Elon Musk ramps up AI efforts as he warns of pitfalls
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk was an early investor in AI. Despite warnings about advancements in the technology, the billionaire Tesla co-founder is making his own strides.
Lyft, Gap, First Republic join Disney, Amazon in layoffs
A slew of companies including Lyft, Dropbox, First Republic Bank and Gap revealed this week they plan to trim their headcounts. They join Disney and Amazon.
AI race spurs new era in web browser wars
Advances in artificial intelligence have kick-started a new era of browser wars as Microsoft, Google and Mozilla compete to build the best browser and search engine.
New York City's transportation system ending updates on Twitter, says platform is 'no longer reliable'
The MTA announced it will no longer provide service updates on Twitter, saying that the platform is "no longer reliable" for providing consistent updates.
Google, Microsoft both tout AI advances to improve search
Alphabet's Google and Microsoft boast artificial intelligence-fueled advancements in separate earnings calls, including strides made on competing search engine platforms.
Tech sector continues to shed jobs as Dropbox lays off 500
Dropbox announced Thursday that it will lay off 500 employees and shrink its workforce by 16% as the cloud storage firm deals with slow growth and looks to emphasize AI.
TikTok working on AI avatars for users: report
TikTok is reportedly experimenting with a feature that will create avatars generated with artificial intelligence. The AI generates as many as 30 images for the app's users.
Lyft to cut about a quarter of workforce in latest round of layoffs
Lyft announced Thursday that it will lay off more than 1,000 employees as part of an effort to cut costs. The news comes shortly after new CEO David Risher took over.
Minnesota man reconnects with iPhone lost at sea in Waikiki
A man scuba diving off Waikiki, Hawaii, found an iPhone underwater and returned it to its owner from Minnesota in working condition — even after being under the surface for over a month.
Elizabeth Holmes delays prison report date with another appeal
Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will no longer report to prison to begin serving her 11.25-year sentence after issuing a last-minute appeal.
AI set to transform construction industry
Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT could revolutionize the construction industry, according to an industry insider who is using the tool and finding spectacular results.
Walmart using AI to negotiate cost, purchase terms with vendors in shorter timeframe: report
Walmart has begun using an AI-powered chatbot to negotiate costs and purchases with certain vendors, saving the retail giant time and money.
Japan's ispace reveals why lunar lander likely crashed into moon
The Japanese Hakuto lunar lander likely made a hard landing on the moon's surface on Tuesday. Ispace said that it lost communications with the lander and was not receiving data.
Elon Musk irks Tesla shareholders who call for more oversight
A group of Tesla shareholders wrote a letter to the automaker's board of directors, voicing concerns about the direction of the company and the role of CEO Elon Musk.
Microsoft, Activision to appeal UK's decision to block $69B deal
British regulators stopped a $69 billion deal between Microsoft and Activision on Wednesday, saying the acquisition would stifle cloud gaming competition.
OpenAI says ChatGPT feature letting users disable chat history now available
ChatGPT users can decide whether to enable or disable their chat history on the artificial intelligence tool, the company behind the chatbot, OpenAI, announced.
Unpleasant customer service calls, endless wait times may have a tech fix
Integrating generative artificial intelligence in the customer service field boosts productivity and leads to customers treating workers better, according to a new study.
Google, Microsoft in Q1 earnings provide updates on AI push
Google and Microsoft are at the cutting edge of the artificial intelligence race, and executives from both tech giants offered insights on their companies' next steps in AI.
Republican senators sound alarm about national security threats posed by Chinese cloud computing firms
Republican senators wrote a letter to the Biden administration Tuesday, urging it to take action against cloud computing firms with links to China.
Spotify's Daniel Ek weighs in on artificial intelligence
One topic that came up more than once as Spotify's CEO participated Tuesday in the audio streaming service's first-quarter earnings call was artificial intelligence.

















