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WAYMO, UBER SET ASIDE PAST RIFT OVER SELF-DRIVING CAR TECHNOLOGY TO TEAM UP ON ROBOTAXIS IN PHOENIX
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies
WHO OFFERS HANDS-FREE DRIVING SYSTEMS FOR 2023?
Fully automated self-driving cars are still a thing of the future. But you can get a taste of what they’ll be like if your vehicle has what’s commonly described as hands-free driving capability
TWITTER ACCUSES MICROSOFT OF MISUSING ITS DATA, FORESHADOWING A POSSIBLE FIGHT OVER AI
A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant
WHITE HOUSE UNVEILS NEW EFFORTS TO GUIDE FEDERAL RESEARCH OF AI
The White House this week announced new efforts to guide federally backed research on artificial intelligence as the Biden administration looks to get a firmer grip on understanding the risks and opportunities of the rapidly evolving technology
NETFLIX TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL $8 MONTH FOR VIEWERS LIVING OUTSIDE US SUBSCRIBERS' HOUSEHOLDS
Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows
APPLE SET TO RELEASE OFFICIAL 'TED LASSO' MERCHANDISE
As the acclaimed Apple TV+ Original series, Ted Lasso, continues to reel in an impassioned following, Apple is poised to make the most of the show’s popularity by entering the official merchandise arena
MILLIONS DITCHED CARS FOR BIKES DURING THE PANDEMIC. THESE CITIES WANT THE HABIT TO STICK
In the agonies of the virus that upended most of the world, millions of people from Bogota to Berlin saw what life could be like on two wheels instead of four
APPLE IS REDEFINING STREAMING ENTERTAINMENT
Apple TV+ has quietly but steadily emerged as a formidable competitor in the streaming race With a sharp focus on producing top-notch content and assembling a talented lineup of actors, directors, and creators, Apple TV+ is now the home of premium entertainment, setting itself apart from Disney+ and Netflix to set a new standard for at-home entertainment
EU BACKS MICROSOFT BUYING CALL OF DUTY MAKER ACTIVISION BLIZZARD. BUT THE $69B DEAL IS STILL AT RISK
The deal, sweetened by Microsoft’s promises to free up licensing conditions for cloud gaming, “would no longer raise competition concerns and would ultimately unlock significant benefits for competition and consumers,” said the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm and top antitrust watchdog
US ANNOUNCES CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING FLOW OF TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION TO ΤΟ RUSSIA, CHINA AND IRAN
The Justice Department announced a series of criminal cases tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple’s software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries like Russia, China and Iran
DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF WRITERS STRIKE
The Daytime Emmy Awards have become the latest casualty of the Hollywood writers strike
AMERICANS ARE HOLDING ON TO THEIR VEHICLES LONGER THAN EVER
With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years
JENNIFER LOPEZ ANCHORS THE ACTION PIC 'THE MOTHER'
The most interesting part of “ The Mother,” a decent if forgettable action pic starring Jennifer Lopez, is the one that is left largely unexplored
HOW THE AMERICAN DREAM CONVINCES PEOPLE LONELINESS IS NORMAL
At the end of “The Searchers,” one of John Wayne’s most renowned Westerns, a kidnapped girl has been rescued and a family reunited
PEACOCK WILL EXCLUSIVELY CARRY NFL PLAYOFF GAME IN A FIRST FOR STREAMING SERVICE
The NFL is taking another big step into streaming by putting one of its playoff games exclusively on a digital platform for the first time
IRS MOVES FORWARD WITH FREE E-FILING SYSTEM IN PILOT PROGRAM TO LAUNCH IN 2024
Most taxpayers are interested in filing their taxes directly to the IRS for free, a new report says, and that option will be tested next year
TSA TESTS FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY TO BOOST AIRPORT SECURITY
“What we are trying to do with this is aid the officers to actually determine that you are who you say who you are,” said Jason Lim, identity management capabilities manager, during a demonstration of the technology to reporters at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
BANK EXECS BLAME PANICKED DEPOSITORS FOR SILICON VALLEY, SIGNATURE FAILURES, BUT SENATORS BLAME THEM
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee criticized the executives for taking risky actions or missing obvious problems that directly led to the demise of their banks, while still accepting lucrative pay packages and bonuses, even in the days and weeks leading up to the failures
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CRYPTO RULES GET FINAL APPROVAL TO MAKE EUROPE A GLOBAL LEADER ON REGULATION
The European Union’s sweeping set of beefed-up cryptocurrency rules got final approval from member states, giving the 27-nation bloc a global lead in regulating the freewheeling sector
CHATGPT CHIEF SAYS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHOULD BE REGULATED BY A US OR GLOBAL AGENCY
The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems
LINDA YACCARINO MAY BE "EXACTLY WHAT TWITTER NEEDS." BUT IS THE NEW CEO BEING SET UP TO FAIL?
Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company’s CEO “ must like pain a lot.” Then he promised he’d step down as soon as he found a replacement “foolish enough” to want the job
NYC SKYSCRAPERS TURNING TO CARBON CAPTURE TO LESSEN CLIMATE CHANGE
From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble
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
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
'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.\"
'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
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
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?