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ReelShort is the latest Chinese export to conquer America

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.A show called “Never Divorce a Secret Billionaire Heiress” dives head first into...

Every country wants its own investment-screening regime

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.SINGAPORE BECAME the latest country to erect barriers to investment in the name...

Riyadh Air is betting on a tourist surge to Saudi Arabia

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.THE DUBAI air show ended on November 17th with bumper orders for a...

The many contradictions of Sam Altman

Call it the “Burning Man” theory of tech. Every so often, the hopes and dreams of a technological visionary are almost torched by those who surround them. In 1985 Steve Jobs was...

What revolt at OpenAI means for Microsoft

“The mission continues,” tweeted Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, on November 19th. But precisely where it will continue remains unclear. Mr Altman’s tweet was part of an...

Inside OpenAI’s weird governance structure

“WHICH WOULD you have more confidence in? Getting your technology from a non-profit, or a for-profit company that is entirely controlled by one human being?” asked Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, at...

How not to motivate your employees

Here are some handy rules of thumb. Anyone who calls themselves a thought leader is to be avoided. A man who does not wear socks cannot be trusted. And a company that...

The Sam Altman drama points to a deeper split in the tech world

There is little doubting the dedication of Sam Altman to Openai, the firm at the forefront of an artificial-intelligence (ai) revolution. As co-founder and boss he appeared to work as tirelessly for...

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