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Sam Altman , the 37-year-old startup-minting guru at the forefront of the artificial intelligence boom, has long dreamed of a future in which computers could converse and learn like humans. One of his clearest childhood memories is sitting up late in his bedroom in suburban St. Louis, playing with the Macintosh LC II he had gotten for his eighth birthday when he had the sudden realization: “Someday, the computer was going to learn to think,” he said.

☆ Nashville School Shooting Leaves Three Students, Three Adults Dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Online Publishers Want AI Chatbot Makers to Pay UpA battle between the makers of artificial intelligence chatbots and publishers of online content is brewing. Publishers say they should be compensated by companies like Microsoft, Google and OpenAI for using their material to train chatbots. WSJ reporter Keach Hagey joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss each side of the argument. Photo; Storyblocks

☆ Netanyahu Suspends Israeli Judicial Reform After Nationwide Strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Since the arrival of chatbots that can carry on conversations, make up sonnets and ace the LSAT, many people have been in awe at the artificial-intelligence technology’s capabilities. Publishers of online content share in that sense of wonder. They also see a threat to their businesses, and are headed to a showdown with the makers of the technology.

Newly released court documents from a defamation case against Fox News over its 2020 election coverage show a deep fissure in the network between high-profile prime-time opinion hosts and other personnel who were deeply skeptical of election fraud claims. The documents, made public in litigation between voting-machine company Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News, depict an organization scrambling over how to cover Donald Trump’s failed bid for re-election, as well as claims by the then-president and his supporters that the election was stolen.

☆ Inner Workings of Fox News on Display in Defamation Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Joe Flint | Keach Hagey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott and Rupert Murdoch, the chair of Fox News parent Fox Corp.On Jan. 5, 2021, the day before the U.S. Capitol riot, Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott got an email from Rupert Murdoch saying it might be time for the network’s prime-time hosts to declare Joe Biden had won the presidency. Though the stakes were especially high, getting an editorial suggestion from the top brass was hardly unusual, according to court filings from a defamation suit against Fox News that reveal internal communications at the network.

☆ In Deposition, Rupert Murdoch Says Fox News Hosts Endorsed False 2020 Election Claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Erin Mulvaney | Keach Hagey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rupert Murdoch said Fox News commentators endorsed the idea of a stolen election to varying degrees, according to a deposition. Rupert Murdoch said some Fox News hosts and commentators endorsed the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen, according to testimony in an ongoing defamation lawsuit. Voting-machine company Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for defamation, over false claims made on the network’s air that its technology enabled widespread fraud in the election. The new details emerged in briefs in which the companies laid out evidence they plan to present to a Delaware state court.

☆ Fox News Hosts, Executives Raised Concerns About 2020 Election-Fraud Claims Made on the Air, Filing Shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Keach Hagey | Erin Mulvaney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Top Fox News anchors and executives privately raised concerns about false claims of voter fraud made on the air by network hosts and guests following the 2020 presidential election, according to a court filing made public Thursday. The communications, which included text messages and depositions, appeared in a motion for summary judgment by voting-machine company Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing Fox News and Fox Corp. for what it alleges were defamatory on-air comments about its products in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s defeat to President Joe Biden. It is seeking $1.6 billion in damages.

Apple has said that it embraces competition on the App Store, including when apps compete directly with iPhone and other Apple products. The Justice Department has ramped up work in recent months on drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation into whether Apple has monopoly power that it abuses began in 2019, but enforcers have escalated their efforts in recent months, with more litigators now assigned to the case and new requests for documents and consultations with companies involved, the people said.

☆ Breakup of Google’s Ad Business Would Reshape $500 Billion Sector
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Patience Haggin | Keach Hagey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Google spent the better part of two decades building the world’s most powerful digital advertising machine. Breaking it up would send shock waves through the $500 billion online-ad market. If the U.S. government wins the antitrust lawsuit it filed last week and the Alphabet Inc. internet company is required to spin off technology for brokering ad deals across the web, the separated businesses would be valued at tens of billions of dollars, according to ad and media-industry executives.

After the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said it wanted to scale back how much political content it showed users. The company went further than almost anyone knew. The results of the effort are gradually reshaping political discourse on the world’s biggest social-media platform, even though the company backed off the most aggressive approach: hitting the mute button on all recommendations of political content.

☆ American Greed: Inside The Episode-Stacy Keach
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Dj Sixsmith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmerican Greed: Inside The Episode-Stacy KeachLegendary actor Stacy Keach joins CNBC's DJ Sixsmith to discuss his time as the voice of American Greed and why this show still resonates with fans after so many seasons.

Google has for years faced regulatory scrutiny over whether it has abused its market power in ad tech. Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai met in Washington several months ago with Sen. Mike Lee , a Utah Republican who sponsored legislation that would require a breakup of the tech giant’s advertising-technology business. Mr. Pichai’s message in opposing the bill was one that has been a common refrain for the company in the face of concerns about its dominance in the sector: Ad technology is a small part of what Google does, he said, and doesn’t make up a significant share of the company’s revenue, according to people familiar with the meeting.

When News Corp split up nearly a decade ago, executives at the companies said each side would benefit from an increased focus on its business. Nearly a decade ago, Rupert Murdoch decided it was a sound strategy to split his media empire in two. Now, he wants to put it back together. People familiar with Mr. Murdoch’s proposal to reunite Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and Fox News parent Fox point to a number of differences—within the companies, the industry and the Murdoch family—between now and when they were split in 2013.

FashionMany men—including Jim Carrey—grew wild whiskers during lockdown. While some want to hang onto them, others argue the look is too unkempt for the office. Here, some guidelines.

☆ American Greed Podcast
▼ + stars: | 2018-09-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

CNBC's longest-running primetime original series, "American Greed" takes you inside the amazing real-life stories of how some people will do anything for money. The award-winning series is narrated by legendary actor Stacy Keach.

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