Inside Marc Benioff's big bet on generative AI

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Last fall, Salesforce debuted an AI agent so remarkably human-like it seemed like a vision from the future.

Move over, Zuck. Sam Altman is the world's new minister of thought.

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It may be the toughest season ever for 'Shark Tank' contestants

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Three years ago, Noah Silverman and Yuki Kinoshita's Plufl — "the world's first dog bed for humans" — went viral on TikTok and landed them on "Shark Tank".

Inside the AI divide roiling video game giant Electronic Arts

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The ABCs of what's on the chopping block at the Department of Education

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The Department of Education's cuts are raising uncertainty for teachers and students.

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In Big Tech's knotty game of AI Twister, what happens when a giant slips?

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You know the saying: Keep your friends close, and your trillion-dollar AI enemies closer.

Cruise missiles, yacht rock, and hot girls for capitalism: A night at The Free Press' afterparty

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Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs

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The job market is hell for us, and heaven for scammers

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After realizing the job she applied to had scammed her out of $4,300, "I felt very alone and just sort of rudderless," says Amisha Datta.

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Two years after graduating at the top of her class in college, Amisha Datta could not believe she'd lost $4,300 in a job scam.

Inside the lucrative, surreal, and disturbing world of AI trainers

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Krista Pawloski, 55, has been a data annotator since 2006.

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