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New York placed strict restrictions on short-term rentals last year. Rents still remain high, and some former hosts are frustrated. Meanwhile, Airbnb rentals in New Jersey are booming. Powered by WPeMatico

People around the world reported that Meta’s social platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads suffered outages for about two hours this morning. Powered by WPeMatico

Rising interest rates led tech companies to become more demanding of potential hires. From lowball offers to endless interviews, it’s tough out there for coders seeking jobs. Powered by WPeMatico

In defense of a much-mocked programming language. Powered by WPeMatico

Music streaming service Spotify has long complained that Apple’s App Store rules put unfair restrictions on its business. Today the European Commission agreed, fining Apple $2 billion. Powered by WPeMatico

WIRED reviewed a letter showing hundreds of Google workers demanding the company drop its sponsorship of MindTheTech, a conference in New York this week that promotes Israeli tech companies. Powered by WPeMatico

X alleges that the Center for Countering Digital Hate cost it millions by showing that hate speech was spreading on the platform. In a hearing Thursday, a federal judge sounded skeptical of those claims. Powered by WPeMatico

In the lawsuit, Musk claims OpenAI has abandoned its mission to develop AI for the benefit of humanity. Powered by WPeMatico

AI chips from startup Groq allow chatbots to answer queries almost instantly. That could open up whole new use cases for generative AI helpers. Powered by WPeMatico

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI hinges on a dubious claim that the company has already developed ‘artificial general intelligence’—and handed it over to Microsoft. Powered by WPeMatico