Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, controversies have swirled over everything: whether Sam Altman should be CEO, chatbot safety, the environmental and power grid impact of AI datacenters, an ongoing feud with Elon Musk, and Read more…
People gather for the groundbreaking for Oxys Direct Air Capture facility called Stratos in West Texas on Friday, April 28th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images The tech industry has championed the development of new technologies Read more…
Funcom, the Tencent-owned company behind the survival MMO Dune: Awakening, is making some major changes, including laying off staff and shutting down Metal: Hellsinger developer The Outsiders. Dune: Awakening had a promising launch, selling a Read more…
PayPal appointed Dan Schulman as CEO in 2014, and he stepped down in 2023. | Photo by Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images Verizon has picked former PayPal head Dan Schulman to serve as its new Read more…
The fake phone calls could provide a way out of suspicious situations. | Image: SwitchBot SwitchBot is expanding its already diverse line of smart home offerings with a new tracking fob that doubles as both Read more…
Bari Weiss started The Free Press (formerly Common Sense) on Substack in 2021. Paramount is acquiring The Free Press, an independent media publication started on Substack. As part of the deal, Paramount is installing The Read more…
Dbrand’s new skins let Samsung, Pixel, and iPhone Air phones rock the same vivid orange as iPhone 17 Pro models. Dbrand’s latest skins allow a wide range of non-Apple devices to don a “flawlessly colormatched Read more…
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! My guest today is Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, and I’m very excited to be talking to him on my show today. And when I say my show… I mean Nilay Read more…
The MX Master 4 is Logitech’s latest wireless mouse in the MX series, featuring a new haptics-equipped thumb grip that can provide tactile feedback while multitasking. It just launched last week at $119.99, but Best Read more…
Collabs with fictional characters are on the horizon for Sora. Officially, that is, as OpenAI moves to restrict the flow of unauthorized horrors like meth-cooking and Nazi SpongeBobs and criminal Pokémon that have plagued the Read more…