Mustafa Suleyman, who is in charge of Microsoft's efforts to commercialize AI, says he is focused on “humanist superintelligence” to solve hard social problems
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Sources: top X executives hinted to Interpublic and other ad firms that not spending on X could lead to legal woes, due to X's lawsuit against some advertisers
Interpublic recently signed an advertising agreement with the platform; other agencies are also in negotiations
Despite assurances, advertisers worry Meta's tools may not prevent ads from appearing near offensive content as the new content moderation approach takes effect
Social-media giant's loosening of speech restrictions is unsettling advertisers, who say a decade of efforts to protect their reputations is at risk
Sources: some tech executives, including Sam Altman, worry that Elon Musk's new proximity to Donald Trump could supersize rivalries in ways that favor Musk
and his rivals are feeling the heat. https://www.wsj.com/... Brij Singh / @brij : “he draws energy from the idea of having enemies” exactly the kind of society we need on Mars
How Tony Sayegh, head of public affairs at a major TikTok investor and an official in the first Trump admin, led the effort to win Trump's support for TikTok
A profile of Tony Sayegh and How TikTok's Trump Whisperer Changed Minds in Washington www.wsj.com/business/how... X: @wsjbusiness : Tony Sayegh, the head of public affairs at one o...
How Tony Sayegh, head of public affairs at a major TikTok investor and an official in the first Trump admin, led the effort to win Trump's support for TikTok
Tony Sayegh led the effort to win Trump's support for the popular app with ties to China — When the Biden administration …
Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case
- Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate
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Sources and documents detail how Elon Musk blurred boundaries with female employees at SpaceX, including having sex with an employee and a former intern
The billionaire founder had sex with an employee and a former intern, and asked a woman at his company to have his babies
Discord plans to start showing gaming ads from next week, called Sponsored Quests and offering rewards for in-game tasks; users can turn them off in settings
Discord plans to start showing gaming ads from next week, called Sponsored Quests and offering rewards for in-game tasks; users can turn them off in settings
The chat platform, which has long avoided advertising, is latest tech company to lean into paid promotions
Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84
but wow. He's dead! Cut a little slack! — www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/o... X: Steve Case / @stevecase : Jerry Levin was a pioneer and visionary. More than two decades ago, Jerry...
Sources: some Tesla and SpaceX directors have consumed drugs with Elon Musk feeling there is an expectation to do so, raising concerns about their independence
Sources: some Tesla and SpaceX directors have consumed drugs with Elon Musk feeling there is an expectation to do so, raising concerns about their independence
Board members have reaped hundreds of millions from stock awards and separate investments, even as some have done drugs with Musk …
Some startup founders are building up protections, including implementing supervoting shares or dual-class shares, to avoid getting ousted like Sam Altman
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Sources detail Netflix's deepening gaming push: more games based on its shows, including Squid Game and Wednesday, discussions about a GTA game, and more
Streamer to put greater emphasis on developing games based on its popular programming, including ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Black Mirror’
Sources: Goldman wants to exit consumer lending and offload its Apple partnership, possibly to Amex, which has balked at Apple Card's loss rate and other issues
The bank, which reports third-quarter earnings Tuesday, is fighting profit declines and flagging stock
A profile of New Jersey-based CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, and has a ~$2B valuation, fewer than 250 staff, and 700 clients, like Microsoft
A profile of New Jersey-based CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, and has a ~$2B valuation, fewer than 250 staff, and 700 clients, like Microsoft
and it's now competing with some of the world's most valuable companies. https://www.wsj.com/... @coreweave : Check out the latest CoreWeave feature in the @WSJ, featuring quotes f...
A profile of New Jersey-based CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, is valued at ~$2B, and has 700 clients, including Microsoft and Inflection AI
It's not just Nvidia. There is another big winner of the AI boom—and it's now competing with some of the world's most valuable companies. X: @wsjbusiness , @coreweave , and @minze...