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Get ready for mobile 'stores on wheels.' Research shows they can outperform traditional retail stores
As retailers increasingly embrace artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and autonomous vehicles, a new retail model is beginning to emerge: mobile stores that drive directly to customers instead of waiting for customers ...
Jul 24, 2026
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What the OpenAI-hugging face breach reveals about AI governance failures
A series of recent AI security lapses—including the OpenAI–Hugging Face breach—is raising a fundamental question: Can tech companies safely govern the powerful AI systems they build, or is stronger outside oversight now essential?
Jul 24, 2026
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EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search
The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine ...
Jul 23, 2026
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Thwarting the hidden resume hacks that target AI hiring tools
In an increasingly competitive job market, some applicants are quietly trying to outsmart AI hiring tools. Now, new research focused on rooting out the practice of "prompt injection" shows how widespread this tactic is.
Jul 22, 2026
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India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom
Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bed sheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay.
Jul 22, 2026
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Human remixes pay creatives, AI just pays shareholders
Generative AI is built on the work of humans, but these creatives are rarely paid. If we don't protect them now, entire categories of labor risk being obliterated.
Jul 21, 2026
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Review investigates effects of automation on the mining industry in South Africa
South Africa's mining industry risks increased inequality through the adoption of fourth industrial revolution technologies unless automation is matched by stronger governance and workforce support, according to a review ...
Jul 21, 2026
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Weak AI regulation may be worse than none at all, researchers say
A new modeling study finds that weak AI regulation may be worse than no regulation at all when it comes to the safety of AI products and services.
Jul 20, 2026
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Opposition to data centers grows in cramped urban Japan
The more Yoriko Kitagawa learns about a massive data center to be built near her home in Hino, on the outskirts of Tokyo, the more she worries.
Jul 17, 2026
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EU forces Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companies
The European Union issued two new rules for Google on Thursday to force it to share search data and open up its Android operating system to rival AI companies.
Jul 16, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers investigate factors that drive consumers to buy cryptocurrencies
Consumers are more likely to buy cryptocurrencies when they see them as easy to use, trustworthy and beneficial, according to research published in the International Journal of Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies, which used ...
Jul 16, 2026
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EU accepts X's plan to fix digital content violations
The European Union announced Wednesday that it had accepted a plan by Elon Musk's X social media platform to correct digital-content violations that led to a 120 million euros ($138 million) fine.
Jul 16, 2026
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Germany's Delivery Hero agrees 12.7-bn-euro takeover by Uber
German food delivery group Delivery Hero said Thursday it has agreed to be acquired by U.S. ride-hailing giant Uber in a 12.7 billion euro ($14.6 billion) deal.
Jul 16, 2026
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Video game AI opponents boost play time, gaming with friends
Can playing against AI make people more social? New research suggests the answer may be yes.
Jul 15, 2026
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PayPal shares jump on reported $53 bn Stripe takeover bid
Shares in PayPal surged as much as 13% on Wall Street Wednesday after reports that payments firm Stripe and private equity group Advent International had made a joint offer to buy the digital payments pioneer.
Jul 15, 2026
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Meta employees allege discriminatory AI-driven layoffs
Twenty-six Meta employees have filed a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using artificial intelligence to select workers for mass layoffs, a claim strongly denied by the trillion-dollar company.
Jul 15, 2026
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IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business
IBM shares plunged 25% Tuesday after the U.S. tech giant released disappointing preliminary second-quarter results, blaming a shift in customer spending because of expected higher prices for memory chips and other AI-related ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Swiss probe Google dropping search choice on Android phones
The Swiss competition authority announced Tuesday that it had opened a preliminary investigation into Google's removal of the "choice screen" feature on Android devices in Switzerland.
Jul 14, 2026
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Analysis of 380 trillion AI tokens reveals how the technology is transforming financial markets
Financial markets are rewarding companies that are well-positioned to benefit from widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) with higher returns, according to a new Yale-led analysis of 380 trillion AI tokens, one ...
Jul 13, 2026
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Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.
Jul 11, 2026
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EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users
The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable "key addictive features" like infinite scrolling.
Jul 10, 2026
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SK hynix raises $26.5 billion in US listing powered by AI chip demand
South Korean chip giant SK hynix set pricing for its mega U.S. listing on Friday, raising $26.5 billion as it takes advantage of the AI boom in what will be one of the world's biggest-ever stock sales.
Jul 10, 2026
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OpenAI number two Simo steps down to focus on health
Top Silicon Valley executive Fidji Simo announced Wednesday she is leaving her full-time role at OpenAI to go part time as an adviser and focus on recovery from a chronic illness.
Jul 10, 2026
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Rooftop solar adoption may hinge on a household champion, studies suggest
Two sets of roles emerge when couples consider installing solar panels on their house, a new study shows: in sync, when partners with shared goals and defined tasks end up adopting solar, and oppositional, marked by discord ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Microsoft emissions surge 27% as AI buildout crimps climate goals
Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions jumped 27% in its latest fiscal year, the tech giant disclosed Thursday, adding to a wave of worsening environmental reports from an industry racing to build AI infrastructure.
Jul 9, 2026
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