Computers and the Internet – Page 143

Gawker Is Dead (Again) But Its Influence Lives On

It started with smirk and it ended with a bang, and in between it changed the media universe.

Even inside the company, the chatbot’s popularity has come as something of a shock.

After years of expansion and billions in profits, Big Tech is pulling back from its famously lavish spending as a long boom finally ends.

The iPhone maker said sales of its flagship product were down 8 percent as it dealt with a factory shutdown and worries about rising inflation.

Google’s parent company reported its fourth consecutive drop in quarterly profit, weeks after culling 6 percent of its work force to cut costs.