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GANNETT SUES GOOGLE, ALPHABET CLAIMING THEY HAVE A MONOPOLY ON DIGITAL ADVERTISING

Gannett has filed a civil lawsuit against Google and its parent company Alphabet, claiming that they unlawfully hold monopolies in the advertising technology tools that publishers and advertisers use to buy and sell online ad space.

FTC ACCUSES AMAZON OF ENROLLING CONSUMERS INTO PRIME WITHOUT CONSENT AND MAKING IT HARD TO CANCEL

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.

FACEBOOK OWNER WANTS PRETEENS TO STEP INTO VIRTUAL REALITY WITH ITS QUEST HEADSET

The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media.

EUROPE, US URGED TO INVESTIGATE THE TYPE OF AI THAT POWERS SYSTEMS LIKE CHATGPT

European Union consumer protection groups urged regulators this week to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning systems like ChatGPT, citing risks that leave people vulnerable and the delay before the bloc’s groundbreaking AI regulations take effect.

COOPERATION OR COMPETITION? CHINA'S SECURITY INDUSTRY SEES THE US, NOT AI, AS THE BIGGER THREAT

After years of breakneck growth, China’s security and surveillance industry is now focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the United States and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in artificial intelligence and pressure from rival governments.

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BUTTIGIEG SAYS US 'GREEN CORRIDORS' INITIATIVE IS KEY TO CUTTING SHIPPING INDUSTRY EMISSIONS

An American push to establish \"green shipping corridors\" is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said this week while touring the port of Yokohama near Tokyo.

BIDEN DISCUSSES RISKS AND PROMISES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH TECH LEADERS IN SAN FRANCISCO

President Joe Biden convened a group of technology leaders on Tuesday to debate what he called the “risks and enormous promises” of artificial intelligence.

TESLA TECHNOLOGY INCHES CLOSER TO BECOMING INDUSTRY STANDARD AS RIVIAN JOINS ITS CHARGING NETWORK

Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla’s charging network next year.

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.

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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.

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.

FED CHAIR POWELL SEES PROGRESS ON INFLATION, THOUGH NOT QUICKLY ENOUGH

Inflation may be cooling - just not yet fast enough for the Federal Reserve.

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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.

'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.

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.

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.

MORE COMPANIES SETTING 'NET-ZERO CLIMATE TARGETS.BUT FEW HAVE CREDIBLE PLANS, REPORT SAYS 7

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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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.

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.

NEW JERSEY UTILITIES FLOAT SOLAR PANELS ON RESERVOIR, POWERING WATER TREATMENT PLANT

New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day.

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.

IS IT REAL OR MADE BY AI? EUROPE WANTS A LABEL FOR THAT AS IT FIGHTS DISINFORMATION

The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said this week.

THE GIDDY SPLENDOR OF 'SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE'

Let's get this upfront: \"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse\" was the best comic-book film of the last decade.

DNA SUCKED INTO AIR FILTERS CAN REVEAL WHAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE NEARBY

DNA is all around us even in the air we breathe. Now scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations - which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area.

DELAWARE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JUDGE'S FINDING THAT TESLA ACQUISITION OF SOLAR CITY WAS FAIR

Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision in favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker's $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins.