Perplexity hit the scene just around the same time ChatGPT launched, but is it truly the be-all end-all one would have you believe?

Elon Musk has called for an immediate pause of at least 6 months in the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.

If you ever needed proof that Nvidia is no longer the company you think it is, look no further than the company's most recent GPU Technology Conference.

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Investors aren't too keen on Zuckerberg's new-found focus on the metaverse, even though the tech entrepreneur is betting his all on the emerging technology.

Bigger. Better. Beefier. That's probably the best way to categorize the latest (and greatest!) version of ChatGPT: GPT-4.

Microsoft's stake is likely to have been diluted following OpenAI's October financing, bringing with it a host of advantages.

The number of organizations accusing OpenAI of stealing their work continues to grow like extra patties on a burger.

Investors eagerly awaiting the company's quarterly results were not disappointed as Nvidia's sales more than doubled and its profit was up sevenfold.

Elon Musk has no one but himself to blame for the predicament he finds himself in. What could have been a joke has ended up costing the meme lord $44 billion.

Google finally gave the world at large the first glimpse of its chatbot Bard this past week, and.. it was bad. Really bad.

It's clear all Musk wants is to trend over the internet, so much so that he'll say the most bizarre sh*t just to do so.

OpenAI is rushing to build an advanced AI that can deliver advanced reasoning capabilities under a tightly-knit project code-named Strawberry.

Facebook parent Meta has struggled to get anyone to give a damn about its virtual worlds, despite burning billions in cash.

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Zuck f*cked up, and he admitted as much when he announced that Facebook parent Meta would be reducing its headcount by 13%.

Nvidia may have quite literally broken Wall Street with its recent earnings that propelled the company to an even higher market value.

Just recently, the world's richest man announced the launch of an AI startup called xAI.

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses Roblox of enabling the sexual and financial exploitation of an underage girl by adult men.

It is a rare occurrence to see tech reviews of an Nvidia graphic card ending with a strong recommendation for an AMD GPU instead. So, what went wrong?

There is something inherently wrong with the crypto industry, as it always seems to attract some of the most dubious personalities in the world.

Crowdstrike deployed what should have been a regular, run-of-the mill update but ended up bring the world to a standstill instead.

It has been less than six months since Meta eliminated 11,000 jobs from the company, and yet, the folks at Menlo Park say they want to eliminate more.

Seemingly uncontent with its position as a trillion dollar company, Amazon decided that it too wanted a piece of the AI pie.

Nintendo has forced the creator of Yuzu and Citra to shut down its websites and pay $2.4 million because it believes emulation promotes piracy.

The Redmond, Wash.-based company gave investors a first look this past week at how well AI is helping push up its bottom line, and boy it did not disappoint.

Elon Musk has figured out a way to turn his followers into paying customers, and it involves selling items that capitalize on his popularity and social media.

It is earnings season, which means we're going to be recapping some of the results big tech has been posting this past week.

Now that the artificial intelligence fever dream is cooling down, Wall Street wants to know how much more Google will invest in AI before it becomes profitable.

Microsoft finally got a break on two fronts in its quest to purchase Activision Blizzard Inc., one in the U.S. and another in the UK.

Meta's take on the social media platform is becoming real by the day and is already trying to woo celebrities.

Here are some of the arguments for and against investing in the company.

Netflix and Snapchat began informing markets of their financial performance this past week but the main draw remains to be tech titans.

Binance is charged with the same crimes that caused FTX's downfall.

Instead of a bastion of creativity , knowledge , and hope , the internet is becoming increasingly concentrated and a means for tech giants to extract your data.

Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as one of the "godfathers of AI", recently told Reuters that the AI threat "might end up being more urgent" than climate change.

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It all started with news of an early-morning raid on Nvidia's French offices.

The latest round of funding values OpenAI at between $27 billion and $29 billion, more than eBay, Roblox, Snap Inc., and even Dropbox Inc.

Jensen Huang wants to distance himself from the "silliness of gaming."

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Meta burned through nearly 20% of Mark Zuckerberg's net worth on VR in 2022.

