Technology

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says human-level AI is coming but will change world much less than we think

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns that artificial intelligence will one day become so powerful that it will dramatically reshape…

Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and others accused by rivals of not respecting new EU competition rules

A raft of major technology and media companies have signed an open letter accusing tech giants of failing to bring…

‘Very good chance’ that U.S. passes stablecoin laws this year, Circle CEO says

The CEO of Circle, the company behind popular stablecoin USD Coin, sees a strong chance that laws for stablecoin issuers…

Chinese rival to Apple’s Vision Pro raises $70 million, doubles down on new strategy to win consumers

BEIJING — Chinese augmented reality glasses and software company Rokid this week announced it raised 500 million yuan ($70 million)…

Here’s what a bitcoin ETF actually means for investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission just approved the first-ever batch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds to come out of…

The Messenger is counting on a sudden and dramatic advertising turnaround to survive

The Messenger, the struggling news media startup co-founded by publishing veteran Jimmy Finkelstein, is urging potential investors to make a…

UAE defies fintech slowdown with a 92% jump in funding — against a global plunge of 48%

The fintech industry saw more pain in 2023, with overall investment falling by half as higher interest rates and worsening…

Biden administration issues rule that could curb ‘gig’ work, contracting

The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday issued a final rule that will force companies to treat some workers as…

Mysterious crypto ‘dark money’ group ramps up lobbying efforts ahead of 2024 election

A new mysterious nonprofit group backed by the crypto industry has set up a mailing address about 100 miles away…

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Elon Musk’s X on disclosing federal surveillance

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by the social media giant X challenging a ban on…