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Things to Do: Our 12 Top Tech Tips of 2023

31Dec

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Things to Do: Our 12 Top Tech Tips of 2023

Want to be instantly smarter? Want to bend technology to your will? Want to impress friends and family? You’re in the right spot.This is a compendium of our 12 favorite “Things to Do” from this past year’s Tech Things newsletter. We’ve got plenty of advice for how to make devices more helpful, safe and fun. Here’s a taste:Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

31Dec

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Things to Do: Our 12 Top Tech Tips of 2023

Want to be instantly smarter? Want to bend technology to your will? Want to impress friends and family? You’re in the right spot.This is a compendium of our 12 favorite “Things to Do” from this past year’s Tech Things newsletter. We’ve got plenty of advice for how to make devices more helpful, safe and fun. Here’s a taste:Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI, Alleging Copyright Infringement

27Dec

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New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI, Alleging Copyright Infringement

Updated Dec. 27, 2023 2:19 pm ETThe New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement, touching off a legal fight over generative-AI technologies with far-reaching implications for the future of the news publishing business.In a complaint filed Wednesday, the Times said the technology companies exploited its content without permission to create their AI products, including OpenAI’s humanlike chatbot ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot. The tools were trained on millions of pieces of Times content, the suit said, and draw on that material to serve up answers to users’ prompts. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

27Dec

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New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI, Alleging Copyright Infringement

Updated Dec. 27, 2023 12:21 pm ETThe New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement, touching off a legal fight over generative-AI technologies with far-reaching implications for the future of the news publishing business.In a complaint filed Wednesday, the Times said the technology companies exploited its content without permission to create their AI products, including OpenAI’s humanlike chatbot ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot. The tools were trained on millions of pieces of Times content, the suit said, and draw on that material to serve up answers to users’ prompts. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Sam Altman's Knack for Dodging Bullets—With a Little Help From Bigshot Friends

24Dec

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Sam Altman's Knack for Dodging Bullets—With a Little Help From Bigshot Friends

The OpenAI CEO lost the confidence of top leaders in the three organizations he has directed, yet each time he’s rebounded to greater heights.

Big Design-Software Companies in Talks to Merge

23Dec

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Big Design-Software Companies in Talks to Merge

Synopsys is in talks to acquire Ansys in a move that would create a new design-software giant and mark one of the first big merger deals of the new year. An acquisition of Ansys, which has a market value of nearly $30 billion, could be struck early in 2024, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks could still fall apart, and another suitor could emerge. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

The Fight Over Apple’s iMessage and Those Green Bubbles

22Dec

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The Fight Over Apple’s iMessage and Those Green Bubbles

Listen to article(2 minutes)After nearly 10 years, my husband, Will, finally joined the Nguyen family iMessage chat.Will, a staunch Android user, infiltrated the group earlier this month using Beeper Mini. This fresh app promises the previously impossible: turning green-bubble Android texts into blue-bubble iMessages. Unlike other workarounds, Beeper Mini initially didn’t rely on a server, a Mac or an iPhone.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Activision and California Agency File Settlement of Gender Discrimination Claims

22Dec

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Activision and California Agency File Settlement of Gender Discrimination Claims

Activision Blizzard and a California regulator filed a legal settlement in which the videogame company agreed to pay to resolve gender discrimination charges while the state withdrew sexual-harassment claims.The settlement between Activision and the California Civil Rights Department, if approved by a judge, would end a legal battle that helped lead to the videogame company’s sale to Microsoft. Settlement documents that both sides said were filed in California Superior Court confirm an agreement from last week.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Chinese Game Stocks Fall After China Proposes Online-Game Regulations

22Dec

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Chinese Game Stocks Fall After China Proposes Online-Game Regulations

Updated Dec. 22, 2023 3:40 am ETChinese gaming stocks traded in Hong Kong dropped after Beijing released draft regulations for the online game industry which included restrictions on the incentives to play or spend more online.Shares of Netease, one of China’s major online gaming companies, were 22% lower at 126.30 Hong Kong dollars (US$16.17) Friday, on track for their largest one-day loss since July 2021.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Activision Blizzard to Pay More Than $50 Million to Settle Lawsuit That Spurred Microsoft’s Takeover

16Dec

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Activision Blizzard to Pay More Than $50 Million to Settle Lawsuit That Spurred Microsoft’s Takeover

Updated Dec. 16, 2023 4:52 pm ETActivision Blizzard has agreed to pay more than $50 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit by a California regulator that helped spur Microsoft’s October takeover of the videogame company. The state’s Civil Rights Department sued Activision in mid-2021, alleging its leadership ignored numerous employee complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and pay disparity. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8