The demand hardens the White House’s stance toward the popular video app, which is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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Stripe Raises New Funding That Values It at $50 Billion
The New York Times – Business: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 New York Times – Business: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.
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How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the AI Race
The New York Times – Business: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.
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Volkswagen Will Invest $193 Billion in Electric Cars and Software
The New York Times – Business:The German automaker announced a plan to accelerate its transition to battery-powered vehicles and bolster operations in China and North America.
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10 Ways GPT-4 Is Impressive but Still Flawed
The New York Times – Business:OpenAI has upgraded the technology that powers its online chatbot in notable ways. It’s more accurate, but it still makes things up.
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OpenAI Unveils GPT-4, Months After ChatGPT Stunned Silicon Valley
The New York Times – Business:The company unveiled new technology called GPT-4 four months after its ChatGPT stunned Silicon Valley. The update is an improvement, but it carries some of the same baggage.
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AI Funding Frenzy Escalates
The New York Times – Business:In just weeks, a gold rush into artificial intelligence start-ups has become a full-blown mania.
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California Court Mostly Upholds Prop. 22 in Win for Uber and Other Gig Companies
The New York Times – Business:The decision lessens the chances that gig drivers will be considered employees in the state, but it is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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Lifehacker, Enthusiasts’ Guide to Everything, to Be Sold to Ziff Davis
The New York Times – Business:In the highly competitive world of digital publishing, so-called service journalism publications like Lifehacker are valuable properties.