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Sean Parker's Net Worth Touches $3B: From Launching Napster To Becoming Facebook Billionaire, The Story Of Teenage Hacker Turned Entrepreneur
OpenAI Co-Founders, Now Rivals Sam Altman And Elon Musk Clash Over ChatGPT And xAI's Grok Chatbots Again
Cathie Wood Backs Elon Musk's $2 Trillion DOGE Initiative, Says Tesla CEO's Access To 'Proprietary Data' And AI Gives Him An Edge
OpenAI Co-Founders, Now Rivals Sam Altman And Elon Musk Clash Over ChatGPT And xAI's Grok Chatbots Again
Cathie Wood Backs Elon Musk's $2 Trillion DOGE Initiative, Says Tesla CEO's Access To 'Proprietary Data' And AI Gives Him An Edge
Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel On How Elon Musk Conquered Both Automobiles And Space—And Why He'd 'Never Bet' Against The Tesla CEO
Anthropic CEO Says AI Similar To Human Intelligence Could Be Around The Corner: 'We'll Get There By 2026 Or 2027'

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Jeff Bezos' Net Worth Soars To Record $228B, Closing In On Elon Musk's Top Spot As Amazon Stock Rises After Trump Wins White House
Jeff Bezos' net worth has surged to a record $228 billion after Donald Trump's election victory in 2024, driven by a rally in Amazon's stock and investor optimism about reduced regulations under the new administration.
Amazon's Andy Jassy Says 'I Hate Bureaucracy' As He Plans To Slash Managerial Layers: 'The Goal Again Is… To Move More Quickly'
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced plans to streamline the company's management layers to boost agility and counteract bureaucracy, aiming to preserve Amazon's fast-paced culture.
Marc Andreessen, Palmer Luckey Accuse YouTube Of 'Deliberate Censorship' As Trump-Rogan Episode Controversy Rages On: 'These Are Not Accidents'
Marc Andreessen and Palmer Luckey accused YouTube of intentional censorship, with claims that the platform suppressed a Joe Rogan episode featuring Donald Trump.
iPod Co-Creator Tony Fadell Dismisses ChatGPT Type LLMs Saying 'We're Trying To Make Science Fiction Happen' — Bashes Silicon Valley's Entitlement
Tony Fadell, former Apple executive, criticized Silicon Valley's "entitlement culture" and raised concerns about large language models, urging a mission-driven approach over universal AI adoption due to accuracy issues.
Sundar Pichai Admits DOJ Proposals Could Have 'Unintended Consequences' — Google Mapping Out Plan B In Case Apple Ends Search Deal?
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai sidestepped questions about a contingency plan if its Apple search deal ends, while cautioning that the DOJ's antitrust proposals could have serious "unintended consequences" for the tech sector.
Steve Huffman Says People Go On Google To Land Reddit Results: It Has 'Answers, Advice, Perspectives' — Alphabet's Search Dominance Under Threat?
Reddit is increasingly becoming a preferred platform for authentic information, with users often turning to it via Google searches, challenging Google's long-standing dominance in the internet search market.
Marc Benioff Warns Microsoft's Copilot 'Spills Corporate Data,' Emphasizes Security Gaps Ahead Of Salesforce Agentforce Launch
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff criticized Microsoft Corp for its artificial intelligence tools, claiming that they are overhyped and underperforming.
Jeff Bezos Would Have Named Amazon As 'Relentless' But Then Someone Said It Sounded Sinister — He's Since Built A Business Empire That Knows No Limits
Jeff Bezos originally considered naming Amazon "Relentless" in 1994, reflecting the tenacity with which he built his empire, though he ultimately chose "Amazon" after feedback that the initial name sounded too aggressive.
Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity AI Aims To Break Google And Meta's Duopoly With New 'Internal Knowledge' Search: 'All About What Consumers Are Doing'
Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas challenged the dominance of Google and Meta in the search and advertising industries by launching new features like "internal knowledge" search.
Tim Cook Called To Complain About Billions In EU Fines Imposed On Apple, Says Trump: 'I'm Not Going To Let Them Take Advantage Of Our Companies'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump revealed that he spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook, who expressed frustration over the EU's recent $17 billion in fines against the company, with Trump pledging to protect U.S. businesses from such penalties if re-elected.
