Business
Japan on Wednesday enacted legislation to ensure tech giants like Google and Apple give access to third-party smartphone apps and payment systems on their platforms or risk major fines.
Jun 12, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
US regulators on Thursday declared scam "robocalls" made using voices created with artificial intelligence (AI) as illegal.
Feb 8, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone.
Oct 26, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written commands started wowing the public last year. But most people don't actually use them at work or home.
Sep 21, 2023
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Business
From fake photos of Donald Trump being arrested by New York City police officers to a chatbot describing a very-much-alive computer scientist as having died tragically, the ability of the new generation of generative artificial ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
The "right to repair" movement is having a moment, but roadblocks remain.
Feb 8, 2023
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Business
Amazon.com Inc. violated federal labor law as part of its efforts to resist unionization at two facilities in New York City, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled in a case that tees up major potential changes to board ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Groundbreaking modeling detailed in new research in the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics is being credited with helping lead to the arrest of dozens of suspects in human trafficking rings in Alabama.
Jan 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A weekend fire that injured over three dozen people—and forced firefighters to use ropes to pluck people from a 20th-story window—is drawing attention to a rising concern in New York City: battery fires that can arise ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As more electric vehicles hit the roads in Washington, some people are concerned about their batteries catching fire—and what to do with those batteries once they can no longer hold a charge.
Nov 1, 2022
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