Amazon is shutting down a service that offers same-day delivery from mall and brick-and-mortar retailers, CNBC has learned. The company has stopped any new development of the service, called Amazon Today, and will begin to wind it down, …
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Warren Buffett — worried about impersonators — says he doesn’t endorse candidates or investments
by adminWarren Buffett is worried about a rise in impersonators looking to capitalize on his name by purporting to be him recommending an investment product or political candidate on social media. So much so that Berkshire Hathaway made the …
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Microsoft to roll out new autonomous AI agents next month, fending off challenge from Salesforce
by adminLONDON — Microsoft will allow businesses to start making their own autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting next month, taking the fight back to Salesforce, which introduced its own configurable agentic AI tools in September. At its “AI Tour” …
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Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Bros. Discovery sued over alleged ‘Blade Runner 2049’ AI ripoff for Cybercab promotion
by adminElon Musk, his car company, Tesla, and Warner Bros. Discovery were sued Monday over their alleged artificial intelligence-fueled copyright infringement of images from the film “Blade Runner 2049” to promote Tesla’s robotaxi concept. The lawsuit by the movie’s producer, Alcon Entertainment, …
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TikTok parent company dismisses intern who it says ‘maliciously interfered’ with its AI technology
by adminTikTok’s parent company says it has dismissed an intern who it found had ‘maliciously interfered’ with its artificial intelligence technology effort. In a statement in Chinese released Monday, the parent company, ByteDance, said the intern …
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Some Juul users are receiving thousands of dollars as part of a $300M class action settlement
by adminFour-figure checks tend not to fall out of the sky. But a group of e-cigarette users are suddenly finding themselves with a little extra cash, thanks to a massive class action settlement involving one of …
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DETROIT — Investors misinterpreted a public offering last week by Lucid Group that raised roughly $1.75 billion — and led to the stock’s worst daily performance in nearly three years — CEO Peter Rawlinson told CNBC. Rawlinson said the …
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Brazilian plane maker Embraer SA is studying the market and new technology that could warrant it building an all-new jet, CEO Francisco Gomes Neto told CNBC. A new airplane could help the airplane manufacturer compete with much …
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Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the supplier said Friday. More than 32,000 Boeing workers walked off the job Sept. 13 …
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Chick-fil-A is releasing its own entertainment app, with family-friendly shows and podcasts
by adminChicken sandwiches, waffle fries, milkshakes — and now TV shows and podcasts? Chick-fil-A plans to launch a new app on Nov. 18, with a slate of original animated shows, scripted podcasts, games, recipes and e-books …