Jim Cramer Gets Loudly Interrupted By 'Jealous' Apple Watch — Device Goes Absolutely Nuts Just As He Begins To Talk About Luxury Watchmaker Breitling
During a segment discussing luxury watchmaker Breitling, Jim Cramer's Apple Watch humorously interrupted his show, leading to laughs as Cramer joked about the smartwatch's jealousy.
Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's $2B Intuit Dome, Home Of LA Clippers, Aims To Resolve This Hurdle In Delivering The Ultimate Fan Experience: 'Hate It When People Wait In Line'
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's $2 billion Intuit Dome, the new home for the LA Clippers, emphasizes fan experience with features like over 1,400 toilets to reduce wait times and advanced sensors to track crowd enthusiasm.
Sam Altman-Led OpenAI Welcomes Microsoft's GenAI Research VP Following Wave Of Executive Departures
Sebastien Bubeck, Microsoft's vice president of GenAI research, is set to join OpenAI, amid reports of increasing autonomy for the ChatGPT-parent from Microsoft's cloud services.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang Says ChatGPT Led To 'Awakening Of AI,' Praises Sam Altman's OpenAI As One Of Most Consequential Companies Of Our Time
In a Bg2 Pod episode, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised OpenAI for its rapid progress and significant influence on the tech industry, calling it one of the most consequential companies of today.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Praises Elon Musk For Achieving Something With xAI In 19 Days That Usually Takes At Least A Year: 'Singular In His Understanding Of Engineering'
In a recent Bg2 Pod episode, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised Elon Musk's xAI for rapidly constructing a supercluster with 100,000 GPUs, calling it an incredible engineering achievement and highlighting Musk's unique understanding of large systems and resource management.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta And Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Mend Fences: 'The People Responsible … Aren't Even Around Anymore'
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey and Meta Platforms appear to have reconciled after a contentious split, potentially paving the way for future collaboration in the virtual reality space.
2024 Physics Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton Says 'Particularly Proud' Of The Student That Fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Who Was 'Less Concerned With Safety Than With Profits'
After winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton took a jab at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, expressing pride that one of his former students, Ilya Sutskever, had previously fired Altman over concerns about prioritizing profits over safety in AI development.
Elon Musk Talks AI, Woke Mind Virus, Starlink And California Governor Gavin Newsom With Tucker Carlson
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk discussed topics including artificial intelligence, Starlink's role in disaster relief, and his critique of California Governor Gavin Newsom's policies, while expressing concerns over AI risks and support for Donald Trump.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Once Spoke About The Importance Of Every Country Needing A Sovereign AI — But What Exactly Is This?
Prominent tech leaders, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, are advocating for "sovereign AI," emphasizing its importance for national control over AI technologies and data, aligning with security and legal frameworks.
AWS CEO Matt Garman, Once An Intern, Says They Were Pioneering Generative AI At Amazon Long Before ChatGPT Sparked A Wave Of Excitement: 'It Became A Widely Accepted Thing'
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman revealed that AWS had been exploring generative AI long before it became widely popular, emphasizing that the company took a thoughtful approach to developing AI tools like Bedrock to help customers integrate the technology into their applications.
Legendary Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Once Said, 'Being The Richest Man In The Cemetery Doesn't Matter To Me:' Maybe That's Why His Impact Transcends Financial Success For iPhone-Maker And Beyond
Steve Jobs' legacy transcends financial success, as his vision and principles transformed multiple industries, including computing, music, and telecommunications, while shaping Apple's philosophy and the broader tech world.
Elon Musk Said His Blood Was 'Boiling' After FEMA Allegedly Didn't Allow SpaceX Engineers To Deliver Starlink Terminals And Supplies To Hurricane Helene Victims, But Now They've Received Approval
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has received approval to deliver Starlink terminals and supplies to disaster-stricken areas in North Carolina, after initially facing resistance from FEMA.
Mark Cuban Offers To Help Elon Musk Boost X Revenue, Says Tesla CEO Is Concerned About Declining Users: 'I Wish He Would Call Me'
In a wide-ranging interview on The All-In Podcast, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban extended an offer to fellow tech mogul and Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, signaling an openness for potentia

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