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Dame Judi Dench could be your next AI voice assistant
by
Matt Levin
Sep 25, 2024
Dame Judi Dench and comedians Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key have signed deals with Meta to humanize chatbots.
Here's why the debate over open source AI matters for us humans
by
Matt Levin
Aug 20, 2024
Meta has staked its entire AI strategy upon the open source route, allowing pretty much anyone access to its powerful large language models. Meanwhile, Google and OpenAI are keeping everything walled off.
Tech and media companies are ditching user totals from their growth reports. Why now?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 23, 2024
Instead, companies are opting to report other metrics of growth.
Just what is the 'Magnificent Seven' and why is everyone talking about them?
Jul 23, 2024
These seven tech companies have an outsize influence on the stock market.
What’s the point of class-action lawsuits?
by
Janet Nguyen
Aug 25, 2023
Many consumers might not receive much in settlements, but the suits can be a tool for justice, experts say.
Meta readies new Twitter challenger
Jul 5, 2023
Threads, the new social media platform created by the owner of Instagram and Facebook, launches Thursday.
Employers want everyone back in the office — for real this time
Apr 4, 2023
A less robust job market has made corporate leaders' preference easier to implement.
For public good, not for profit.
Meta cuts 10,000 jobs in second wave of layoffs since November
Mar 14, 2023
Meta and other tech companies have been hiring aggressively in recent years but have recently begun to let some of those workers go.
As our online behavior changes, companies spend less ad money on Google and Meta
Jan 4, 2023
Part of the reason: Social media platforms like TikTok are changing the way we shop online.
Female truckers say Facebook’s algorithms may be steering job ads away from women, older workers
Dec 20, 2022
A complaint to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleges that these algorithms may be recreating hiring biases — unintentionally, in some cases, but still illegally.