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TikTok, U.S. gov't face off in court over law that could lead to ban on the popular platform
TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months was unconstitutional while the Justice Department said the measure is critical to eliminate a national security risk posed by the popular social media company. Attorneys… Read
Intel delays Germany, Poland chip factories for two years
Chip-making giant Intel on Monday said it was delaying its plans to build two mega chip-making factories in Germany and Poland as the company faces lower demand than anticipated. The announcement will come as a major blow to the German and Polish governments that have heavily subsidized the projects and… Read
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online. "After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya,… Read
NEC uses AI to analyze trustworthiness of information and support fact-checking
NEC Corporation is developing a technology that uses AI to analyze the trustworthiness of information on the Internet from multiple perspectives and support fact-checking. This is being carried out as part of a project under Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to develop and demonstrate technologies to counter false… Read
Tech tip: Ever wanted to quit Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, renamed it X, fired much of its staff and made other big changes, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit the social media platform. Some blame Musk for turning a place that used to be fun into one that's… Read
OpenAI releases reasoning AI with eye on safety, accuracy
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has released a new series of artificial intelligence models designed to spend more time thinking -- in hopes that generative AI chatbots provide more accurate and beneficial responses. The new models, known as OpenAI o1-Preview, are designed to tackle complex tasks and solve more challenging problems in… Read
Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit
Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its belt following the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. The elimination of mostly corporate and support roles across Microsoft Gaming is intended to "organize our business for long-term success" in… Read
EU consumer groups slam 'manipulative' video game spending tactics
European consumer groups on Thursday accused the world's biggest video game companies of "purposefully tricking" consumers, including children, to push them to spend more. Video games are wildly popular in Europe where more than half the population are players, according to industry figures published last month. Europe's BEUC umbrella consumer… Read
U.S. clears way for hearing aid feature in new Apple AirPods Pro
Apple on Thursday got a green light from U.S. regulators to add a feature that would let upcoming AirPods Pro ear pieces be used as hearing aids, potentially disrupting that market. Early this week the company added AirPods Pro 2 to its lineup, touting a pending software upgrade that will… Read
JR East to operate self-driving bullet trains on some sections in FY2028
JR East said it will start operating self-driving bullet trains on some of the sections of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line for commercial service in fiscal 2028 with a driver aboard to deal with emergencies, in what could be the world's first such high-speed train service. The autonomous trains will run… Read
