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As Bob Iger nears the halfway point of his four-year contract heading The Walt Disney Company (DIS), the media mogul is well on his way to leaving...
Above a table in a San Jose, Calif., Denny’s hangs a plaque that reads: “The booth that launched a $1 trillion company.” The breakfast spot is...
Alex Chriss has only been at the helm of PayPal (PYPL) for just over a year, but that hasn’t stopped the CEO from implementing a series of...
Trump’s tech shake-up is on the horizon, putting the U.S. A.I. Safety Institute in the hot seat. Can safety and innovation coexist in the race for...
The past two years have been action-packed for Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. But that hasn’t stopped the A.I....
Rivian, the Irvine-based EV maker with a knack for California luxury, finds itself straddling a fine line: wild popularity on one coast, but fierce...
Anthropic, a competitor to OpenAI that has positioned itself as a more safety-conscious alternative, announced today (Nov. 7) that it will provide...
Despite continuing to bet big on A.I. startups and chip programs, the founders of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz say they’ve noticed a...
San Francisco-based Physical Intelligence is working to tackle one of the most difficult tasks of A.I. application.
Like its Big Tech rivals, Meta (META) has been on a voracious spending spree lately to build data centers to power its A.I. ambition. But the Mark...
"I don't spend too much time thinking about these words because I think there's so many important things to do."
Schools that offer A.I.-focused degrees have recently witnessed significant surges in student interest.
It’s been an action-packed month in space. Earlier in October, SpaceX hit a major milestone when the fifth Starship test flight successfully...
The Apple co-founder said he prefers "Actual Intelligence" to A.I.
WordPress, the open-source content management system that powers more than 40 percent of all websites on the internet, is currently engaged in a fiery...
Apple (AAPL)’s new A.I.-infused software update, iOS 18.1, has only been available for three days. But, according to CEO Tim Cook, it’s already...
Most of Apple's top executives report directly to the iPhone maker's CEO Tim Cook.
Meta reported record ad revenue in the last quarter, but it wasn't enough to impress investors.
Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google (GOOGL), surprised Wall Street yesterday (Oct. 29) with better-than-expected financial results for the...
In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were still Ph.D. students at Stanford University when they launched a startup, called Google (GOOGL), dedicated to...
A year ago, Lisa Kasteler was preparing to retire from a lengthy career in publicity that included a longstanding working relationship with the actor...
Bill Gates turns 69 today (Oct. 28). The tech leader was only 20 when he co-founded Microsoft (MSFT), the powerhouse tech company that makes up the...
Tesla (TSLA) surprised Wall Street yesterday (Oct. 23) with a strong third-quarter earnings report amid a tough market for the electric vehicle...
"We want it to reflect how we work, not dictate how we work," said Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos of the company's renowned culture memo.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos is making progress on the decade-long climate pledge he first made in 2020. Alongside his fiancée Lauren Sánchez, the Amazon...
"I would never write a piece of music using A.I. to help me because I want it to be my piece," said the Oscar-winning composer.
The concentration of large A.I. companies "is absolutely worrying."
The benefit of employee perks like free meals "far dwarfs the costs associated with it," said the Google CEO.
Uber wants to expand its services to create a so-called 'super-app.'
The impacts of last year’s Hollywood strikes are still being felt at Netflix (NFLX), according to the streaming giant’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos....
From celebrities to politicians, it seems everyone has a podcast these days. Now, even hedge funds are branching out into the medium in an effort to...
Like its Big Tech competitors, Amazon (AMZN) is betting on nuclear power to meet A.I.’s energy demands. The company today (Oct. 16) announced a slew...
The days of saving a few pennies on your daily coffee runs are over. Starbucks (SBUX), the world’s largest coffee chain, is pivoting away from...
In an impressive feat of engineering, Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully retrieved the booster of a Starship prototype on the land for the first time...
Fresh off a Nobel Prize win, Google DeepMind's CEO and founder Demis Hassabis has no plans to slow down his A.I. ambitions anytime soon.
Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group representing survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, are this year’s recipients of the...
Tesla's new 'Cybercab' will be priced at below $30,000 and begin production in 2026, according to Elon Musk.
A.I.-focused researchers have already won two of the prestigious Nobel Prizes this year.
The philanthropist plans to dole out millions to organizations working to improve the physical and mental health of women.
The acclaimed A.I. researcher is now a Nobel Prize laureate.
The first of six 2024 Nobel Prizes was announced yesterday (Oct. 7), with a pair of U.S. scientists receiving the prize for physiology or medicine....
Fresh off a giant funding round that valued OpenAI at $157 billion, the ChatGPT maker has secured even more financial backing through a credit...
Michael Emmerich, a professor of Japanese literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), was helping Uniqlo translate its advertising...
Amongst Costco (COST)’s offerings of appliances, groceries and its famed $1.50 hotdog, members of the warehouse club in recent months have also been...
Human happiness will be A.I.'s "greatest reward," according to SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
The largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history is currently underway, with an estimated $84 trillion expected to change hands over the next...
For decades, Nike (NKE) was a dominant leader in running shoes and running culture. However, the sneaker maker has lost its grip in recent years as...
Big Tech is undoubtedly leading the pack when it comes to shepherding in the A.I. revolution. But they’re not the only ones hiring talent to help...
SoftBank (SFTBF) is looking to invest in OpenAI for the first time. The Japanese conglomerate helmed by billionaire Masayoshi Son has reportedly...
"If you're going to meet the power needs of what they need for A.I., you're going to have to use natural gas," said Appaloosa's David Tepper.