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Back to news homeAs Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I., Tech Companies Rush to Provide It
Earlier this year, Mark Austin, the vice president of data science at AT&T, noticed that some of the company’s developers had started using the ChatGPT chatbot at work. When the […]
Remote Work Brings Hidden Penalty for Young Professionals, Study Says
At least 10 times a day, Erika Becker, who works as a sales development manager at a technology company called Verkada, turns to her boss with questions. “Did I handle […]
Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s biggest maker of advanced computer chips, is upgrading and expanding a new factory in Arizona that promises to help move the United States toward […]
Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Coming Soon. Maybe.
More than three years after Elon Musk stunned the auto industry with an electric pickup truck that looked more like a stealth fighter than a way to haul two-by-fours and […]
Japan Needs Indian Tech Workers. But Do They Need Japan?
In many ways, Yogendra Puranik is an immigrant success story.Mr. Puranik, 45, joined the initial wave of Indian tech workers who went to Japan in the early 2000s. He became […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave
Elon Musk sent a flurry of emails to Twitter employees on Friday morning with a plea.“Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor at 2 p.m. today,” […]
The Crypto World Can’t Wait for Ethereum’s ‘Merge’
The cryptocurrency industry has endured a terrible year. A devastating crash wiped nearly $1 trillion from the market, draining the savings of thousands of people. Several companies filed for bankruptcy.Now […]
Twitter’s Chief Tries Staying the Course as Elon Musk Upends Plans
SAN FRANCISCO — At a virtual meeting for Twitter executives last week, Parag Agrawal admitted he was exhausted.Mr. Agrawal, Twitter’s chief executive, had spent the past six weeks steering the […]
How Facebook Is Morphing Into Meta
Mr. Zuckerberg has since turned to Mr. Bosworth for major initiatives. In 2012, Mr. Bosworth was given the task of building out Facebook’s mobile advertising products. After management issues at […]