start-up was valued at $95 billion in 2021, but private company dealmaking has been hurt by souring global economic conditions.
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How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race
The virtual assistants had more than a decade to become indispensable. But they were hampered by clunky design and miscalculations, leaving room for chatbots to rise.