Facebook’s misinformation problem has local election officials on edge

Facebook’s misinformation problem has local election officials on edge

Voters cast their mail-in ballots at a ballot drop box outside Maricopa County Recorder and Elections Department southeast Mesa office during the Arizona state primary election in Mesa, Arizona, U.S. July 30, 2024.  Rebecca Noble | Reuters Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He’s the director of elections in Durham County, North … Read more

Klarna partners with Adyen to bring buy now, pay later in-store

Klarna partners with Adyen to bring buy now, pay later in-store

“Buy-now, pay-later” firm Klarna aims to return to profit by summer 2023. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Swedish firm Klarna is partnering up with Dutch payments fintech Adyen to bring its popular buy now, pay later service into physical retail stores. The company said Thursday that it had entered into an agreement with … Read more

SK Hynix to start mass production of new HBM3E chip

SK Hynix to start mass production of new HBM3E chip

SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Monday, April 22, 2024. SK Hynix is scheduled to release earnings figures on April 25. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SK Hynix shares surged more than 9% Thursday morning after the company said it has … Read more

These are the top 10 emerging startups in India in 2024

These are the top 10 emerging startups in India in 2024

Zepto is the top startup to work for in India in 2024, according to LinkedIn.  Julief514 | Istock | Getty Images LinkedIn released its seventh annual top startups list for India, showcasing the country’s emerging companies based on data from the professional social-networking site. The report comes amid a booming environment for entrepreneurs. In fact, … Read more

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reviews Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s prototype AR glasses

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reviews Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s prototype AR glasses

There was lots of cool stuff on display Wednesday afternoon at the Meta Connect 2024 product and developer conference held at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. The launch of the new Meta Quest 3S virtual reality headset — on sale Oct. 15, starting at $299 — was certainly exciting. It was also great to get … Read more

American Eagle sues Amazon over trademark infringement of Aerie line

American Eagle sues Amazon over trademark infringement of Aerie line

A shopper walks by an American Eagle store on November 21, 2023 in Glendale, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images American Eagle Outfitters is suing Amazon for trademark infringement, alleging the e-commerce giant used branding from its Aerie clothing line in search results, leading consumers to “inferior quality knock-offs.” In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, American … Read more

Amazon automation scammers sued by FTC for false claims, death threats

Amazon automation scammers sued by FTC for false claims, death threats

Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Nov. 28, 2022. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jamaal Sanford received a disturbing email in May of last year. The message, whose sender claimed to be part of a “Russian shadow team,” contained Sanford’s … Read more

FTC cracks down on AI claims by DoNotPay and others

FTC cracks down on AI claims by DoNotPay and others

FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Trade Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a crackdown on what … Read more

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces she’s leaving the company

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces she’s leaving the company

Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” in San Francisco on April 4, 2023. Philip Pacheco | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati said Wednesday that she is leaving the company after six and a half years. “After much reflection, I have … Read more

Meta unveils cheaper $299 Quest 3S VR headset

Meta unveils cheaper 9 Quest 3S VR headset

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Acquired LIVE event at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta announced the Quest 3S, the latest virtual reality headset to come out of the company’s Reality Labs division … Read more