Meta rolls out paid verification option for Facebook and Instagram users in US
By Jennifer Korn Facebook and Instagram users in the United States will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account. Meta on…
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YouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN YouTube on Friday said it would restore former President Donald Trump’s channel, more than two years after…
Continue ReadingFCC cracks down on spammy text messages
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on spammy text messages with new rules for telecom companies, citing a…
Continue ReadingBaidu stock rebounds after falling sharply in wake of ChatGPT-style bot demo
By Michelle Toh, CNN Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu rebounded sharply a day after it unveiled ERNIE Bot, its answer to the ChatGPT craze. Its…
Continue ReadingChina imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles
CNN By Laura He, CNN China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with parliament ban
By Chris Lau New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to impose…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with parliament ban
CNN By Chris Lau New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to…
Continue ReadingGoogle will stop selling Glass as it looks to cut costs
By Jennifer Korn Google will no longer sell the latest Enterprise Edition of Google Glass, the company announced this week, effectively killing off…
Continue Reading‘I am personally sticking with SVB.’ Prominent tech figures pledge support for bank
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN After a rollercoaster week for Silicon Valley Bank’s customers, some prominent voices in the tech world are now…
Continue ReadingItaly blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
CNN By Livvy Doherty and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Regulators in Italy issued a temporary ban on ChatGPT Friday, effective immediately, due to privacy…
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Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT technology to Word, Excel and Outlook
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft on Thursday outlined its plans to bring artificial intelligence to its most recognizable…
Continue ReadingUK bans TikTok on government devices
By Brian Fung, CNN The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in…
Continue Reading5 jaw-dropping things GPT-4 can do that ChatGPT couldn’t
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business In the first day after it was unveiled, GPT-4 stunned many users in early tests and a company demo with its…
Continue ReadingBiden administration demands TikTok’s Chinese owners spin off their share or face US ban
By Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok from the United States unless the app’s Chinese owners agree to spin…
Continue ReadingUK bans TikTok on government devices
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by…
Continue ReadingT-Mobile to buy Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile in a $1.35 billion deal
By Jennifer Korn Ryan Reynolds is about to have a nice payday. T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it’s buying budget wireless provider Mint…
Continue ReadingWhat metaverse? Meta says its single largest investment is now in ‘advancing AI’
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Roughly a year-and-a-half after Facebook renamed itself “Meta” and said it would go all-in on building a…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea to build ‘world’s largest’ chip center with $230 billion investment from Samsung
By Juliana Liu, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea says it will build an enormous facility to make computer chips in the greater Seoul area,…
Continue ReadingThe technology behind ChatGPT is about to get even more powerful
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Nearly four months after OpenAI stunned the tech industry with ChatGPT, the company is releasing its…
Continue ReadingFacebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 employees
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers, marking the second round of significant job cuts announced…
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