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What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?
Read full article: What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?Disgruntled X users are once again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022.
Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
Read full article: Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematicThe Australian government's plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has won almost universal political support.
Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Read full article: Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob LeeA tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Leeโs stabbing death has sparred with the lead prosecutor at trial.
Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
Read full article: Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prisonA computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices โ and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife โ has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure
Read full article: Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructureThe Biden administration has released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and other pieces of critical infrastructure.
In Cyprus, Ukrainians learn how to dispose of landmines that kill and maim hundreds
Read full article: In Cyprus, Ukrainians learn how to dispose of landmines that kill and maim hundredsIn a Cypriot National Guard camp, Ukrainians are being trained on how to identify, locate and dispose of landmines and other unexploded munitions that litter huge swaths of their country, killing and maiming hundreds of people, including children.
EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices
Read full article: EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practicesEuropean Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it calls โabusive practicesโ involving its Marketplace online classified ads business.
AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides
Read full article: AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsidesThe refugee organization, the International Rescue Committee, is testing some artificial intelligence tools to try to increase the number of displaced people they can reach with critical information.
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
Read full article: Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to usersAustralia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content.
Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
Read full article: Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk roleChoosing billionaire Elon Musk to be what President-elect Donald Trump calls โour cost cutterโ for the U.S. government, is not the first time an American president has empowered a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations.
Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X
Read full article: Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to XSocial media platform Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election.
Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
Read full article: Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and TemuAmazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20.
Supreme Court seems likely to allow class action to proceed against tech company Nvidia
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to allow class action to proceed against tech company NvidiaThe Supreme Court seems likely to keep alive a class-action lawsuit accusing Nvidia of misleading investors about its dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency.
Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says
Read full article: Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group saysA hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the Tibetan community in an attack meant to install malware on usersโ computers.
Trump has promised to 'save TikTok'. What happens next is less clear
Read full article: Trump has promised to 'save TikTok'. What happens next is less clearAfter a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe.
Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term
Read full article: Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump termWall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy and markets.
Waymo's robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles
Read full article: Waymo's robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los AngelesWaymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago.
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads
Read full article: Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized adsFacebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they donโt want to pay for an ad-free subscription.
Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments
Read full article: Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investmentsJapanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investments.
Bitcoin neared $90,000 in a new record high. What to know about crypto's post-election rally
Read full article: Bitcoin neared $90,000 in a new record high. What to know about crypto's post-election rallyAs money continues to pour into crypto following Donald Trumpโs reelection, bitcoin has climbed to yet another record high.
Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
Read full article: Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damageA digital twin of St. Peterโs Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the worldโs most important monumentโs.
A look at the research revealing China's work on prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
Read full article: A look at the research revealing China's work on prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrierU.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers.
What to stream: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, 'Bad Sisters,' Shawn Mendes and 'Deadpool & Wolverine'
Read full article: What to stream: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, 'Bad Sisters,' Shawn Mendes and 'Deadpool & Wolverine'Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman starring in "Deadpool & Wolverine" and the return of Apple TV+'s dark comedy โBad Sistersโ are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
Read full article: Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social mediaAustraliaโs states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media.
Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auction
Read full article: Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auctionThe assets of Alex Jones' Infowars are set to be auctioned off next week, and both supporters and detractors of the conspiracy theorist are expressing interest in bidding.
Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations
Read full article: Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigationsRacist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies.
Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16
Read full article: Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance.
Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app
Read full article: Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block appThe Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTokโs Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it wonโt block access.
Corning faces EU antitrust scrutiny over Gorilla Glass deals with phone makers
Read full article: Corning faces EU antitrust scrutiny over Gorilla Glass deals with phone makersCorning is facing European Union antitrust scrutiny after the blocโs watchdog said itโs investigating the speciality glass makerโs exclusive deals for its Gorilla Glass used in cellphones.
Trump Media gains post-election, even as Truth Social parent reports $19 million quarterly loss
Read full article: Trump Media gains post-election, even as Truth Social parent reports $19 million quarterly lossThe parent company of Donald Trumpโs social networking site Truth Social lost $19.2 million in the last quarter, according to an earnings report released on the same day he won back the presidency.
Tesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk's electric vehicle company
Read full article: Tesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk's electric vehicle companyShares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trumpโs return to the White House.
Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN labor body over deadly pager explosions
Read full article: Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN labor body over deadly pager explosionsA Lebanese government minister says his country has filed a complaint against Israel at the U.N.โs labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured.
Trump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record high
Read full article: Trump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record highThe price of bitcoin has hit a new high as investors bet that former President Donald Trumpโs victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies.
Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor
Read full article: Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successorJapanese video game maker Nintendoโs chief says its Switch console sales are still going strong, while he promised that a successor is coming.
You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway
Read full article: You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anywayElon Muskโs X has been modified so that accounts youโve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts.
In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders
Read full article: In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their bordersA small facility in Cyprus is hosting senior government officials from as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia for training by top U.S. experts to prevent the kinds of materials used to build weapons of mass destruction from crossing their borders.
Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about it
Read full article: Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about itItโs one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Read full article: Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit saysConservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources.
Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow index in AI-driven shift for semiconductor industry
Read full article: Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow index in AI-driven shift for semiconductor industryNvidia is replacing Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ending a 25-year-run for a pioneering semiconductor company that has fallen behind as Nvidia cornered the market for chips that run artificial intelligence systems.
MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
Read full article: MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegationsOnline video production company MrBeast says it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empireโs workplace culture.
Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers
Read full article: Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived driversLyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic.
