Category Archives: Business

The Apartment Rental Market Is Rigged by Algorithms, a DOJ Lawsuit Alleges

The US Department of Justice claims that a company called RealPage is responsible for price-fixing across millions of apartment rental units nationwide.

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Crypto’s Shiny New Political Machine

Despite its comparatively small size and the continued absence of any obvious mainstream utility, the crypto industry is hurling more money than any other at the US general election.

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A Popular iOS Illustration App Is Saying No to Generative AI

“I really fucking hate generative AI,” says Procreate CEO James Cuda, who believes the technology is “ripping the humanity out of things.”

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How Much Will It Cost to Charge Your Electric Car? It’s Complicated

EV drivers in the US need to get out of that gas station car mindset.

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This Political Startup Wants to Help Progressives Win … With AI-Generated Ads

BattlegroundAI promises to make life easier for overstretched and underfunded campaigns. No MAGA types allowed.

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Mike Lynch, ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ Confirmed Dead in Superyacht Wreck

The serial software entrepreneur’s passing comes only weeks after he was cleared of fraud by a jury in the US.

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An ‘AI Scientist’ Is Inventing and Running Its Own Experiments

Letting programs learn through “open-ended” experimentation may unlock remarkable new capabilities, as well as new risks.

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Ford Steps Back From EVs—and Says Hybrids Are the Future

The automaker is killing its electric three-row SUV, delaying a next-gen pickup, and committing to future gas and diesel vehicles, citing a lack of consumer interest in its full-EV cars.

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Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI.

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Elon Musk Is No Climate Hero

During a live interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the former president literally said, “Drill, baby, drill.” Musk met the statement with … silence.

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