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EUROPEAN REGULATORS WANT TO QUESTION APPLE AFTER IT BLOCKS EPIC GAMES APP STORE
European Union regulators said they want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store, in a possible violation of digital rules that took effect in the 27-nation bloc Thursday.
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APPLE IS MAKING BIG APP STORE CHANGES IN EUROPE OVER NEW RULES. COULD IT MEAN MORE IPHONE HACKING?
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone's digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices - at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices.
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FOR SOCIAL PLATFORMS, THE OUTAGE WAS SHORT. BUT PEOPLE'S STORIES VANISHED, AND THAT'S NO SMALL THING
Once upon a time, there was a brief outage on some social media platforms. It got fixed. The end. On the face of it, kind of a boring story.
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ONE TECH TIP: DON'T USE RICE FOR YOUR DEVICE. HERE'S HOW TO DRY OUT YOUR SMARTPHONE
You were walking next to a swimming pool when you slipped and dropped your phone into the water. Or it slipped out of your hand when you were next to a filled bathtub or toilet.
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March 02, 2024
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FORD ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS CAN NOW CHARGE ON TESLA'S NETWORK, BUT THEY'LL NEED AN ADAPTER FIRST
Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Tesla’s charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but there’s a hitch.
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March 02, 2024
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DIGITAL OUTLETS THE INTERCEPT, RAW STORY AND ALTERNET SUE OPENAI FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF JOURNALISM
Digital news outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet are joining the fight against unauthorized use of their journalism in artificial intelligence, filing a copyright-infringement lawsuit Wednesday against ChatGPT owner OpenAI.
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March 02, 2024
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WILL INVESTIGATE NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS POSED BY CHINESE-MADE 'SMART CARS'
Citing potential national security risks, the Biden administration says it will investigate Chinese-made “smart cars” that can gather sensitive information about Americans driving them.
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March 02, 2024
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GERMANY PLANS TO ENABLE UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE AT OFFSHORE SITES
Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgement that time is running out to combat climate change, the country's vice chancellor said this week.
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March 02, 2024
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TAIWAN GIANT CHIPMAKER TSMC OPENS FIRST PLANT IN JAPAN AS PART OF KEY GLOBAL EXPANSION
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. opened last weekend in an official ceremony its first semiconductor plant in Japan as part of its ongoing global expansion.
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March 02, 2024
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'DUNE: PART TWO' SUSTAINS THE DYSTOPIAN DREAM OF 'PART ONE'
Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check.
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March 02, 2024
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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT A LEAP DAY? MORE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why?
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March 02, 2024
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BIDEN ACTS TO BETTER PROTECT AMERICANS' PERSONAL DATA SUCH AS HEALTH RECORDS AND FINANCES
President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at better protecting Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geo-location from foreign adversaries like China and Russia.
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March 02, 2024
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LOWER AUTO PRICES ARE FINALLY GIVING AMERICANS A BREAK AFTER YEARS OF INFLATIONARY INCREASES
Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation and giving frustrated Americans more hope of finding an affordable vehicle.
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March 02, 2024
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EMERSON COLLECTIVE LAURENE POWELL JOBS' ORG, LOOKS TO LOCAL LEADERS TO BRIDGE DIVIDES
Francine Spang-Willis wishes the landscape of the Crazy Mountains near Livingston, Montana, could speak for itself. But absent that, the oral historian will launch a new project talking to people with a connection to the land.
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March 02, 2024
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GOOGLE SAYS ITS AI IMAGE-GENERATOR WOULD SOMETIMES 'OVERCOMPENSATE' FOR DIVERSITY
Google apologized for its faulty rollout of a new artificial intelligence image-generator, acknowledging that in some cases the tool would “overcompensate” in seeking a diverse range of people even when such a range didn’t make sense.
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March 02, 2024
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SONY TO CUT ABOUT 900 JOBS IN ITS PLAYSTATION UNIT AS LAYOFFS IN TECHNOLOGY, GAMING SECTOR CONTINUE
Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs.
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March 02, 2024
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ZUCKERBERG MEETS LG, SAMSUNG CHIEFS IN SEOUL AS META RAMPS UP AI AMBITIONS
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed cooperation on extended reality devices with LG Electronics executives on Wednesday as part of his visit to South Korea that highlights Meta’s ambitions in artificial intelligence.
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March 02, 2024
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CHATBOTS' INACCURATE, MISLEADING RESPONSES ABOUT US ELECTIONS THREATEN TO KEEP VOTERS FROM POLLS
With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published this week based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials.
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March 02, 2024
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PROPOSED NEW VIRGINIA 'TECH TAX' SPARKS BACKLASH FROM BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover digital goods, something Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed and Democrats endorsed in their budget legislation.
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March 02, 2024
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Sports APPLE'S HIGH-SCORE GAME IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ARENA
Apple has entered the game with the launch of a custom Sports app. Available for free on iOS, Apple Sports is a new dynamic hub designed to cater to the needs of sports fans, offering real-time scores, comprehensive stats, and a plethora of long-awaited features.
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March 02, 2024
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PROJECT TITAN HALTED: APPLE ENDS ELECTRIC CAR DEVELOPMENT EFFORT
In a move that has surprised industry watchers and stakeholders alike, Apple Inc. has officially pulled the plug on its electric vehicle initiative, known as Project Titan, after more than a decade of speculation, investment, and development. This decision marks a significant retreat from what was once considered a groundbreaking venture into the automotive sector by the tech giant.
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March 02, 2024
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KIDS ARE USING PHONES IN CLASS, EVEN WHEN IT'S AGAINST THE RULES. SHOULD SCHOOLS BAN THEM ALL DAY?
In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day.
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March 02, 2024
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AMERICAN AIRLINES IS RAISING BAG FEES AND CHANGING HOW CUSTOMERS EARN FREQUENT-FLYER POINTS
American Airlines is raising the cost of checking bags and it is making other changes to push customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points.
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February 24, 2024
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AMERICANS' RELIANCE ON CREDIT CARDS IS THE KEY TO CAPITAL ONE'S BID FOR DISCOVER
Americans have become increasingly reliant on their credit cards since the pandemic. So much so that Capital One is willing to bet more than $30 billion that they won't break the habit.
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February 24, 2024
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FUBOTV FILES LAWSUIT OVER ESPN, FOX, HULU AND WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY SPORTS-STREAMING VENTURE
Streaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu, which are planning to launch a sports-streaming venture in the fall.
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February 24, 2024
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WALMART TO ACQUIRE SMART TV MAKER VIZIO FOR $2.3 BILLION IN BID TO BOOST ITS ADVERTISING BUSINESS
Walmart is buying the smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion as it attempts to expand its rapidly growing advertising business to compete with Amazon.
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February 24, 2024
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MICROSOFT IS MAKING 4 EXCLUSIVE XBOX VIDEO GAMES AVAILABLE TO RIVAL CONSOLES
Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival consoles, the video gaming brand and its parent company, Microsoft, announced.
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February 24, 2024
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SOME VIDEO GAME ACTORS ARE LETTING AI CLONE THEIR VOICES. THEY JUST DON'T WANT IT TO REPLACE THEM
If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee.
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February 24, 2024
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BIDEN ADMIN PROVIDING $1.5 BILLION TO GLOBALFOUNDRIES TO MAKE COMPUTER CHIPS IN NEW YORK AND VERMONT
The Biden administration said Monday that the government intends to provide $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont.
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February 24, 2024
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TECH COMPANIES SIGN ACCORD TO COMBAT AI-GENERATED ELECTION TRICKERY
Major technology companies signed a pact to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world.
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