Business
The main EU governing institutions on Thursday banned their staff from installing TikTok on devices used for work amid concerns over data protection, in a move that provoked an angry response from the company.
Feb 23, 2023
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Business
Europe is where ChatGPT gets regulated, not invented. That's something to regret. As unhinged as the initial results of the artificial-intelligence arms race may be, they're also another reminder of how far the European Union ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Internet
Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
Feb 21, 2023
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Business
Microsoft's Xbox video game division on Tuesday announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to persuade European regulators to approve its planned $68.7 billion takeover of game publishing giant ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
South Africa's electricity utility Eskom has made it clear that "loadshedding"—rolling scheduled power cuts—isn't going to end any time soon. This reality, and President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement during his annual ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Internet
TikTok, Twitter, Apple Store, Amazon and several other online platforms have announced user figures in Europe that bring them under stricter EU regulations for policing internet content.
Feb 17, 2023
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Business
Several employees at a Tesla factory in New York have been fired a day after launching union organizing efforts, according to Tesla Workers United.
Feb 16, 2023
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Automotive
The European Parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to a ban on new sales of carbon-emitting petrol and diesel cars by 2035, with a view to getting them off the continent's roads by mid-century.
Feb 14, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Users of the Replika "virtual companion" just wanted company. Some of them wanted romantic relationships, sex chat, or even racy pictures of their chatbot.
Feb 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The ACT is changing how it calculates car registration fees. Instead of being based on a car's weight, the fee the owner pays will be based on the greenhouse gas emissions it produces.
Feb 10, 2023
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