OpenAI has become synonymous with the generative AI boom, but it has a weakness that its competitors are already starting to exploit

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has become the de facto face of the generative AI boom. But his company has many challenges to go..

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Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) vs. Nest Hub Max: Which smart display should you buy?

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The 10-inch Nest Hub Max is the larger version of the 7-inch Nest Hub, but it’s not necessarily the better smart display.

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Google's AI chatbot Bard is still being rushed

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Happy hump day! We've made it to the middle of the week where Monday is well behind us and the weekend is coming closer into view.  

I'm contemplating if I want to dive into one of my guilty pleasures over the weekend, reality TV. One of my favorite shows is Love is Blind, a Netflix show that rolled out its fourth season in March. 

Google CEO says he used the company's Bard AI chatbot to plan his father's 80th birthday party

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he sometimes uses Google Bard as a search engine.

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America is addicted to parking lots — and it's killing the economy

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The US is home to as many as 2 billion parking spots. All this wasted space is wrecking our economy and making it harder to building homes.

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Read the memo Google CFO Ruth Porat sent to staff about new cost-cutting, including paring back worker perks

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Google recently announced it would cut 12,000 jobs earlier this year as part of its cost-cutting measures. CFO Ruth Porat and other company leaders sent a note to employees last week detailing some of the cuts.

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Google Flights will pay you the difference if a ticket gets cheaper after you book — here's how to use the new tool

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Big tech companies continue cost cutting

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It's Monday, readers. I'm Paayal Zaveri, and welcome to the first week of April.

We're now officially a quarter of the way through the year. That's a good reminder to make sure you plan some vacation time this year. Nearly half of all American workers don't take their PTO, according to the Pew Research Center. 

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says those in AI industry have to 'make sure' the technology 'doesn't harm but just helps'

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Eric Schmidt , former chairman and CEO at GOOGLE visits Fox Business Network Studios on April 16, 2019 in New York City.

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General Motors will phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in future EVs, opting to introduce its own Google-supported system

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The GMC Hummer EV at General Motors' "Factory Zero" in Detroit.

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