Google and DeepMind must put aside years of rivalry and risk ruffling feathers to take on OpenAI, ex-employees and collaborators say

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DeepMind and Google have created a new unit to take on OpenAI.

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10 Things in Tech: Amazon Slack, industry extinction, and top EVs

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Phew, it's Friday, friends. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I just got on Jack Dorsey's new social media platform Bluesky (find me here: @diamondnagasiu.bsky.social).

FBI searches the $4 million home of former FTX exec Ryan Salame, report says

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Ryan Salame.

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iPhone thieves are using a security feature to lock users out of their Apple accounts, report says

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Thieves are exploiting the iPhone's "recovery key" feature.

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A strange new TikTok trend called 'sludge content' has Gen Z hooked

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"Sludge content" is taking over TikTok.

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Mark Zuckerberg, whose Meta laid off thousands of people, is now the 12th richest person on the planet after his wealth surged to $87 billion

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Mark Zuckerberg, whose Meta laid off thousands, is now the 12th richest person on the planet after his wealth surged to $87 billion on the company's earnings beat.

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Amazon is spending less on warehouses — and more on AI and its cloud business

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Amazon is investing more in AI and cloud infrastructure and less on fulfillment, its CFO said on Thursday.

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Border patrol seized $290,000 worth of counterfeit Apple AirPods Pro and Watches at Virginia airport

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$290,000 worth of counterfeit Apple products were seized at Washington Dulles Airport

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Walmart is using AI to negotiate prices with suppliers, report says — and the suppliers are loving it

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Walmart is using AI to negotiate deals with equipment suppliers.

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Disney's lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis has teeth, legal experts say

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Disney's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a good start to its case, legal experts said.

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