Alphabet
Wall Street ends down as US retail sales data crimps rate cut bets
Stocks finished lower after upbeat December U.S. retail sales data eroded expectations the Federal Reserve will kick off its rate-cut campaign as early as March.
Alternative fuels
AT&T to buy Rivian electric vehicles in pilot deal to cut cost, emissions
AT&T will purchase some electric vehicles from startup Rivian in a pilot program to evaluate ways to reduce cost, cut carbon emissions and improve safety.
$1 trillion valuation club
ChatGPT one year on: From viral AI bot to OpenAI’s boardroom battle
We asked ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral chatbot, how it felt on its first birthday.
Amazon
Walmart Shifts To India For Cheaper Imports
In a move to save on costs, Walmart is importing more goods to the United States from India instead of China.
Adam Selipsky
Amazon’s AWS appeals to corporate customers with new chatbot, AI safety measures
Amazon is trying to lure big corporate customers to it AWS cloud computing service with a new chatbot for businesses.
$86 billion valuation
Microsoft emerges as big winner from OpenAI turmoil with Altman on board
Microsoft emerged on Monday as the big winner of the upheaval at OpenAI, hiring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other key staff of the startup.
Amazon
Amazon Remote Workers: Employees Who Don’t Return To Office May Not Get Promoted
Amazon says they are not going to offer promotions to employees who do not comply with their return-to-office mandate.
Amazon
US retail sales dip; producer prices post biggest drop in 3-1/2 years
U.S. retail sales fell for the first time in seven months as motor vehicle purchases and spending on hobbies dropped.
Alphabet
Microsoft, Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status
Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services.
Amazon
Apple suffers setback in fight against EU’s $14 billion tax order
An adviser to Europe’s top court said an EU tribunal made legal errors when it ruled in favor of Apple.