An announcement by YouTube that it will no longer remove content containing misinformation on the U.S. 2020 presidential election has some experts divided. In a June blog post, YouTube said…
more ...Security Firm: Suspected Chinese Hackers Breached Hundreds of Networks Globally
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a…
more ...Chinese EV Makers Make Progress in Bid to Dominate British Market
Chinese manufacturers of electric vehicles are stepping up their push to dominate the European market. As Amy Guttman reports from London, they are making progress in Britain, where car shoppers…
more ...Bill Gates Visits China for Health, Development Talks
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates was in China on Thursday for what he said were meetings with global health and development partners who have worked with his charitable foundation. “Solving problems…
more ...Cambodian Facial Recognition Effort Raises Fears of Misuse
Experts are raising concerns that a recent Cambodian government order allocating around $1 million to a local company for a facial recognition technology project could pave the way for the…
more ...Modi and Biden Poised to Strengthen Tech Trade, Counter China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his first state visit to Washington in nine years on June 21. The trip comes as the United States and India increase cooperation in…
more ...Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged, but Signals 2 More Potential Hikes This Year
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move, the Fed signaled it…
more ...As Deepfake Fraud Permeates China, Authorities Target Political Challenges Posed By AI
Chinese authorities are cracking down on political and fraud cases driven by deepfakes, created with face- and voice-changing software that tricks targets into believing they are video chatting with a…
more ...Bill Gates in China to Meet President Xi on Friday – Sources
Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp’s co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting…
more ...EU Lawmakers Vote for Tougher AI Rules as Draft Moves to Final Stage
EU lawmakers on Wednesday voted for tougher landmark draft artificial intelligence rules that include a ban on the use of the technology in biometric surveillance and for generative AI systems…
more ...EU Regulators Order Google To Break up Digital Ad Business Over Competition Concerns
European Union antitrust regulators took aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business in an unprecedented decision ordering the tech giant to sell off some of its ad business to address…
more ...North Korea Increases Exports of Wigs and Fake Eyelashes, Raising Alarms in US
Many of the wigs and false eyelashes labeled “Made in China” that are sold by American retailers may violate U.S. sanctions on North Korea, which is where they are actually…
more ...Big Amazon Cloud Services Recovering After Outage Hits Thousands of Users
Amazon.com said cloud services offered by its unit Amazon Web Services were recovering after a big disruption on Tuesday affected websites of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and The…
more ...US Consumer Price Growth Slowed Last Month
Consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, rising just 0.1% from April to May and extending the past year’s steady easing of inflation. At the same time, some…
more ...Ex-Samsung Exec Charged With Stealing Chip Tech for China Factory
South Korea has charged a former Samsung executive accused of stealing company secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars to set up a copycat chip factory in China, prosecutors told…
more ...McCartney: ‘Final Beatles Record’ Out This Year Aided by AI
A “final Beatles record”, created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released later this year, Paul McCartney told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. “It was…
more ...India Denies Dorsey’s Claims It Threatened to Shut Down Twitter
India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts critical of the government’s handling of farmer protests, co-founder Jack Dorsey said, an accusation Prime Minister…
more ...Startup Firm Leads Kenya Into World of High-Tech Manufacturing
A three-year-old startup company is leading Kenya into the world of high-tech manufacturing, building a workforce capable of making semiconductors and nanotechnology products that operate modern devices from mobile phones…
more ...UN Chief Considering Watchdog Agency for AI
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that he will appoint a scientific advisory body in the coming days that will include outside experts on artificial intelligence, and said he is…
more ...Canadian Wildfires Shutter Sawmills, Drive Up Lumber Prices
Canada’s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production back for months just as housing construction has slowed due…
more ...Can Russian Crude Ease Pakistan’s Economic Woes?
Pakistani authorities are touting the arrival of the first shipment of discounted Russian crude oil as “transformative,” however, analysts say the extent of relief it will bring the country’s crisis-riddled…
more ...Value of Zimbabwe’s Currency Keeps Plunging Despite Rescue Attempts
Zimbabwe’s central bank’s efforts to arrest the sharp depreciation of the country’s dollar seem to be failing as the currency took a nosedive and was trading Monday at more than…
more ...Borrowers Worry as Pause on US Student Loan Payments Nears End
In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn’t factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the…
more ...AI Chatbots Offer Comfort to the Bereaved
Staying in touch with a loved one after their death is the promise of several start-ups using the powers of artificial intelligence, though not without raising ethical questions. Ryu Sun-yun…
more ...Apple, Defying the Times, Stays Quiet on AI
Resisting the hype, Apple defied most predictions this week and made no mention of artificial intelligence when it unveiled its latest slate of new products, including its Vision Pro mixed…
more ...Russian Trade Rises Despite Sanctions, as NATO Member Turkey Offers ‘Critical Lifeline’
Despite Western attempts to stifle Russia’s economy through sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine last year, Russian trade volumes with dozens of countries have actually increased since the war began…
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