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Ubisoft: the 'Assassin's Creed' maker targeted by suitors
From its founding in 1986, French video game maker Ubisoft has grown into a giant of the sector with operations in 20 countries and an uber popular franchise, "Assassin's Creed".
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'Real-world harm' if Meta ends fact-checks, global network warns
There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg's claim such moderation amounts to censorship.
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Taiwan chip giant TSMC says 2024 revenue rose 33.9%
Taiwanese chip making giant TSMC said Friday its net sales rose by more than a third last year, beating its own forecast, as the company continued to benefit from soaring demand for AI technology.
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Zuckerberg's censorship claim 'false': International Fact-Checking Network
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claim that the fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram has veered into censorship is "false", the International Fact-Checking Network said Thursday.
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US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
The US Supreme Court is to hear TikTok's appeal on Friday of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the wildly popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down.
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Enhanced tandem solar modules promise lower costs and higher efficiency
Increasing module efficiency and expanding manufacturing capacity play complementary roles in reducing costs of metal halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
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Businesses can't escape the AI revolution—so here's how to build a culture of safe and responsible use
In November 2023, the estates of two now-deceased policyholders sued the US health insurer, United Healthcare, for deploying what they allege is a flawed artificial intelligence (AI) system to systematically deny patient ...
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Amazon is no longer a retail site for customers but a service platform for its sellers
Since its founding in 1994, Amazon has undergone exponential growth. Initially an online bookstore, the company has evolved into a global e-commerce powerhouse. Yet its reach extends far beyond retail. Amazon is also a dominant ...
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Government investments in failed tech ventures aren't a waste of taxpayer money
A common government strategy to increase prosperity in economically lagging regions is to provide financial assistance to technology-based businesses. This intervention is designed to address market failures that cause financial ...
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Airbus boosts plane deliveries in 2024
European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it increased aircraft deliveries to 766 even as the company struggles to return to pre-pandemic production levels.
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Biden to further limit Nvidia AI chip exports in final push
President Joe Biden's administration plans one additional round of restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp. just days before leaving office, a final push in his effort to ...
Jan 9, 2025
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AT&T knows telecoms don't have the best reputation: New outage guarantee aims to fix that
AT&T is trying to address one of the biggest frustrations for wireless phone and internet customers—losing service to outages and still paying for it.
Jan 9, 2025
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China's electric and hybrid vehicle sales jump 40.7% in 2024
Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles jumped more than 40 percent in China last year, as demand for new energy models continues to surge and the sector remains entrenched in a grueling price war.
Jan 9, 2025
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Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking
Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior minister said Thursday.
Jan 9, 2025
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Dallas firms plan another data center campus with $1 billion price tag
Three Dallas-based firms are partnering to develop a $1 billion data center campus south of Dallas.
Jan 9, 2025
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Political chess or true beliefs? Zuckerberg's surprise Trump pivot
The clean cut hair has grown, his college kid's hoodie is now a gold chain, and his politics have swerved hard right.
Jan 9, 2025
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Trade war worries loom over Las Vegas tech show
Chinese companies have turned out in force again at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, with their prospects overshadowed by the threat of steeper tariffs from incoming US president Donald Trump.
Jan 9, 2025
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Waymo exec hopeful Trump will boost autonomous driving
A top Waymo executive said Wednesday the United States could lead globally on autonomous driving, expressing hope that a national standard under the incoming Trump administration would boost safety.
Jan 9, 2025
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Machine learning tools enhance financial fraud detection accuracy
Research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology suggests that machine learning tools might be used to detect and so combat financial fraud.
Jan 8, 2025
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Are A-B tests leading market researchers and online advertisers astray? Study says they could be
Researchers from Southern Methodist University and the University of Michigan published a study that examines platforms' A-B testing of online ads and uncovers significant limitations that can create misleading conclusions ...
Jan 8, 2025
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US tech titans ramp up pressure on EU
Mark Zuckerberg's U-turn on Meta's content rules piles pressure on the EU—already in the crosshairs of Donald Trump ally Elon Musk—to prove it still calls the shots when it comes to Big Tech's behavior in Europe.
Jan 8, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
How generative AI is transforming financial services—and what it means for customers
Generative AI, including platforms like ChatGPT, is transforming industries by making processes simpler, more efficient and easier to interact with. However, in the heavily regulated financial services sector the benefits ...
Jan 8, 2025
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How bots are driving the climate crisis and how we can solve it
Welcome to the age of the blob internet, a time in which the world wide web is overrun by bots automated to spam us, imitate us and ensure that we are all stuck picking fire hydrants from six different images just to read ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Meta is abandoning fact checking—this doesn't bode well for the fight against misinformation
Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta's social media platforms, including ...
Jan 8, 2025
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