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Where every day is black Friday 11/24/23

Every day is Black Friday at Temu, Shien and TikTok. The rise of Chinese e-commerce players and why investors and retailers like Amazon, Walmart and …

2 years, 4 months ago

Openai open questions 11/22/23

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2 years, 4 months ago

OpenAI’S Profit VS. OpenAI’s Non-Profit 11/21/23

OpenAI’s governance structure: a non-profit board with a mission to benefit humanity, overseeing a for-profit arm backed by Microsoft. Why that’s act…

2 years, 4 months ago

OpenAI Shockwaves 11/20/23

One of the most dramatic stories in technology in years: Sam Altman pushed out as CEO of OpenAI… putting this seismic shift into perspective, for Mic…

2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk – Over The Line? 11/17/23

Elon Musk -- under fire after endorsing an antisemitic post on X. The fallout, or lack of it, for one of the richest and most powerful men in the wor…

2 years, 4 months ago

TechCheck+ Megacaps’ Mega Deals: How big tech could be using AI investments to bankroll themselves 11/17/23

Big tech names like Microsoft, Google and Amazon have poured billions into the biggest names in the AI startup world, effectively replacing what used…

2 years, 4 months ago

Alibaba Cancels Cloud Spin 11/16/23

Alibaba has scrapped plans to spin off its cloud unit, blaming the U.S. restrictions on chip exports, on a week where all eyes are on China U.S. rela…

2 years, 4 months ago

AI: How Much Should it be Regulated 11/15/23

Today, an opportunity for San Francisco to flex its roots and future as a tech capital. The debate over AI, how it grows, and who should control that…

2 years, 4 months ago

Inside An Ai Acquisition 11/14/23

Airbnb has made a rare acquisition, its first as a public company and only its third ever, valued at close to $200 million… Why the battle for AI tal…

2 years, 4 months ago

The XI meeting & the companies with the most at stake 11/13/23

President Biden set to meet face-to-face with China's President Xi Wednesday. Today on TechCheck, why both sides are hoping to stabilize tensions ami…

2 years, 4 months ago