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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

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Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Big Tech

Meta Jostles With EU and US Regulators in Same Week

European authorities fined Meta for allegedly engaging in antitrust behavior by favoring its classified service Facebook Marketplace.

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Ford EV Slowdown Signals a Market “Inflection Point”

Charging infrastructure remains a barrier in EV adoption.

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Disney Doesn’t Want to be Left Behind in AI

The company’s recent patent signals that AI is coming both for the world of advertising and entertainment at large.

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Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

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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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Oracle’s Cloud Business is Along for the AI Ride

Oracle probably won’t beat out major cloud companies. But it doesn’t have to in order to benefit from the AI wave.

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IBM May Pay Closer Attention to AI Risk Amid Model Boom

The context in which an AI model is used can change how much risk it presents, and who it affects.

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Meta’s Costly Reality Labs Bet May be a ‘Test Bed’ for AR Glasses

Peripheral devices add another layer of friction onto the experience that stands to turn off users.

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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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