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Early on Monday morning, Microsoft hired Sam Altman to lead a new advanced AI research team after he was ousted from his position at OpenAI last week.

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Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.
Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.
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Another round of layoffs is underway at Amazon, and for the second time, it’s happening at the company’s video games division.

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Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has been traveling the country in his van, meeting with top streamers for their input.
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It’s not a glitch. Twitch said it is done with the Nintendo Switch. On Thursday, the streaming company said the app on Nintendo’s seven-year console was just too niche. Still, there’s a hitch. Nintendo might be preparing to pitch customers with an all-new console to scratch their itch—a sequel Switch—where perhaps…

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Twitch users may start receiving some potentially annoying push notifications from their Twitch subscriptions. Streamers on the streaming mobile app now have access to the Twitch Stories feature, letting creators share short content and promote their channels much like they can on Snapchat and Instagram.

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Horrorthon movie nights in and Halloween shindig season is upon us so here’s a list of Amazon Prime day deals to pump up the party this spooky se

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The oil company Shell is facing some heat from climate activists for its collaboration with the influencers of the popular battle royale video game Fortnite, during which the game’s young user base was encouraged to participate in a gas-fueled virtual road trip.

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