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Regulating artificial intelligence: From BRICS to beyond
Researchers from the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program recently participated in a seminar inviting expert dialogue on the role of BRICS competition authorities in the fast-maturing era of artificial intelligence (AI) ...
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Hydrogen is touted as a climate solution, but can it be good business?
Hydrogen is often seen as a key element in the global energy transition, offering a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels—in particular for difficult-to-decarbonize sectors such as heavy-duty transportation and steel and ...
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Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California's poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?
Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. The Salton Sea, the state's biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region's politics have been dominated ...
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OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company
OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable ...
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Ubisoft shares sink after 'Assassin's Creed' delay
Shares in French video game giant Ubisoft plunged nearly 20 percent Thursday after it dropped its profit targets following a delay to its latest "Assassin's Creed" title.
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Parents will have to set aside some earnings for child influencers under new California laws
Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Google CEO says antitrust trials could drag on for years
Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said it will take many years to resolve Google's antitrust battles, downplaying the idea that they pose an immediate threat to the company's business.
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Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses
Meta unveiled updates to the company's virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses on Wednesday as it tries to demonstrate its artificial intelligence prowess and the next generation of computing platforms beyond smartphones ...
Sep 25, 2024
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X releases its first transparency report since Elon Musk's takeover
Social media platform X on Wednesday published its first transparency report since the company was purchased by Elon Musk. The report, which details content moderation practices, shows the company has removed millions of ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Can cryptocurrencies ever be green?
Cryptocurrencies have been condemned over their environmental record at a time when traditional investments have been rapidly moving towards greener environmental, social and governance (ESG) values. So how long will it be ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Workers seek training, guidance on integrating AI in their work, shows survey
Fresh survey results suggest managers and employees are struggling to understand how and when to integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology into their work. They seek training and a better understanding ...
Sep 25, 2024
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The connection between green energy and high power bills
For years, Nevada has put affordable energy on the back burner. Now, ratepayers are getting burned.
Sep 25, 2024
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Google files EU complaint over Microsoft cloud services
Google said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against Microsoft at the European Commission, accusing its rival of "anticompetitive" licensing practices to force customers to use its cloud service.
Sep 25, 2024
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May Mobility scales back expansion plans in Ann Arbor
Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility Inc. is scaling back its expansion plans in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Sep 25, 2024
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Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction
For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence technology improves, game studios are experimenting ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Cryptocurrency platform boss urges tighter regulation
The co-founder of one of the world's most popular cryptocurrencies called for tighter regulation of the sector to guard against the fraud and wild swings that have dogged it, in an interview with AFP.
Sep 25, 2024
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Princess Zelda takes the lead in 'Echoes of Wisdom'
Princess Zelda will shed her role as damsel in distress to play the heroine for the first time in the nearly four-decade history of the Nintendo fantasy series named after her.
Sep 25, 2024
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UK oil and gas workers risk becoming the 'coal miners of our generation'
At the end of September, the UK's last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should—and will—be celebrated by environmentalists, as the move away from ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Where to stash the equivalent of 110 Sydney harbor bridges? That's what Australia faces as oil, gas rigs close
Oil and gas wells are dotted off Australia's shores. They involve huge steel structures fixed firmly to the sea floor, and thousands of kilometers of pipelines.
Sep 25, 2024
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Amazon demands a lot from its drivers: Now they're pushing back
Rajpal Singh sweltered on his routes, delivering hundreds of packages every day for Amazon to homes on twisty dirt roads in the hills and valleys surrounding Lancaster and Palmdale, California. Temperatures in his van commonly ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Workers 'disappointed' as Volkswagen remains vague on turnaround plan
Unions on Wednesday criticized Volkswagen for failing to make specific proposals in the first round of talks over the German auto giant's drastic cost-cutting plan, as thousands of workers picketed the meeting.
Sep 25, 2024
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High costs, slowing China: VW's perilous road ahead
After Volkswagen's bombshell announcement earlier this month that it could close factories in Germany for the first time, company management and unions will begin tense talks on a new pay deal Wednesday.
Sep 25, 2024
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The EU vs X: How big could the fines be for Musk?
Elon Musk's X is in hot water with the EU for allegedly breaking new content rules—and the world's richest man risks multibillion-dollar fines even he might find prohibitive.
Sep 25, 2024
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Crypto CEO and Bankman-Fried ex Caroline Ellison gets two-year sentence
Caroline Ellison, who testified against her former boyfriend and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at his crypto fraud trial, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for her role in the case, New York prosecutors told AFP.
Sep 25, 2024
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