A new company wants to give you a free TV, in exchange for always showing you ads
Telly is offering 500,000 free 55-inch TVs to consumers willing to have a steady stream of advertisements in their homes.
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Recycling 'end-of-life' solar panels, wind turbines, is about to be climate tech's big waste business
Solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles are all becoming more common. So too is the waste when climate technology reaches the end of its life cycle.
Here's what media giants face as they try to charm advertisers this week
Media companies will put on their annual Upfront shows this week, which come as the industry faces challenges including a soft ad market.
Europe takes aim at ChatGPT with what might soon be the West’s first A.I. law. Here's what it means
A committee of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Thursday approved the EU’s AI Act, moving it further along to becoming law.
Vice Media files for bankruptcy to enable sale to lenders including Soros and Fortress
Once a digital media darling, Vice Media Group on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection after years of financial troubles.
Google staffers praise engineers for I/O, poke fun at execs because they 'just kept saying A.I.'
Google shares jumped after the company's developer conference this week, and employees were quick to give the credit to engineers.
Dan Snyder agrees to sell NFL's Washington Commanders to Sixers owner Josh Harris
Dan Snyder has agreed to sell the Washington Commanders to a consortium led by Sixers owner and private-equity investor Josh Harris.
Elon Musk hires ex-NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino to be Twitter's CEO
Twitter has suffered a rapid decline in advertising revenue since Elon Musk took over the social media platform last year.
Massive city growth and climate change are twin opportunities, says manager of $40 billion fund
I Squared Capital chairman Sadek Wahba explains the opportunities at the intersection of urbanization and climate change.
U.S. aims to turn middle-American cities into new tech hubs with $500 million investment
The hope is to create more well-paying jobs across the nation and ensure the U.S. maintains dominance in key areas of tech innovation.
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch extradited to the U.S. to face fraud charges
Lynch arrived in the U.S. Thursday afternoon and is currently detained in San Francisco until bail conditions are met, his spokesperson told CNBC.
NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino in talks to succeed Elon Musk as Twitter CEO
Tesla shares rose 2% on the news, as some Tesla investors had worried Musk was growing too distracted with his management of the social media company.
Disney shares sink nearly 9% after the company reports streaming subscriber losses
The company, which posted profit and revenue for the period that were in line with Wall Street estimates, reported a loss of four million Disney+ subscribers.
SoftBank shares drop after its Vision Fund tech investment unit posts a $32 billion record loss
SoftBank's Vision Fund segment lost a record 4.3 trillion Japanese yen ($32 billion) for its fiscal year ending Mar. 31.
Alleged Silk Road 'murders-for-hire' merchant hit with narcotics, money laundering charges
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the bitcoin-backed marketplace Silk Road, allegedly paid James Ellingson over $500,000 for murders that may not have taken place.
Google's new A.I. search could hurt traffic to websites, publishers worry
AI-generated search results could give users the answers they want without requiring them to click through to the websites the answers came from.
Tech's new business model: 'Do more with less'
Technology companies are focused on continuing to drive down costs while reminding Wall Street they're still investing in AI and cloud infrastructure.
Bitcoin falls below $27,000 as U.S. regulatory crackdown pressures crypto's biggest market makers
Crypto prices slid on Thursday as investors weighed Jane Street and Jump Crypto's pull back from U.S. trading.
Meta unveils A.I. 'testing playground' to help advertisers build campaigns
Meta introduced several new AI-powered tools and services for advertisers as the company shows how it's putting its mammoth investment in AI to work.
Alphabet trading at highest since August as Wall Street cheers Google's A.I. plans
Analysts seemed pleased that Google's announcements will keep it at the forefront of the AI race and generate returns for the company.
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