Industries

Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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Energy

Big Tech’s Energy Rush Hits a Hurdle

FERC kiboshed a bid to increase the amount of power that a nuclear plant in Pennsylvania is allowed to supply to one of Amazon’s data centers.

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Patent Drop

Tesla Synthetic Data Patent Could Improve Self-Driving Models

Autonomy has been a part of Tesla’s vision for a long time, with its recent focus on robotaxis doubling down on the market.

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Consumer

TGI Fridays Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

This weekend, TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, making it the latest in its class to raise the white flag.

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Industries

DoorDash Scoops up British Rival Deliveroo in Global Push

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DoorDash binged Wednesday on British delivery rival Deliveroo, which it is set to acquire in a $3.9 billion deal.

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Media & Entertainment

Did Streaming Kill the Music Industry?

Music streaming services that offer more or less all the recorded music in history. So how is the industry supposed to grow?

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Consumer

Peloton Poaches Ford Exec Who Co-Founded Apple Fitness+ for Top Job

Peloton announced that it has appointed Peter Stern as CEO and president to pedal the company out of its prolonged post-pandemic slump.

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Media & Entertainment

Comcast Might Spin Off Its Cable Business

Comcast’s president floated the idea that the telecom giant and NBCUniversal parent company might spin off its portfolio of cable channels.

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Policy & Power

US Gains Ground in Hypersonic Arms Race

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The US is breaking past Mach 5 and catching up to China and Russia in futuristic, hypersonic military technology.

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Media & Entertainment

Scary Movie ’25? Trump Threatens Tariffs on Foreign Films

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President Trump wants to bring film-making back to Hollywood by imposing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside of the US.

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