Microsoft’s links with OpenAI to be examined by competition watchdog

CEO Josh Silverman tells staff the cuts are needed as sales have been “essentially flat” for two years.

IF IT WERE up to my laptop’s webcam, I’d look like a potato on video calls. To make sure I don’t, I often spend the better part of an hour setting up for a 15-minute check-in. I’ll use floor lamps to offset harsh fluorescents and stack my laptop on books to meet my colleague’s gaze….

Leezer, 30, a licensed clinical social worker in Chicago who runs his own private practice, created the TikTok less than a month ago to post videos about the kinds of things he focuses on with his clients: self-esteem, body image, anxiety. Then, last week, he got the comment on one of his videos.  “In that…

A French start-up is ready to use an enzyme which can break down plastic on an industrial scale.

LAS VEGAS — If the past two years proved that generative artificial intelligence and large language models aren’t going anywhere, 2024 will be year they get embedded into products you may actually want to buy. To see the proof, start by looking to Las Vegas this week. CES, one of the largest technology trade shows…

Top Microsoft executives have reportedly debated whether to shutter a controversial artificial intelligence lab in Beijing – as the company’s cozy ties with China raise alarm bells on Capitol Hill. As The Post reported last month, prominent US lawmakers warned Microsoft that its ongoing work in China poses a potential national security risk after company…