White House hosts Creator Economy Conference to talk AI, privacy

White House hosts Creator Economy Conference to talk AI, privacy

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to participants of the White House Creator Economy Conference in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on August 14, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The White House hosted 100 digital content creators and industry professionals Wednesday to speak with key officials about the “creator … Read more

UK considers tougher Online Safety Act after UK riots, Musk comments

UK considers tougher Online Safety Act after UK riots, Musk comments

As the riots raged in the U.K., Elon Musk began making incendiary comments about the situation, including the statement: “Civil war is inevitable.” Musk is the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as X. Aytug Can Sencar | Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is considering ways … Read more

Google live Gemini demo lifts pressure on Apple as AI hits smartphones

Google live Gemini demo lifts pressure on Apple as AI hits smartphones

During Google’s Pixel phone launch on Tuesday, a product director named David Citron took the stage to show off the mobile capabilities of the company’s new AI assistant, Gemini. Things got awkward right after the presenter told the audience, “all the demos today are live, by the way.” In front of a big crowd of … Read more

Reddit’s increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious

Reddit’s increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious

The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit’s initial public offering in New York City on March 21, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For nearly a decade, Tom Wahlin’s popular travel gear site Pack Hacker ranked high in Google’s search results by publishing deeply researched product … Read more

Instagram not dealing with hate speech against women politicians: CCDH

Instagram not dealing with hate speech against women politicians: CCDH

Instagram has failed to remove toxic comments directed at Vice President Kamala Harris and other leading female politicians from its app as the 2024 election nears, according to research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they’re properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. … Read more

Tencent earnings Q2 2024

Tencent earnings Q2 2024

Tencent showed off its tech at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 8, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tencent beat second-quarter top and bottom line estimates as growth in its key gaming division accelerated. Here’s how Tencent did in the June quarter against LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 161.12 billion Chinese … Read more

Video game industry faces sluggish 2024 sales growth, Newzoo says

Video game industry faces sluggish 2024 sales growth, Newzoo says

Analysts are expecting Nintendo to release a successor to its hit Switch console in its fiscal year 2025. Guillaume Payen | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The global video game market is set for sluggish annual growth this year amid weak sales of gaming consoles, according to a new report from market research … Read more

Intel sells stake in UK chip designer Arm amid company-wide restructuring and cost cuts

Intel sells stake in UK chip designer Arm amid company-wide restructuring and cost cuts

A sign is posted in front of Intel headquarters on August 01, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Intel has sold its 1.18 million share stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings, according to a regulatory filing, as the California chip designer shores up its balance sheet … Read more

China’s Huawei set to release AI new chip to challenge Nvidia, WSJ says

China’s Huawei set to release AI new chip to challenge Nvidia, WSJ says

BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 03: People arrive to attend the Huawei keynote address at the IFA 2020 Special Edition consumer electronics and appliances trade fair on the fair’s opening day on September 03, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The fair is taking place despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, albeit in a reduced form and without personal … Read more

Judge in X lawsuit against advertisers recuses, he owned Tesla stock

Judge in X lawsuit against advertisers recuses, he owned Tesla stock

Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The judge overseeing X’s lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he previously owned shares of Tesla. In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas backed out of X’s case against the World Federation … Read more