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MAYBE INVESTORS SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT BUFFETT'S SUCCESSOR

Many investors worry about the future of Berkshire Hathaway after its legendary CEO Warren Buffett is gone, but most of the conglomerate's companies have already made the transition to reporting to the man who will eventually replace the 92-year-old

GENERAL MOTORS HIRES FORMER APPLE EXEC TO RUN SOFTWARE UNIT

General Motors (GM) has onboarded former Apple executive Mike Abbott to spearhead its new software division. This move comes shortly after GM's contentious decision to eliminate Apple CarPlay from its upcoming vehicle models (via CNBC)

MASS EVENT WILL LET HACKERS TEST LIMITS OF AI TECHNOLOGY

No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started \"jailbreaking\" the artificial intelligence chatbot - trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene

WAYMO ROBOTAXIS MAKE MORE INROADS IN PHOENIX.SAN FRANCISCO 7

Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time

HYUNDAI AND KIA THEFTS KEEP RISING DESPITE SECURITY FIX

Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites

GOOGLE IS GIVING ITS DOMINANT SEARCH ENGINE AN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE MAKEOVER

Google this week disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet's main gateway

IN GLOBAL RUSH TO REGULATE AI, EUROPE SET TO BE TRAILBLAZER

The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications

Apple Posts Quarterly Revenue; iPhone Sales Sólid

Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid

'BLACKBERRY' FILM HAILS THE MUST-HAVE GADGET THAT THE IPHONE TURNED INTO A FORGOTTEN RELIC

Almost everyone knows Steve Jobs' uncanny vision, relentless drive and technological wizardry hatched the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after the late Apple co-founder introduced the device to the world

DISCORD FORCES MEMBERS TO CHANGE USERNAMES, DISCORD ERUPTS

The social app Discord, a favorite of gamers, inadvertently stirred internal strife after announcing last week that it will force its millions of members to pick new usernames

'BLACKBERRY' IS A LOOK BACK AT PHONE WAR'S ALSO-RAN'

Gather around, young ones. Silence your iPhones and Samsungs. We're here to learn about the Before Times, when the hottest tech device was nicknamed \"CrackBerry.\"

AIRBNB POSTS $117 MILLION PROFIT, BUT 20 OUTLOOK DISAPPOINTS

Airbnb said this week that it earned $117 million in the first quarter as revenue rose during the ongoing recovery in travel, but the company's outlook for late spring and early summer disappointed investors

MARYLAND SUPREME COURT REVERSES RULING ON DIGITAL AD TAX

Maryland's highest court on Tuesday reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising was unconstitutional, saying the court lacked jurisdiction over the case

AMAZON FILMS, SERIES TO GET WIDER DISTRIBUTION VIA LICENSING

Amazon said this week it will distribute its original films and TV shows, like \"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\" to media outlets outside the Prime Video service for the first time

GENERAL MOTORS HIRES FORMER APPLE EXEC TO RUN SOFTWARE UNIT

General Motors (GM) has onboarded former Apple executive Mike Abbott to spearhead its new software division. This move comes shortly after GM's contentious decision to eliminate Apple CarPlay from its upcoming vehicle models (via CNBC)

IN GLOBAL RUSH TO REGULATE AI, EUROPE SET TO BE TRAILBLAZER

The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications

APPLE POSTS QUARTERLY REVENUE; IPHONE SALES SÓLID

Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid

HYUNDAI AND KIA THEFTS KEEP RISING DESPITE SECURITY FIX

Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites

MAYBE INVESTORS SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT BUFFETT'S SUCCESSOR

Many investors worry about the future of Berkshire Hathaway after its legendary CEO Warren Buffett is gone, but most of the conglomerate's companies have already made the transition to reporting to the man who will eventually replace the 92-year-old

WAYMO ROBOTAXIS MAKE MORE INROADS IN PHOENIX, SAN FRANCISCO

Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time

The Al Soul THE GREATEST CHALLENGE APPLE HAS EVER FACED

Apple might not always be first to the party, but there's no denying the company goes above and beyond with hardware and software to deliver cutting-edge consumer experiences. But Apple's slow and steady approach needs to change

CONGRESS EYES NEW RULES FOR TECH: WHAT'S UNDER CONSIDERATION

Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be prevented from engaging with social media? Can the government make sure private information is secure? What about brand new artificial intelligence interfaces? Or should users be regulating themselves, leaving the government out of it?

Dan D'Agostino Momentum M400 MxV - MONO AMPLIFIER

The Momentum M400 MxV Mono amplifier ($79,500/pair)¹ is the latest iteration of Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems' debut amplifier of 2011, the Momentum Mono amplifier.

VPI Avenger Direct - TURNTABLE

Founded in 1978, VPI Industries appears to be one of the most successful turntable manufacturers in the world-certainly in the US.

PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream MK2 - D/A PROCESSOR

When Art Dudley reviewed the original PS Audio Perfect Wave DirectStream D/A processor in Stereophile's September 2014 issue, he very much liked what he heard.

AVM Inspiration CS 2.3 - CD RECEIVER

In the 1960s, my dad gave me a Panasonic receiver with two cube speakers, just in time for the advent of FM stereo radio in the San Francisco Bay Area.

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS - Stick vs automatic

I wish that all who love LP playback as much as I do could hear a Thorens TD 124 or Garrard 301 or EMT 930 in their systems, but those products are subject to the vagaries of supply and  demand: They are rare and pricey.—ART DUDLEY

SPIN DOCTOR

Early hi-fi adventures, and going back to mono.

TAD CE1TX - LOUDSPEAKER

The most money I've ever spent on a pair of loudspeakers was back in the early 1990s, when I bought a pair of used TAD TH-4001 wooden horns and their associated TD-4001 compression drivers.

Listening – Cover Me!

The software that cloned Drake's and the Weeknd's voices is easy to use and impossible to shut down.