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Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros.

Three of the rumored potential buyers for entertainment titan Warner Bros. Discovery are tech companies. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery as a whole or acquiring pieces of the company, like its content libraries and production assets, according to Bloomberg.  Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was […]

Business, Electric Cars, News, Robot, Tech, Tech News, Tesla, Transportation

Elon Musk says he needs $1 trillion to control Tesla’s ‘robot army’

Well, that’s not very subtle. In an earnings call last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he needs more control over Tesla, as well as a pay package that could be worth nearly $1 trillion, in exchange for building a “robot army.” Otherwise, he could get ousted as CEO, and then, well, who would control […]

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Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots

A New York Times report on Tuesday cited internal Amazon documents touting how its shift into automation could help it sell more products without hiring more people, but today the company has issued a PR blast about robotics and delivery tech that is much sunnier. Along with a tease of AI-connected augmented reality smart glasses […]

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Tesla’s revenues rebound as consumers race to claim expiring tax credit

Tesla reported a profitable third quarter today, as shoppers scrambled to snatch up the company’s EVs in record numbers before the federal EV tax credit expired. Tesla said it earned $1.4 billion in net income on $28.1 billion in revenue in the quarter that ended in September. That’s 12 percent increase in revenue but a 37 […]

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Why GM will give you Gemini — but not CarPlay

We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today. I’m talking to General Motors CEO Mary Barra and new GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson about a lot of big news the company just announced. That includes a Google Gemini-powered AI assistant that’s coming to new cars, and an entirely new hardware and software platform coming […]

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Zocdoc CEO: ‘Dr. Google is going to be replaced by Dr. AI’

Today’s Decoder episode is a special one: I’m talking to Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz, and we chatted live onstage at the TechFutures conference here in New York City.  You’re almost certainly familiar with Zocdoc — it’s a platform that helps people find and book appointments with doctors. It’s a classic of the early app economy, […]

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Verizon buys the not-quite-5G wireless ISP Starry to expand wireless broadband

Verizon is acquiring Starry, the ISP that delivers home internet using antennas and millimeter wave technology. The acquisition “advances” Verizon’s ability to offer high-speed internet in apartments, condominiums, and other multi-dwelling units, the company said on Wednesday. Starry made its debut in Boston in 2016, offering gigabit speeds via its unconventional approach to internet connectivity. […]

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Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

To: Bari Weiss RE: Good luck, babe! I honestly cannot believe you’ve willingly decided to go into the worst kind of job that exists: management at a dying company. This is the glass cliff to end all glass cliffs Managing sucks! It sucks even when you like the people you’re managing and it’s a low-stress […]

Business, Mobile, News, Tech, Tech News, Verizon

Verizon appoints a new CEO for the ‘next phase’ after its 5G rollout

Verizon has picked former PayPal head Dan Schulman to serve as its new CEO as the company enters its “next phase” of growth, Verizon board chair Mark Bertolini says in the Monday announcement. Starting today, Schulman will replace outgoing CEO Hans Vestberg, who will now serve as a special advisor through October 4th, 2026. Vestberg […]

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