Mark Zuckerburg's appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience propelled Facebook to the top of HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings this week.

Despite decrying the dangers of AI and leading a call to pause the training of AI systems, Elon Musk has decided that he too wants a piece of the AI pie.

Coinbase paused hiring earlier this month and rescinded a number of accepted offers.

It is likely that at least one person reading this story has been a victim of crypto theft.

It looks like large-scale fears about the rise of artificial intelligence have reached the ears of OpenAI.

What happens when the world's richest man gets caught in the crosshairs of one of the oldest and most reputable news organizations in the world? Fireworks 🎆

Intel is perhaps one of the only big tech companies that, despite following the AI fad, is losing out

Elon Musk's social media company has suffered a data breach. The result? Nearly 200 million email addresses are now up for grabs.

If you ever needed more proof that the world's richest man is no visionary, look no further than the events of last week.

As if the underwhelming launch of the "next generation" processors wasn't bad enough, Intel now has to contend with competitors eating at its market share.

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Governments around the globe sprung into action last week as they met in the UK to chart a path forward on regulating the "menace" of AI.

2022 might not have been Facebook's year, yet the social media titan continues to dominate HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings.

There was news of a major acquisition, leaks, hacks, 'the merge',  and, to top it all off, a wholesome development concerning the planet.

Amazon more than just king of eCommerce, Coinbase up two spots.

While the world at large is embracing Microsoft-backed OpenAI's marvel ChatGPT, governments in Europe have a wholly different idea.

A look at the impact of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act on tech giants.

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Nvidia may have inadvertently given credence to reports that it is not going to ship Blackwell chips anytime soon.

It's been a busy few weeks, with each of the tech behemoths reporting their earnings for the third quarter of the year.

Google posted better-than-expected financial results last week — squashing fears that Microsoft's AI-powered Bing could relegate it to the No. 2 spot.

The world's richest man has a habit of experimenting with changes to his social media company and the latest update might be his most brazen yet.

Microsoft was the first big name to announce the layoffs this past week, noting that it would be letting go of 10,000 people in order to trim costs.

This week's tech rankings are a bit unusual in that we have new entrants making it to the top 5.

Interest in Microsoft Wanes 12% while Apple Remains Trendy AF

If the thought of an AI model trained on Facebook and Instagram posts frightens you, boy, do we have news for you.

Meta announced a so-called subscription bundle that will get you the verified badge on Facebook and Instagram along with a bunch of other benefits.

A video of Mark Zuckerburg trading blows with MMA fighter Khai Wu has the Boomies of the internet united.

As if the console wars weren't bad enough, now PC gamers have to get into the same dilemma: go for team red or team blue.

For this week’s Tech Company News Brief, let’s walk through the biggest stories of the year. Hope y’all had a great start to your 2024!

The journey of a thousand punches begins with a tweet.

Apparently not satisfied with handing over the power of generative AI to the masses, both Google and OpenAI are now targeting the big fish.

Looks like monopolizing the internet search market is not without its costs.

Despite having stepped down from the company, the former "Chief Twit" of Twitter continues to make decisions.

A new report indicates that billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is planning to create a social network platform that would be similar to Twitter.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker saw a meteoric rise in its stock price this past couple of weeks. The catalyst? Artificial intelligence.

Intel is either going to be bought or Pat Gelsinger will be fired, possibly both.

Everyone's favorite billionaire and former "Chief Twit" of Twitter, Elon Musk, has decided to pass on the torch to someone more capable of running the company.

HackerNoon editors get together to discuss what they thought were the most important themes and news bites of 2024.

Not to be outdone by Microsoft, Pichai and his team announced new capabilities designed to "one up" Microsoft and to regain its dominance in the tech industry.

AMD announced the acquisition of a company called Nod.ai this past week in a move it hopes would help Team Red catch up to its competition in AI.

The internet was a flurry of activity recently involving bad actors.

While governments are still grappling with the implication of AI and the policies they should develop, some government agencies are already taking charge.

