Microsoft Surrenders OpenAI Board Position
As regulatory scrutiny picks up, the tech giant says it is pleased with the progress OpenAI has made with governance and considers its oversight role unnecessary.
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As regulatory scrutiny picks up, the tech giant says it is pleased with the progress OpenAI has made with governance and considers its oversight role unnecessary.
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OpenAI released GPT-4o, its latest chatbot technology, in a partly finished state. It has much to prove.
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Even as the technology advances, stubborn stereotypes about women are re-encoded again and again.
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The deal, which includes a $175 million settlement with the state, keeps the drivers classified as independent contractors, not employees.
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The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
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VW and Rivian, a maker of electric trucks that has struggled to increase sales and break even, will work together on software and other technologies.
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