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Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial where his conglomerate Meta is accused of taking over Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.
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Meta news ban intensifying Canadians' legacy media break
As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers—and no links to articles from major media outlets.
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Meta chief Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trial
Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday in a landmark US antitrust trial in which his social media juggernaut stands accused of abusing its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they ...
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Q&A: How blockchain could change the NFL draft
The NFL draft is entertaining, but it's also the setting for high-stakes negotiations where teams often simultaneously seek a competitive advantage and cooperate with each other by trading draft picks. These deals are complex, ...
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Nvidia plans to manufacture AI chips in the US for the first time
Nvidia announced Monday that it will produce its artificial intelligence super computers in the United States for the first time.
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Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
Social media company Meta said Monday that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after activists raised concerns ...
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Do you think like an intelligence analyst?
We live in an era of immense uncertainty. Tensions between great powers are rising, authoritarianism is spreading, while democracy declines and ongoing wars could broaden into wider conflicts.
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Meta faces landmark US antitrust trial
Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.
Apr 14, 2025
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Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump tariff concession
Apple Inc. has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic—for the moment, at least.
Apr 14, 2025
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Apple's iPhone 16 hits Indonesia stores after monthslong ban
Smartphone buyers were cheered by shopkeepers in Jakarta on Friday after Apple's latest smartphone went on sale following a months-long ban in Indonesia.
Apr 11, 2025
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Tesla opens first showroom in oil-rich Saudi
The Tesla electric vehicle company owned by billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday opened its first showrooms in oil-rich Saudi Arabia—where hybrid cars remain a rare sight.
Apr 11, 2025
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Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage
As the world moves to reduce carbon emissions, solar and wind power will play an increasing role in electricity grids. But those renewable sources only generate electricity when it's sunny or windy. So to ensure a reliable ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Google accused of harming kids by secretly grabbing data from school-provided tech products
Google is secretly using its education products, including those used in many Bay Area schools, to identify students individually, track their online activity including sites they visit and links they click, and "steal" their ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Digital tech's rapid pace outstrips safety research, say researchers
Scientific research on the harms of digital technology is stuck in a "failing cycle" that moves too slowly to allow governments and society to hold tech companies to account, according to two leading researchers in a new ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite Trump's trade war with China
President Donald Trump's administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the United States for the first time.
Apr 10, 2025
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OpenAI countersues Musk as feud deepens
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has filed counterclaims against multi-billionaire Elon Musk, accusing its former co-founder of waging a "relentless campaign" to damage the organization after it achieved success without ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Google, with potential breakup looming over its search monopoly, backs down from muzzling workers
Google, with key hearings starting this month in a blockbuster anti-monopoly court case that could lead to its breakup, agreed to lift a gag order banning its employees from talking about the lawsuit, a union representing ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Coalition urges California attorney general to halt OpenAI's for-profit restructuring
A coalition of California nonprofits, foundations and labor groups are raising concerns about ChatGPT maker OpenAI, urging the state attorney general to halt the artificial intelligence startup's plans to restructure itself ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Microsoft says it's 'slowing or pausing' some AI data center projects, including $1B plan for Ohio
Microsoft said it is "slowing or pausing" some of its data center construction, including a $1 billion project in Ohio, the latest sign that the demand for artificial intelligence technology that drove a massive infrastructure ...
Apr 10, 2025
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UK government urged to tackle inequality in 'low-carbon tech' like solar panels and electric cars
The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies (LCTs) like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the University ...
Apr 10, 2025
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TikTok fuels ByteDance revenue as US ban looms: report
TikTok's international revenue boomed last year as China-based parent ByteDance faced a deadline to sell the app or have it banned in the United States, The Information reported on Thursday.
Apr 10, 2025
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Samsung under pressure as US tariffs rattle South Korean economy
Sipping tea on her break outside a Samsung Electronics factory in northern Vietnam, worker Nguyen Thi Mai said she had heard about US President Donald Trump's tariffs, but hoped it would not affect business.
Apr 10, 2025
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What would happen if the US's Section 230 went away? Exploring 'the law that built the internet'
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from liability for user-generated ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
User-centered app development: Experts suggest balancing feedback with developer intuition
How do apps improve? For some of today's most popular applications, it's by listening to their customers.
Apr 9, 2025
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