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IBM cutting thousands of jobs in the fourth quarter

IBM recently delivered stronger earnings than expected, thanks to a 10% jump in revenue from software, meeting consensus.

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Appeals court dubious of FTX founder Bankman-Fried’s conviction challenge

FTX was one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world when it went bust in 2022. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year prison term.

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OpenAI launches Sora for Android devices

OpenAI’s short-form AI video app Sora is now available on Android devices in the U.S., Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Perplexity AI accuses Amazon of bullying with legal threat over Comet browser

Amazon wants Perplexity to prevent its users from using its AI browser called Comet to make purchases on their behalf.

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Amazon-backed eVTOL company Beta Technologies debuts at $34 on NYSE

Beta’s IPO marks a big step for the electric vertical takeoff and landing industry that’s been vying for approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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High school, college students are excited about AI, not dreading jobs impact

High school and college students say they’re excited about using AI and don’t fear its impact on their job prospects.

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Spotify tops third-quarter estimates on strong user growth, issues mixed guidance

The streaming platform had 281 million premium subscribers for the quarter, coming in just below StreetAccount expectations.

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Scale AI’s life after Meta deal has been rocky, but CFO insists it’s not a ‘zombie company’

Five months after Scale AI’s high-profile founder was hired by Meta, the startup is trying to show that it’s still on a growth trajectory.

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Palantir stock drops 7% on valuation concerns as CEO Karp rips short seller ‘market manipulation’

Wall Street analysts raised concerns about Palantir’s elevated valuation and famed hedge fund manager Michael Burry revealed a short position.

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Alex Karp blasts ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry as ‘bats— crazy’ for bets against Palantir, Nvidia

“The idea that chips and ontology is what you want to short is bats— crazy,” Alex Karp said.

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