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East Charlotte store faces ABC violations over illegal gambling machines

Authorities say a convenience store in East Charlotte is facing several Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) violations after illegal gambling machines were found and seized earlier this year. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports that officers from the Eastway Division got a … Continue reading

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Perplexity Throws Open the Doors to Its Comet AI Browser, Now Free for Everyone

Perplexity makes its $200 AI browser Comet free worldwide, challenges Chrome, and launches Comet Plus with major publishers onboard. The post Perplexity Throws Open the Doors to Its Comet AI Browser, Now Free for Everyone appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI

Deloitte is rolling out Claude to its nearly 500,000 employees after issuing a refund for a report that contained AI hallucinations.

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Brad Gerstner on OpenAI’s dealmaking with AMD, Nvidia: ‘The best chips will win’

The Altimeter Capital founder said the deals provide “more evidence that the world will remain compute-constrained.”

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Lucid Motors sets record as Gravity sales pick up and tax credit expires

The company has seen EV deliveries increase for seven straight quarters, even though it’s still way off the ambitious goals it promoted when it went public in 2021.

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AppLovin stock tanks on report SEC is investigating company over data-collection practices

AppLovin has been probed by the SEC over the way it collects data, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos

Swifties love a puzzle, but some were rubbed the wrong way by a promotional scavenger hunt which appeared to use AI-generated videos.

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Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

The new deal covers output from four different solar projects. Microsoft has said it will spend $2.9 billion to expand its infrastructure in Japan.

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OpenAI ramps up developer push with more powerful models in its API 

The updates were part of a series of announcements geared towards wooing developers to OpenAI’s ecosystem, including the launch of an agent-building tool and the ability to build apps in ChatGPT. 

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Figma’s stock pops as much as 16% after OpenAI CEO Altman touts ChatGPT integration

A new assistant announced by OpenAI will allow ChatGPT users to have Figma run tasks from within their conversations.

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