Apple has been quiet about ChatGPT. Now Tim Cook says its hefty $22.6 billion research spend is down to generative AI.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook

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CheatGPT: the hidden wave of employees using AI on the sly

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A women sits at an office desk typing on the computer. At the focal point of the illustration is a vibrant textured square that shows here gleefully using AI on her desktop.

ChatGPT creator says AI advocates are fooling themselves if they think the technology is only going to be good for workers: 'Jobs are definitely going to go away'

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Open AI CEO Sam Altman

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AI is coming for Hollywood. 'It's amazing to see the sophistication of the images,' one of Christopher Nolan's VFX guy says.

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From left: The visual-effects artists Paul Franklin, Sebastien Francoeur, Jennifer Twiner McCarron, and Mark Chavez share their thoughts on generative AI.

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Tech giants are supposed to be spending less. Nvidia is selling boatloads of GPUs. Both things can't be happening at once.

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Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia.

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10 Things in Tech: 'I saw a quantum computer,' Gen Zer learns data analytics on YouTube, and Ford's Ranger Raptor

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Wow, Monday comes so quickly. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I was a member of The Great Resignation when I joined Insider. Now, I'm likely a member of the next workplace era: The Big Stay.

10 Things in Tech: TikTok is transforming comedy, Microsoft’s futuristic doctor visits, and Elon Musk announces a new Twitter CEO

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It's a fabulous Friday, friends. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm excited for Mother's Day this weekend.

I pride myself on being a good gift giver but have procrastinated buying a present this year. If you also haven't bought a gift yet, check out these 43 last-minute gifts you could snag before Sunday (obviously I'm eyeing the pickleball starter set).

But before I go panic shopping, let's dive into today's tech.

I tried Runway, a buzzy generative AI platform that lets you transform images and videos with text. The results were not what I expected.

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I asked Runway to generate a portrait of me. The result looked eerily like Johnny Depp.

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Google's new AI-powered search is going to look very different

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Google's Cathy Edwards speaks at the Google I/O event on Wednesday.

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How to get Google's new AI tool to write your emails

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Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, announced that the search giant is launching "Help me write," an AI-powered tool that can generate responses to emails.

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