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Michael Liedtke

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Sam Altman turned down a documentary’s requests to talk. So the director cast a ‘Sam Bot’ as its protagonist

Adam Bhala Lough said he got the idea for "Sam Bot" from OpenAI's audacious release of a chatbot that sounded like actress Scarlett Johansson.

04.03.2026 3

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Gen Zers and millennials flock to so-called analog islands ‘because so little of their life feels tangible’

"They are starting to recognize how the internet has changed their lives, and they are trying to revive these in-person, low-tech environments that...

20.02.2026 10

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‘We are no strangers to competition and we are no strangers to change’: Ted Sarandos says Paramount is just another Blockbuster

Netflix co-CEO Sarandos recalled fending off rivals during the company's days as a DVD-by-mail rental service.

21.01.2026 7

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‘Apple Intelligence,’ powered by Gemini, marks a ‘major validation moment for Google,’ top tech analyst says

The deal allowing Apple to tap into Google's AI technology was disclosed Monday in a joint statement from the Silicon Valley powerhouses.

13.01.2026 7

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Trump Mobile has been accepting $100 deposits for a golden phone but the prototype is nowhere to be seen as CES kicks off

Trump Mobile initially hailed T1 as a device that would be “proudly designed and built in the United States for customers who expect the best."

06.01.2026 6

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Gen Zers and millennials flock to so-called analogs islands ‘because because so little of their life feels tangible’

"They are starting to recognize how the internet has changed their lives, and they are trying to revive these in-person, low-tech environments that...

28.12.2025 20

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Seniors relive their days of wanderlust and thrill-seeking with virtual reality. ‘It’s about all the memories that it brings back’

“We got to go underwater and didn't even have to hold our breath!” exclaimed 81-year-old Ginny Baird following the virtual submersion.

26.12.2025 10

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Elon Musk adds to his $679 billion fortune after Delaware court reverses its earlier decision and awards him a $55 billion Tesla pay package

In 2024, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick rescinded the compensation in a case brought by a disgruntled Tesla shareholder.

21.12.2025 7

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‘Saying this is the most important stock in the world is an understatement’: Market holds its breath as Nvidia offers AI progress report

As OpenAI and Big Tech powerhouses buy more and more Nvidia chips, annual revenue has gone from $27 billion in 2022 to a projected $208 billion this...

20.11.2025 7

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Google Maps, now brought to you with an AI conversational companion

The AI features are also supposed to enable Google Maps to be more precise by calling out landmarks instead of relying on distance notifications.

06.11.2025 10

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Google faces antitrust déjà vu as US seeks to break up its digital advertising business

Google is facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on its abusive tactics in digital advertising.

23.09.2025 7

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‘We’ll see if I can hold my nose and approve it’: Judge hates $1.5b AI settlement with book authors so much he’s taking 2 weeks to think it over

After spending nearly an hour mostly lambasting Anthropic's settlement, Judge William Alsup scheduled another hearing on September 25.

10.09.2025 8

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Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of being ‘monopolists’ in AI space

The complaint portrays Apple as a company that views AI as an “existential threat” to its future success, prompting it to collude with OpenAI.

26.08.2025 6

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Google targets Apple’s Achilles’ heel with new AI-powered smartphone

Google unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of AI, designed to do everything from fetch vital information to help...

20.08.2025 7

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Trump in talks for government to take 10% stake in Intel: What we know

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC that the government has no intention of meddling in Intel's business, and will have its hands tied by...

20.08.2025 7

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Google unanimously loses appeals court decision over Android store as illegal monopoly

Epic's lawsuit "was replete with evidence that Google’s anticompetitive conduct entrenched its dominance, causing the Play Store to benefit from...

01.08.2025 6

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Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference opens as tech giant reels from AI missteps and Trump’s trade war

Apple faces nagging questions about whether the nearly 50-year-old company has lost some of the mystique and innovative drive that turned it into a...

09.06.2025 10

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The Like button almost didn’t make it onto Facebook because Zuckerberg hated it so much

It took Facebook nearly two years to overcome the staunch resistance by CEO Mark Zuckerberg before finally introducing the symbol on its service on...

16.05.2025 10

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The Justice Department says a fitting punishment for Google’s search monopoly would be ordering the tech giant to divest from its ad business

Google, unsurprisingly, plans to oppose the government's proposal.

06.05.2025 6

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‘Will we abandon the search market and surrender them to control of the monopolists?’ The Justice Department says Google’s ‘illegal conduct has created an economic goliath’

"Gen AI is Google's next evolution to keep their vicious cycle spinning," the DOJ's lawyer said.

21.04.2025 5

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Google begins court hearing about how it should be penalized for operating an illegal search monopoly—and a break-up is on the table

Google intends to file an appeal of Mehta's ruling from last year that branded its search engine as an illegal monopoly but can't do so until the...

21.04.2025 10

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Bill Gates offers to let anyone download the first operating system he and Paul Allen wrote 50 years ago: ‘That code remains the coolest I’ve ever written’

The code would go on to provide the foundation for a business that would make personal computers a household staple.

03.04.2025 10

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Uber and Waymo launch driverless ride service in Austin

Waymo, so far, has avoided a major traffic accident or other safety problems that might give regulators second thoughts about allowing its robotaxis...

04.03.2025 10

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Apple shareholders expected to reject proposal to scrap corporate workforce diversity programs

The proposal drafted by the conservative think tank National Center for Public Policy Research urges Apple to follow other high-profile...

25.02.2025 10

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Google scraps diversity hiring goals in the face of Trump’s new anti-DEI government contractor rules

Meta jettisoned its DEI program last month, shortly before the inauguration, while Amazon halted some of its DEI programs in December following...

06.02.2025 10

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Indonesia keeps its iPhone 16 sales ban even after Apple pledges $1 billion investment

Indonesia prohibited the sale of the iPhone 16 over Apple's failure to meet local regulations requiring that 40% of phones be made from local parts.

08.01.2025 10

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Flying taxis are ‘just a few steps from the finish line’

CEO of Joby Aviation, JoeBen Bevirt is getting closer to turning his boyhood flights of fancy into a dream come true.

08.01.2025 10

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