TikTok has quietly launched a new micro drama app called PineDrama as the category picks up steam in the US

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TikTok has launched a dedicated micro-drama app called PineDrama

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Trump is taking aim at a power grid operator in a bid to bring electricity costs down

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Trump is leaning on the country's largest power grid operator in a bid to bring down electricity prices.

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Meta is closing its VR workplace app amid Reality Labs layoffs

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Meta has made the decision to discontinue Workrooms as a standalone app

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She named Google's Nano Banana. She has an idea why it went viral.

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Google DeepMind Product Manager Naina Raisinghani bestowed Google's popular AI image generation model with its nickname

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Rich list 2016 vs. 2026: Who climbed, slipped, and disappeared from the world's 10 wealthiest people

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Alphabet cofounders Sergey Brin (left) and Larry Page (middle), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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Do you trust AI enough to stop saving for retirement?

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The Tesla board has proposed a pay package for Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion.

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Airbnb CEO says he was self-conscious about working out when he first got to Silicon Valley. Times have changed.

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Brian Chesky said no one was weight lifting when he came to Silicon Valley in the 2000s.

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AI and ML roles are hard to fill. Cisco's HR chief says getting execs on the phone helps.

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Kelly Jones said AI and machine learning roles are hard to fill.

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An OpenAI-backed humanoid robot startup says it's moving away from using humans to train its Optimus rival

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1X's humanoid robot, Neo, will cost $20,000 or $500 a month via subscription.

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LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman's go-to gift this Christmas was an AI-generated music album

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Reid Hoffman, an outspoken AI optimist, told a reporter he has gifted AI-generated music to his friends and family.

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