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GOOGLE SHOULD BREAK UP DIGITAL AD BUSINESS OVER COMPETITION CONCERNS, EUROPEAN REGULATORS SAY
European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant's main moneymaker.
HOW EUROPE IS LEADING THE WORLD IN THE PUSH TO REGULATE AI
Lawmakers in Europe signed off this week on the world's first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in Al.
MICROSOFT STAKES XBOX VIDEO GAME SALES ON LONG-AWAITED SPACE ADVENTURE STARFIELD
One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap or flop - for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield.
'AVATAR 3' PUSHED TO 2025 AND DISNEY SETS TWO 'STAR WARS' FILMS FOR 2026
\"Avatar: The Way of Water\" may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of \"Avatar\" delays isn't done, yet.
SEC LAWSUITS AGAINST CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANIES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT INDUSTRY'S FUTURE
First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried, and now the lawsuits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, deepening tensions between the government and a volatile industry that has been marred by scandals and market meltdowns.
THERANOS FOUNDER OBJECTS TO $250 MONTHLY RESTITUTION SOUGHT BY US DUE TO LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Federal prosecutors want Elizabeth Holmes to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood testing startup after she leaves prison, but her attorneys are pushing back citing \"limited financial resources\" available to the disgraced founder of Theranos.
RETAIL SALES ROSE 0.3% IN MAY DESPITE PRESSURE FROM HIGHER INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES
Americans increased their spending at retailers last month despite pressure from still-high inflation and rising borrowing costs.
FED CHAIR POWELL SEES PROGRESS ON INFLATION, THOUGH NOT QUICKLY ENOUGH
Inflation may be cooling - just not yet fast enough for the Federal Reserve.
UN CHIEF CALLS FOR COORDINATED GLOBAL ACTION ON DISINFORMATION, HATE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The proliferation of hate and lies on digital platforms and the threat that artificial intelligence can become an uncontrolled \"monster\" demand coordinated global action - starting with a code of conduct for governments, tech companies and advertisers that promotes truth and protects human rights, the U.N. chief said this week.
AI CHIP RACE HEATS UP AS AMD INTRODUCES RIVAL TO NVIDIA TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Micro Devices has revealed a new artificial intelligence chip in its race to compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia in supplying the foundation for a boom in Al-fueled business tools.
SECURITY FIRM: CHINESE HACKERS BROKE INTO EMAIL SECURITY APPLIANCE IN SPYING CAMPAIGN
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies including foreign ministries, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Thursday.
2023 KIA EV6 GT VS TESLA MODEL Y PERFORMANCE
The electric car market is speeding up as consumer interest in EVs grows and a steady stream of new models arrive to fill different niches.
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THE NEW STANDARD FOR POWER & PORTABILITY
2023 Kia EV6 GT VS Tesla Model Y Performance
The electric car market is speeding up as consumer interest in EVs grows and a steady stream of new models arrive to fill different niches.
UN CHIEF CALLS FOR COORDINATED GLOBAL ACTION ON DISINFORMATION, HATE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The proliferation of hate and lies on digital platforms and the threat that artificial intelligence can become an uncontrolled \"monster\" demand coordinated global action - starting with a code of conduct for governments, tech companies and advertisers that promotes truth and protects human rights, the U.N. chief said this week.
HOW EUROPE IS LEADING THE WORLD IN THE PUSH TO REGULATE AI
Lawmakers in Europe signed off this week on the world's first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in Al.
AI CHIP RACE HEATS UP AS AMD INTRODUCES RIVAL TO NVIDIA TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Micro Devices has revealed a new artificial intelligence chip in its race to compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia in supplying the foundation for a boom in Al-fueled business tools.
SEC LAWSUITS AGAINST CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANIES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT INDUSTRY'S FUTURE
First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried, and now the lawsuits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, deepening tensions between the government and a volatile industry that has been marred by scandals and market meltdowns.
IT'S ALMOST TIME TO RESUME STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS. NOT DOING SO COULD COST YOU
After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end in late August.
'AVATAR 3' PUSHED TO 2025 AND DISNEY SETS TWO 'STAR WARS' FILMS FOR 2026
\"Avatar: The Way of Water\" may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of \"Avatar\" delays isn't done, yet.
GOOGLE SHOULD BREAK UP DIGITAL AD BUSINESS OVER COMPETITION CONCERNS, EUROPEAN REGULATORS SAY
European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant's main moneymaker.
MICROSOFT STAKES XBOX VIDEO GAME SALES ON LONG-AWAITED SPACE ADVENTURE STARFIELD
One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap or flop - for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield.
MORE COMPANIES SETTING 'NET-ZERO' CLIMATE TARGETS, BUT FEW HAVE CREDIBLE PLANS REPORT SAYS
A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to\" net zero\" as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a report published this week.
THOUSANDS OF REDDIT COMMUNITIES GO DARK TO BOYCOTT THIRD-PARTY APP CHARGES
Thousands of Reddit discussion forums have gone dark this week to protest a new policy that will charge some third-party apps to access data on the site, leading to worries about content moderation and accessibility.
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THE NEW STANDARD FOR POWER & PORTABILITY
Be Like Pixar, Not NASA
Artificial intelligence poses the most risk when it is embedded in a centralized, tightly coupled organization. But it can facilitate decentralization too
OHIO SENATE MOVES TO CRIMINALIZE SECRETLY TRACKING PEOPLE WITH AIR TAGS, SIMILAR APPS, DEVICES
Tracking someone through apps and devices like the popular Apple AirTag without their consent could soon be deemed a criminal offense in Ohio, after the state's Republican-led Senate advanced the measure Wednesday with a unanimous bipartisan vote.
IS IT A 'SKIP' OR A 'PAUSE'? FEDERAL RESERVE WON'T LIKELY RAISE RATES NEXT WEEK BUT MAYBE NEXT MONTH
Don't call it a \"pause.\"
MONEY STORED IN VENMO AND OTHER PAYMENT APPS COULD BE VULNERABLE, FINANCIAL WATCHDOG WARNS
Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long term because the funds might not be safe during a crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned.
FORMER BYTEDANCE EXECUTIVE SAYS CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TRACKED HONG KONG PROTESTERS VIA DATA
A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong.