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Binance sued by SEC for allegedly mishandling funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange of allegedly mishandling funds and lying to regulators and investors about their practices.
Changpeng ZhaoREUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Startups are using ChatGPT to meet soaring demand for chatbot therapy

OpenAI often encourages users to seek help offline, but the companies say the benefits of AI therapy outweigh the downsides.
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Concerns are growing over China’s AI rules

As China plows forward on AI development, China-watchers and industry experts have expressed some alarm about the potential for a tech catastrophe.
Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File PhotoREUTERS/Florence Lo

Perplexity AI in talks with Instacart, Klarna, about partnerships

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas also says companies may not need to advertise in AI-powered search engines.
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Elizabeth Holmes is now in prison

The founder of the now-defunct biotech firm Theranos was convicted on multiple charges of defrauding investors.
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Mozilla's Mark Surman on what worries him about AI

The president and executive director of the nonprofit has spent the last three years promoting what his organization calls “trustworthy” artificial intelligence.
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Billionaire quant Igor Tulchinsky on AI’s promise and risk

Tulchinsky runs WorldQuant, which manages billions within Izzy Englander’s behemoth fund manager Millennium.

Money pours into AI startups that save countless hours of legal paperwork

Spellbook, an AI “copilot” for lawyers, just raised $11 million in a fundraising round led by Moxxie Ventures and includes Thomson Reuters.

Generative AI is helping figure out who is riskier for insurers

Advances in artificial intelligence spurred startup Sixfold to raise $6.5 million in seed funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

The man who put Microsoft in the AI lead

Kevin Scott, the software giant’s CTO, spearheaded the company’s $1 billion OpenAI investment in 2019 and is now shaking up how you use your computer.

TikTok sues Montana over statewide ban

Montana's total ban of TikTok, if allowed to stand, wouldn't go into effect until 2024.

Head in the clouds, with David Linthicum

David Linthicum, Deloitte’s Chief Cloud Strategy Officer, is helping the company’s clients figure out their AI strategies.

Airbnb’s Jay Carney on navigating AI and the post-pandemic world

The company's global head of policy talks about how artificial intelligence could help users find the perfect rental.

What Google and Twitter's big wins at the Supreme Court mean for the internet

Three takeaways from the Supreme Court's ruling on two key cases involving social media platforms and the responsibility they bear for the content posted to their platforms.

You can now use ChatGPT as an iPhone app

An Android version is in the works.

OpenAI told DC company it can't pitch using ChatGPT for politics

FiscalNote, which provides data to Washington lobbyists, had touted OpenAI’s technology to help clients “enhance political participation.”

OpenAI CEO says AI chatbots will 'entirely automate away some jobs'

Sam Altman, whose company created ChatGPT, testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Tuesday.

EU greenlights Microsoft's $69 billion Activision acquisition

The merger is set to be one of the biggest tech deals in decades.