Meta Platforms Inc withheld information from federal regulators during their original reviews of the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions, the US Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing as part of a lawsuit seeking to break up the social networking giant. The company formerly known as Facebook bought photo-sharing app …
Baca Lagi »Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders
BARCELONA: Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons, a higher age for opening social media accounts and health screenings for teenagers to detect related emotional disorders. “The health, well-being and security of our children, as well as the …
Baca Lagi »As China’s Internet disappears, ‘we lose parts of our collective memory’
Chinese people know their country’s Internet is different. There is no Google, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter. They use euphemisms online to communicate the things they are not supposed to mention. When their posts and accounts are censored, they accept it with resignation. They live in a parallel online universe. They …
Baca Lagi »Power-hungry data centers spur US talks with Big Tech, energy chief Granholm says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration is asking big technology companies to invest in new climate-friendly power generation to cover their surging demand, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told Reuters. The talks come as a surprising surge in electricity demand has been driven by the adoption of technologies like generative …
Baca Lagi »Crypto industry’s lobbying drive will pay off in US elections, Ripple president says
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The president of U.S. crypto firm Ripple is “optimistic” that a lobbying push by the crypto industry will yield results in this year’s U.S. elections, after her company helped the industry lead a record fundraising haul to back political candidates who are crypto-friendly. San Francisco-based Ripple …
Baca Lagi »Microsoft takes its AI push to customer service call centers
(Reuters) – Microsoft on Tuesday said it will introduce new artificial intelligence tools for customer service call centers. Microsoft, which has backed ChatGPT creator OpenAI, is taking AI technology into a number of fields of the business world with what it calls Copilot technology, which is capable of summarizing emails …
Baca Lagi »OpenAI, Google DeepMind’s current and former employees warn about AI risks
(Reuters) – A group of current and former employees at artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google DeepMind on Tuesday raised concerns about risks posed by the emerging technology. An open letter by a group of 11 current and former employees of OpenAI and one current and …
Baca Lagi »Massachusetts regulator probes ‘Roaring Kitty’s’ GameStop trades
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Massachusetts securities regulator is probing the trading activities of GameStop investor Keith Gill, who gained notoriety as stocks influencer “Roaring Kitty” during the 2021 meme stock frenzy. Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin, the state’s top securities regulator, is looking into Gill’s activities, a spokesperson …
Baca Lagi »Nvidia and Salesforce double down on AI startup Cohere in $450 million round, source says
(Reuters) – Canadian AI startup Cohere has raised $450 million in funding from returning investors such as Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures, as well as new investors including Cisco and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments, according to a source familiar the matter. This concludes the first tranche of Cohere’s monthslong fundraising …
Baca Lagi »Citron Research’s Left shorts GameStop more than 3 years after getting squeezed
(Reuters) – Andrew Left, the founder of Citron Research, is again betting against retail investors’ favorite GameStop, which is back in the limelight after super-bull “Roaring Kitty” Keith Gill resurfaced online following a three-year hiatus. Citron was forced to close its short position in GameStop at a loss in 2021, …
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