Sam Altman is back at OpenAIcapping what was perhaps one of the most tumultuous periods in the generative AI company's history.

Ghost of Tsushima's PC port has been mired in controversy after Sony decided to limit sales of the game to countries where the PlayStation Network is available.

Called the "Vision Pro", the Cupertino, Calif.-based company plans to sell these bad boys at 3 times the price of the next most expensive headset on the market.

Thousands of people from across the globe tracked Nancy Pelosi's plane ahead of its touchdown in Taiwan, making it one of the most tracked flights of all time.

Looks like Google has had it with lawmakers, particularly when it comes to formulating laws involving how the company collects data on teenagers and children.

Jensen Huang's company is quite literally the only business selling the metaphorical shovels during the ongoing AI gold rush, making it very, very rich.

It was a big weekend for Netflix as the live streaming platform gave subscribers a taste of what's in store for 2023 and beyond.

Team Blue launched their 14 series of processors last week, and boy, where do we even begin with this one.

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Musk might not be a neurosurgeon, but it was only a matter of time before he also entered the world of healthcare.

T for Trump. T for Tesla. And T for technology. And we'll add in a B for good measure.

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Not even a week since launch and Mark Zuckerberg's Threads has given Elon Musk another reason to get into that cage match.

Last week, Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure key funding that would have helped it stay afloat.

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Twitter let go of at least 200 employees recently, leaving it with a workforce of less than 2,000.

It's obvious that China's TikTok really wants a piece of that sweet, sweet social media pie.

Calls for banning TikTok have reached critical mass, with more and more governments barring either employees or lawmakers from installing the social media app..

Meta is heating up the AI arms race with the launch of a new artificial intelligence model that can help users analyze and complete unfinished images.

Tesla's Q3 results couldn't have come at a better time as Wall Street was becoming increasingly concerned with the company's direction.

Jeff Bezos' ecommerce giant is currently in the crosshairs of the US Federal Trade Commission which alleges the tech behemoth abused its market position.

Elon Musk keeps trending over the internet because of his hot takes and equally hot aversion to 'wokeism'.

2024 might as well be renamed the year of the crypto now that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened the floodgates into crypto investment.

Apple made a surprise announcement last week to enter the "buy now, pay later" industry, competing against the likes of Afterpay, Affirm, and Klarna.

Earlier this month, the world's most valuable company announced the latest iteration of its iPhone, and the reaction was largely... mixed.

Paying to turn ads off isn't something new, with Alphabet's YouTube or others like Spotify offering similar functionality for a price.

Tech giants reported their earnings this past week and stories about these results played a role in the latest round of HackerNoon Tech Company rankings.

Being an employee in the tech industry became a whole lot worse this past week after Coinbase said it will be reducing its headcount by nearly 20%.

Gelsinger's departure may not have been as ceremonious as Intel announced.

The destructive potential of generative AI has big tech banding together to better help voters against AI-generated video, audio, or text during elections.

Team blue laid bare its earnings this past week, and the results both shocked and underwhelmed investors.

Silicon Valley darling Apple saw its worth increase by $100 billion this past week after it reported its earnings.

It looks like Google will throw money at any company developing AI these days, perhaps in an effort to never be bamboozled by the likes of Microsoft again.

The meeting was part of the Indian PM's plan to get more and more American companies investing in India.

Google's annual "Made by Google" had one singular focus: artificial intelligence.

What company is more valuable, Microsoft or Apple? That's the question Wall Street wants to answer entering into 2024.

Adobe recently got sued by the U.S. government for harming consumers with their subscription model and their cancellation method.

Apple's stock took a bit of a beating because the company failed to sell as many iPhones as shareholders would have liked.

After months of wrangling and being relegated to second fiddle against Nvidia's might in the AI hardware space, AMD has finally offered more clarity.

Musk has decided to pull the plug on the Twitter branding and accelerate plans for the "everything app" known as X.

If Apple seems unfazed by the achievement, it's probably because this isn't the first time the company has made waves for its market cap.

American politics are making international headlines yet again with the latest on Roe v. Wade and gun rights.

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