OpenAI debuts Deep Research, an AI agent for creating in-depth reports, available to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers and limited to 100 queries per month
OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company's AI-powered chatbot platform.
A look at six engineers with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel ties, between 19 and 24 years old, playing key DOGE roles, as Musk seizes control of US infrastructure
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk's companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
The Beatles' Now and Then, created using AI and an original 1970s lo-fi demo, won Best Rock Performance at the Grammys; McCartney and Starr completed it in 2021
The “Now and Then” track was released in 2023 after machine learning was used to clean up an old John Lennon demo.
In the wake of US tariffs on Canadian goods, the premiere of Ontario Doug Ford says he's “ripping up” the province's $100M Starlink contract
Musk part of President Donald Trump's team that wants to destroy families, Ford says — Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is …
The Seoul High Court upholds an earlier decision clearing Samsung Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of fraud and stock-rigging, marking a major victory for Samsung
- Seoul court upholds Jay Y. Lee's earlier victory on appeal — The Samsung scion can now focus on turning around the firm
A profile of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, whose overblown statements about AI replacing humans point to a future that tech companies are working toward
Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements …
OpenAI's Deep Research hands-on: very good at nuanced, complex research, and the first narrow agent to do sophisticated and likely economically valuable work
The first narrow agents are here — A hint to the future arrived quietly over the weekend. For a long time …
Analysis: Meta has invested $80B+ in AR and VR since 2014 when it bought Oculus, and is on track to top $100B in 2025; a source says it sold 1M Ray-Bans in 2024
Tech group reveals it put $19.9bn into its Reality Labs division, which develops its smart glasses and headsets, last year
Sources: the European Commission and four member nations plan a probe into Shein over illegal products, opening the fast fashion marketplace to potential fines
The Chinese-founded massive online marketplace Shein faces potential fines with the European Union imminently set to open a probe …
Chainalysis and others estimate $TRUMP had generated $86M to $100M in trading fees by January 30; its market cap, which passed $14.5B on January 19, is down 66%
Entities behind President Donald Trump's crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks …
MicroStrategy says it didn't buy any bitcoin in the prior week, ending 12 consecutive weekly purchases worth $20B+ starting in October 2024, and holds ~$44.7B
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The first ever native iPhone porn app, Hot Tub, arrives in the EU via the approved alternative app store AltStore PAL, which was made possible by the DMA
Try it now exclusively on AltStore PAL — just in time for the season of love ❤️ — Source: https://hottubapp.io/... …
Stablecoins are becoming a core part of financial infrastructure in emerging markets, expanding beyond cross-border payments into consumer finance and more
Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to more than 100 countries.
The US' largest companies, like Visa, United, Amazon, Apple, and Oracle, are cutting deals with Elon Musk's businesses as he solidifies his power in government
Companies from Boeing to Amazon have sought out the world's richest man as he seeks to remake US government Bluesky: @marypcbuk . Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social . Forums: r/politics Bluesky:...
SoftBank commits $3B annually for itself and its subsidiaries to use OpenAI's tech, and launches SB OpenAI Japan to market OpenAI's enterprise tech in Japan
Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business, and power. SoftBank Group Corp. : OpenAI and SoftBank Group Partner to Develop and Market Advanced Enterprise AI The Asahi Shimbun : SoftB...
Some mental health and extremism experts say Australia exempting YouTube from its under-16 social media ban exposes children to addictive and harmful content
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Analysis of FEC filings: Elon Musk spent $288M+ to help elect Trump and other Republicans, the 2024 US election's biggest donor; Musk's America PAC raised $263M
Trump's tariffs risk US economic hit Bluesky: Justin Hendrix / @justinhendrix : “Billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $288 million to help elect President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates,...
India expands Aadhaar, a digital identity verification framework linked to 1.4B+ people's biometrics, to let businesses authenticate customers via the service
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Google's X spins out Heritable Agriculture, which aims to use AI to improve crop yield, as the incubator aggressively spins off companies under CEO Astro Teller
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French startup Riot, which educates staff about cybersecurity risks, raised a $30M Series B, a source says at a $170M+ valuation, and had $10M in 2024 revenue
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AI adoption has outpaced PCs and the internet, but evidence of its boost to productivity is thin on the ground; a 2024 study shows 40% of US adults have used AI
Bloomberg : Bluesky: @surviveyourfamily.com Bluesky: @surviveyourfamily.com : A la much money has been wasted and most CEOs are spewing AI-flavored hot air to keep their stock prices up on the hopes ...
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
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Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.