OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle
…experience for all.” To do this, the company is making a suite of org chart changes, although it’s still operating under some of the same ones from last month. That’s…
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Larry Ellison’s betting everything on OpenAI. Will it pay off or pop the bubble?
…Still, Yang said that there was a lot of uncertainty around Oracle, since the AI landscape changes quickly. But more significant than the bare-metal business may be Ellison’s vision of…
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on AI, KPop Demon Hunters, and Harry Potter
…I think the tough thing about toys is that it’s a super low-margin business, especially in manufacturing. It’s a very labor-intensive business, and the SKUs change a lot…
How Roomba started a robot revolution
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iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe
…The bigger change is to the battery: The Trump phone’s cell is slightly larger and made in the Philippines rather than China, though supports slower 30W charging. [Media: https://www.youtube…
TikTok is letting UK users pay to remove ads
…TikTok says that users who don’t sign up for the new subscription will still receive personalized ads, and the core platform experience otherwise “won’t change” for paid or free users…
I spent a year trying to figure out if the Trump phone is a scam
…change on the Trump scale, though it doesn’t factor in whatever money the business is making from its $47.45 monthly phone plan. “We’re in the razor blade business, we…
Peloton, stay in your lane
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…That’s why Anthropic has been so relentlessly focused on enterprise customers, and it’s why OpenAI is now pivoting to business use. There’s real value in introducing AI to business…
Xbox is in danger. Will Microsoft fix it or kill it?
…It will always be part of the business, in my view. I think people buying and owning their games will be an important part of the business for years and years to…