Airbnb weakened its policies against extremists and hate groups last year and dissolved its team tasked with removing them from the platform, a former investigations analyst for the company alleged in a recent whistleblower complaint. NBC News' Brandy Zadrozny interviews the whistleblower and reports on what Airbnb is saying in response.
Watch live on CNN's presidential debate livestream June 27 between the current and former presidents, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Riffing on what he sees ahead for the future of AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview published Thursday that he deeply believes that there will not be "just one AI." Touting the value of open source to put AI tools into many people's hands, Zuckerberg took a moment to disparage the efforts of unnamed competitors who he sees as less than open, adding that they seem to think they're "creating God." "It's almost as if they kind of think they're creating God or something and … it's just — that's not what we're doing," he said.
MagicSchool AI, which is building generative AI tools for educational environments, has closed a Series A round of $15 million led by Bain Capital Ventures. Denver-based MagicSchool got its start with tools for educators, and founder and CEO Adeel Khan said in an interview that it now has around 4,000 teachers and schools using its products to plan lessons, write tests, and produce other learning materials.
Great for consumers, by another ill omen for Microsoft's console business.
Walgreens' quarterly results point to yet another sign that consumers are pulling back on higher-priced items.
The CDK Global cyberattack outage that crippled dealerships across North America appears to be finally on a path toward resolution, but lost sales and service revenue could be substantial.
Force has been in a trauma ICU since his crash on Sunday.
Are you ready to watch Caitlin Clark's next WNBA game? The Fever face the Storm tonight.
Finding ways to save money on a tight budget can be challenging, but these seven strategies can help you find extra savings to sock away.
The restaurant industry essential can make appliances, cookware and grout look like new.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that the company will begin to surface AI characters made by creators through Meta AI studio on Instagram. The social media company's announcement comes on the same day as a16z-backed chatbot company Character.ai is rolling out the ability for users to talk with AI avatars over a call. In a post on his broadcast channel, Zuckerberg noted that these chatbots will be clearly marked as AI so users are aware.
A sell-off in Micron put a dent in the AI bullishness that has fueled the tech-driven rally, as investors eye fresh economic data.
The Supreme Court upended a $6 billion opioid settlement that would have shielded the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma from legal peril.
The startup tested the calling feature ahead of today's public launch. During that time, it said that more than 3 million users had made over 20 million calls. The company also noted that calls with AI characters can be useful for practicing language skills, giving mock interviews, or adding them to the gameplay of role-playing games.
The number of continuing applications for unemployment benefits just hit its highest level in more than two years, concerning economists that the labor market's softening may accelerate.
Walgreens is closing several stores and pulling back on VillageMD locations as it restructures the company.
From serving to storing summer faves, keep these pro tips in mind for your next cookout to avoid potential illness.
Time is the latest big-name publication to let OpenAI train its large language models on its journalism archives.
Samsung has lined up an Unpacked event for July 10. We're expecting to learn more about the Galaxy Ring, as well as new foldable and other devices. A Galaxy Watch Ultra seems to be on the way too,
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecoms operator, has initiated what analysts expect to be an industrywide increase in tariffs in the world's second largest wireless market, raising some of its plans by more than 20%. Jio's revised pricing structure, effective July 3, sees its entry-level Rs 155 ($1.87) plan, offering 2GB of data and unlimited calls, increase to Rs 189. Similarly, a plan providing 1GB of daily data usage will rise from Rs 209 to Rs 249.