An audio-only medium spawned a giant industry that is now largely focused on video.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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Pet Owner Flooded With Puzzling Calls About a Lost Cat While Hers Is Safely at Home
Natasha Lavoie’s phone number appeared on a T-shirt sold online that advertised a fictitious missing cat. She can’t stop the calls from coming.
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Crypto Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of Genius Act
After a week of squabbling in Washington, the cryptocurrency industry secured one of its primary legislative objectives and made progress toward a second one.
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‘Who Killed Love?’ A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.
A popular and contentious game, Revenge on Gold Diggers, sheds light on misogyny, inequality and the feeling among many men that they are economic victims.
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Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This Week
The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a coalition of ultraconservative House Republicans staged a mutiny.
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China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpower
Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.
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Federal Prosecutors Close Inquiry Into Polymarket Betting Website
The site became prominent last year when people bet on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.
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Nvidia Says U.S. Has Lifted Restrictions on A.I. Chip Sales to China
The Silicon Valley chip giant said the Trump administration, which had shut down its sales to China three months ago, had assured it that licenses for the sales would now be granted.
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Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates
The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.
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It’s YouTube v. Netflix as the Streaming Wars Come Down to 2
The two giant video companies have far different strategies, but the same goal: controlling your TV set.