The Youths Have Spoken: Wallets Are Uncool. Go Digital.
To a growing number of youths, a wallet stuffed with cash and cards is as unfashionable as the millennial tuck, no-show socks and skinny jeans. Carrying only a smartphone is…
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Mar
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Mar
Former Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for $128 Million
Four former Twitter executives sued Elon Musk on Monday, accusing the billionaire of withholding severance payments worth $128 million after he fired them from the company during his 2022 takeover.When…
03
Mar
The Paradox at the Heart of Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit
It would be easy to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI as a case of sour grapes.Mr. Musk sued OpenAI this week, accusing the company of breaching the terms of…
01
Mar
Gemini’s Culture War, Kara Swisher Burns Us and SCOTUS Takes Up Content Moderation
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTubeGoogle removed the ability to generate images of people from its Gemini chatbot. We talk about why, and about the…
28
Feb
How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future
If the career of Roger Fidler has any meaning, it is this: Sometimes, you can see the future coming but get trampled by it anyway.Thirty years ago, Mr. Fidler was…
27
Feb
AT&T Offers $5 Credit After Widespread Service Outage
AT&T will offer a $5 credit to customers affected by a widespread outage on Thursday that was caused by technical issues the company encountered while trying to expand its network,…
25
Feb
What to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Free Speech on Social Media
Social media companies are bracing for Supreme Court arguments on Monday that could fundamentally alter the way they police their sites.After Facebook, Twitter and YouTube barred President Donald J. Trump…
23
Feb
How to Make a Call When Your Cell Network Is Down
Your cell network is down. Maybe it’s AT&T, which went down for many users on Thursday. Or maybe it’s another service a week, a month or a year from now.But…
22
Feb
Nvidia Earnings Show Soaring Profit and Revenue Amid AI Boom
Nvidia, the kingpin of chips powering artificial intelligence, on Wednesday released quarterly financial results that reinforced how the company has become one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence…
20
Feb
Inside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups
Last May, Anthropic, one of the world’s hottest artificial intelligence start-ups, raised $450 million from investors including Google and Salesforce. It was the beginning of an astonishing funding spree.By August,…