What to stream: 'Yellowstone' starts its end, Eddie Redmayne as a sniper and Aubrey Plaza gets high
Read full article: What to stream: 'Yellowstone' starts its end, Eddie Redmayne as a sniper and Aubrey Plaza gets highEddie Redmayne's return to TV starring as a sniper for hire in the new limited series โThe Day of the Jackalโ and โYellowstoneโ riding off into the sunset with the launch of its final episodes are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets
Read full article: ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outletsOpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information.
New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding
Read full article: New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in fundingU.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says a semiconductor research facility in upstate New York will be getting $825 million in funding as one of three national technology centers.
Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last days
Read full article: Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last daysAcross the U.S., people's phones are pinging with text messages from Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their allies.
Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
Read full article: Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformationXโs crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isnโt addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Muskโs social media platform.
Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without human drivers until April
Read full article: Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without human drivers until AprilAutonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it wonโt start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year.
Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI push
Read full article: Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI pushMeta Platforms Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results fueled by its advertising revenue growth and its push to incorporate artificial intelligence.
Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it
Read full article: Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth itMicrosoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off.
Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
Read full article: Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor disputeA federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options.
Google's moneymaking machine still pumping out massive profits despite multiple threats
Read full article: Google's moneymaking machine still pumping out massive profits despite multiple threatsGoogle is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire.
Robert Downey Jr. says he 'intends to sue' all future executives who use his AI replica
Read full article: Robert Downey Jr. says he 'intends to sue' all future executives who use his AI replicaRobert Downey Jr. doesnโt think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence.
Czech power company CEZ signs deal with Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR to build modular nuclear reactors
Read full article: Czech power company CEZ signs deal with Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR to build modular nuclear reactorsThe Czech power company CEZ has signed a deal with Britainโs Rolls-Royce SMR to form a strategic partnership to develop and deploy small modular nuclear reactors.
Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software update
Read full article: Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software updateApple has released a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 line-up as the trendsetting company tries to catch up with technologyโs latest craze.
Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally
Read full article: Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegallyPresident Joe Biden has slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States.
American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters
Read full article: American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cuttersAmerican Airlines is testing a new technology at three airports across the country during the boarding process that aims to cut down on passengers who try to jump the line.
AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign
Read full article: AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaignChinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris.
The 'Black Insurrectionist' was actually white. The deception did not stop there
Read full article: The 'Black Insurrectionist' was actually white. The deception did not stop thereโBlack Insurrectionist,โ the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated conspiracy theories about Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, can be traced to a white man from upstate New York.
What to stream: Tyler, the Creator, 'The Substance,' Olivia Rodrigo concert film and 'The Diplomat'
Read full article: What to stream: Tyler, the Creator, 'The Substance,' Olivia Rodrigo concert film and 'The Diplomat'โThe Substanceโ and albums by Willie Nelson and Tyler, the Creator are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them
Read full article: AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop themLaw enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology.
Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case
Read full article: Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering caseAn American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds.
Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces a UK competition investigation
Read full article: Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces a UK competition investigationBritainโs competition watchdog is opening a formal investigation into Googleโs partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.
Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
Read full article: Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers findNew research shows Russia has worked to amplify false and misleading claims about the U.S. government's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton as part of the Kremlin's efforts to manipulate Americans before the Nov. 5 election.
New rules for US national security agencies balance AI's promise with need to protect against risks
Read full article: New rules for US national security agencies balance AI's promise with need to protect against risksNew rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technologyโs promise with the need to protect against its risks.
Apple and Goldman Sachs must pay $89 million for mishandling Apple Card transactions, CFPB orders
Read full article: Apple and Goldman Sachs must pay $89 million for mishandling Apple Card transactions, CFPB ordersA federal regulator has ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving consumers and mishandled Apple Card customers' transaction.
Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says
Read full article: Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report saysA new threat intelligence report from Microsoft says foreign adversaries have showed continued determination to influence the U.S. election and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears.
Kuwait bans 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' video game, likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s
Read full article: Kuwait bans 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' video game, likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990sThe tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game โCall of Duty: Black Ops 6,โ which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War.
ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure musicians sign AI protest letter against 'unlicensed use' of works
Read full article: ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure musicians sign AI protest letter against 'unlicensed use' of worksMusicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools.
Big offshore wind project proposed for New York as other sites are evaluated in 3 states
Read full article: Big offshore wind project proposed for New York as other sites are evaluated in 3 statesOffshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents increase their legal challenges to the work.
Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
Read full article: Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official saysA senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia.
'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi event
Read full article: 'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi eventA film production company that helped make โBlade Runner 2049โ has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market Teslaโs new robotaxis.
Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory
Read full article: Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factoryThe federal government plans to provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor to produce a key material for computer chips, an announcement Tuesday with possible political significance as the new factory would be in the swing state of Michigan.
Slack researcher discusses the fear, loathing and excitement surrounding AI in the workplace
Read full article: Slack researcher discusses the fear, loathing and excitement surrounding AI in the workplaceArtificial intelligenceโs recent rise to the forefront of business has left most office workers wondering how often they should be using the technology and worried about whether a computer will eventually replace them.
GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving. A Meta partnership and new tools will test that
Read full article: GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving. A Meta partnership and new tools will test thatNew GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations.
Japan, UK and Italy to expedite next-generation fighter jet to replace F-2s and Eurofighter Typhoons
Read full article: Japan, UK and Italy to expedite next-generation fighter jet to replace F-2s and Eurofighter TyphoonsThe defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy have agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet.
A failed mic leaves Donald Trump pacing the stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes
Read full article: A failed mic leaves Donald Trump pacing the stage in silence for nearly 20 minutesDonald Trump paced his rally stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes Friday night in Detroit after his microphone cut out.