Microsoft has started to make changes to its Copilot artificial intelligence tool after a staff AI engineer wrote to the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday regarding his concerns with Copilot’s image-generation AI. Prompts such as “pro choice,” “pro choce” [sic] and “four twenty,” which were each mentioned in CNBC’s investigation Wednesday, are now blocked, as well … Read more
Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital is “looking at everything” regarding the company’s future, CEO Marc Bell told CNBC, as it considers Lockheed Martin’s acquisition offer. “We found out about [Lockheed’s takeover bid] when the rest of the world found out about it,” Bell said on CNBC’s “Manifest Space” podcast. Lockheed’s proposal submitted last week values Terran … Read more
Tim Sweeney, chief executive officer of Epic Games Inc., speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple has approved Epic Games’ developer account in Sweden, which will allow the company to offer an competing app store on iPhones in Europe under a … Read more
A logo sits illuminated at the Microsoft booth in the Mobile World Congress 2024 on February 26, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Xavi Torrent | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft on Friday said that Russian group Nobelium, which the company refers to as Midnight Blizzard, has been trying to access its internal systems and … Read more
Ofcom said it received evidence showing Microsoft makes it less attractive for customers to run its Office productivity apps on cloud infrastructure other than Microsoft Azure. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty Images Microsoft was accused Friday of abusing the dominance of its Azure cloud computing unit to squeeze a — and, … Read more
The Google corporate logo hangs outside the Google Germany offices on August 31, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images During a keynote speech in New York on Monday from the managing director of Google’s Israel business, an employee in the company’s cloud division protested publicly, proclaiming “I refuse … Read more
Scanning QR codes with a mobile pay app has become the most common way to pay in mainland China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Foreign visitors to China can now spend up to $2,000 a year using the mobile app Alipay without having to register their ID, the app operator said Friday. … Read more
In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Thursday said it expects to restore Change Healthcare’s systems by mid-March, offering a potential resolution to the ransomware attack that has disrupted crucial operations across the U.S. health-care system. … Read more
Picture Alliance | Getty Images A bipartisan panel of lawmakers unanimously approved a controversial bill on Thursday that could lead to TikTok being blocked in the U.S. if it doesn’t break with Chinese parent ByteDance. If the bill becomes law, TikTok would have a little less than six months to divest from ByteDance, or be … Read more
People using their mobile phones on July 17, 2016 in Surakarta, Indonesia. Solo Imaji | Barcroft Media | Getty Images Smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia continued a resurgence at the start of 2024, contrasting to a lull in other regions, as the promising market for mobile makers continues to attract more brands and investment. The … Read more
