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(Reuters) – Due to Google’s reluctance to improve its hardware in Russia and its refusal to unblock Russian media outlets, YouTube speeds on desktop computers in Russia are expected to drastically decrease, a senior politician with ties to the authorities stated on Friday. Russia has punished Alphabet’s Google multiple timesRead More →

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(Reuters) – Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced on Thursday that he and the company’s board of directors will discuss investing $5 billion in his artificial intelligence business xAI, raising concerns about a conflict of interest. Musk, the world’s richest person, founded xAI last year in an effort to compete withRead More →

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(Reuters) — On Wednesday, IBM exceeded analysts’ second-quarter sales projections and improved its annual growth prediction for its software unit, citing increased AI-related investment by clients seeking to deploy the technology. The business has focused on growing its Watsonx platform, which allows customers to install chatbots and improve code forRead More →

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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s antitrust agency announced on Wednesday that it had launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive behavior by Apple’s App Store, a claim the tech giant disputed. The CNMC, as the regulator is known, said that Apple may have imposed unequal economic terms on producers of mobile applicationsRead More →

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MADRID (Reuters): Spanish police announced on Saturday that they had detained three pro-Russian hackers for allegedly using cyberspace to launch terrorist cyberattacks on Spain and other NATO nations. According to the Civil Guard, the suspects were taken into custody because they were allegedly involved in distributed denial of service (DDoS)Read More →

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(Reuters) – As per the government’s announcement on Wednesday, Microsoft Corp has consented to pay $14 million to resolve allegations made by a California agency that it unlawfully penalised employees for taking medical or family leave. In state court documents, the California Civil Rights Department charged that the tech giantRead More →

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BEIJING (Reuters) — China plans to produce more than 50 new national and industrial standards by 2026, according to a statement issued by the industry ministry on Tuesday. The objective is part of the ministry’s instructions for standardising systems in the artificial intelligence sector. The development comes as numerous specialistsRead More →

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TikTok is experimenting with another app to increase engagement and capitalise on broader usage patterns. Whee, the latest app, provides an Instagram-like stream of photographs shared only with pals. “Whee is a new social app created to keep you connected with your close friends through life’s spontaneous moments. Capture andRead More →