Technology

Microsoft reached a long-term “binding agreement” to offer the juggernaut “Call of Duty” video game franchise on its rival Sony’s PlayStation as its still-pending $69 billion acquisition of the game’s publisher Activision Blizzard inches toward final approval. The deal’s terms were not disclosed, but a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to multiple outlets that it will run for 10 years – a …

What, were you raised by robots? A tech worker urges moms and dads to choose the “easier” alternative of getting ChatGPT to get kids to sleep, plan their birthday parties and even help with homework. Celia Quillain, 31, of Atlanta, is coaching parent-of-the-year candidates on using the language model to make their lives easier through its “ability to ideate and …

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey isn’t quite ready to be social media buddies with his longtime rival Mark Zuckerberg. Dorsey, an outspoken critic of Zuckerberg’s “Twitter killer” platform Threads, posted a screenshot Saturday revealing the Meta CEO had sent him a follow request on the booming social media app. The screenshot displayed the message, “Zuck requests to follow you,” alongside a …

The more you know! Some of the mysterious symbols that pop up on your iPhone are now being revealed, and they have more meaning behind them than what one may think. If you’ve ever taken a look at your weather app and spotted a tiny white dot on that day’s temperature index bar, there’s a reason for that — it …

Artificial intelligence is quickly changing the landscape of many businesses — but can the technology really help someone find true love? Several entrepreneurial matchmakers are betting it can, enlisting AI to help tongue-tied romantics break the ice with witty pickup lines, virtual dating coaches and even erotic pillow talk. One Snapchat influencer, Caryn Marjorie, recently created an AI clone of …

Elon Musk on Friday said his new artificial intelligence company, xAI, will use public tweets from Twitter to train its AI models and work with Tesla on AI software. The billionaire, who owns Twitter and runs Tesla, said during a Twitter Spaces audio chat that a relationship between his companies would have “mutual benefit” and could accelerate Tesla’s work in self-driving capabilities. Musk has criticized other AI companies accusing them of developing …

YouTube star, boxer and wrestler Logan Paul is no stranger to controversy. He’s promoted alleged UFO videos and the questionable energy drink Prime — which NY Sen. Chuck Schumer is now calling on the FDA to investigate. He once posted video showing a dead body in Japan’s Aokigahara “suicide forest” and drew the ire of PETA after videos showed him tasering …

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has cut jobs just days after it was hit by a wave of executive exits, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The layoffs at the world’s biggest crypto exchange come at a time when the industry’s future in the US market is uncertain, with regulators aggressively clamping down on what they deem are illegal activities. …

Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate said he was paid more than $20,000 in ad revenue under Elon Musk’s content-creator plan on Twitter — a day before he sued his accuser in a sex trafficking case that landed him in a Romanian jail. Tate — who has been under house arrest since March 31 and is still facing rape and human trafficking …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday said the league is working with Apple to bring a tech-enhanced viewing experience to its $3,499 Vision Pro virtual reality headset. During an exclusive chat with The Post at Allen & Co.’s annual “summer camp for billionaires,” the hoops honcho hinted that fast breaks and slam dunks could be part of a reimagined courtside …