Isobel Asher Hamilton

• Big Tech

  Samsung Faces Strike Action as Big Tech Labor Mobilization Goes Global

  

  Its biggest union announced Wednesday that it will stage a one-day walkout on June 7 with workers using their paid annual leave.

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• Technology

  PayPal Grows a New Ads Business

  

  PayPal is harnessing purchase data to join the ever-growing list of companies with a new offshoot advertising business.

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• Markets

  Most Pandemic-Darling Stocks Aren’t Too Healthy

  

  The 50 companies with the biggest pandemic-era gains have collectively lost $1.5 trillion in market value since the close of 2020.

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• Artificial Intelligence

  The Next Big US-China Trade War is Over AI Talent

  

  The US is trying to box China out of AI development. The problem is the Asian nation is also the source of invaluable AI talent.

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• Social Media

  EU Hits Meta With Yet Another Child Welfare Investigation

  

  The threat posed by Europe’s new law might have more power to punish Meta than what it’s previously dealt with.

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• Electric Vehicles

  Baidu’s Robotaxi Nears Profitability, While US Peers Are Stuck in Neutral

  

  The company started operating some fully driverless robotaxi rides in September 2023, and said 45% of Q4 orders were fully driverless models.

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• Regulation

  What Happens If Section 230 Gets Sunsetted?

  

  A new bipartisan bill just introduced in Congress aims to make tech companies responsible for content posted on their platforms.

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• Technology

  Sony Is Past its PlayStation 5 Peak

  

  Sony said Tuesday that Playstation 5 sales rose over the past fiscal year, but it lowered its sales guidance over the next year.

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