India to fabricate its first chip in two years as companies pledge to expand in the country

India to fabricate its first chip in two years as companies pledge to expand in the country

Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal is talking to media on EU-India trade relations. India will waive tariffs on industrial imports from four European nations for a $100 billion investment over 15 years, ending nearly 16 years of negotiations. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images … Read more

Meta sued for hiring employee accused of stalking

Meta sued for hiring employee accused of stalking

A logo of US company’s Meta is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images A former Meta staffer who was placed on a “Do Not Hire” list after he stalked and harassed … Read more

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office filed the lawsuit in state court, accusing them of violating the state’s deceptive trade practices and public nuisance … Read more

Inside Two Years of Turmoil at Big Tech’s Anti-Terrorism Group

Inside Two Years of Turmoil at Big Tech’s Anti-Terrorism Group

The four tech giants have presided over the consortium since they announced it in 2016, when Western governments were berating them for allowing Islamic State to post gruesome videos of journalists and humanitarians being beheaded. Now with a staff of eight, GIFCT—which the board organized as a US nonprofit in 2019 after the Christchurch massacre—is … Read more

YouTube announces new generative AI features for video, music and inspiration

YouTube announces new generative AI features for video, music and inspiration

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has announced a slate of new artificial intelligence features coming to the platform. At a promotional event in Google’s Manhattan office on Wednesday, Mohan said the new generative AI features, which will be introduced at unspecified times throughout the rest of the year, will give “billions of people around the world … Read more

Hands-on with Meta’s Orion augmented-reality smart glasses prototype

Hands-on with Meta’s Orion augmented-reality smart glasses prototype

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion AR Glasses, as he makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024.  Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters The most impressive aspect of Meta’s Orion augmented-reality glasses has more to do with size and comfort than flashy … Read more

Stop Sharing ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ Chain Messages On Instagram

Stop Sharing ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ Chain Messages On Instagram

If you’re on Instagram right now, you might be seeing a dire message being shared about artificial intelligence features from Meta Platforms, Instagram’s parent company. These include a chatbot that will answer your questions in a search bar, as well as services that can create digital stickers and edit photos. And based on the popularity … Read more

Trump Media shareholder UAV dumped more than 7.5 million shares

Trump Media shareholder UAV dumped more than 7.5 million shares

The Nasdaq Market site is seen on the day that shares of Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group start trading under the ticker “DJT”, in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters United Atlantic Ventures LLC, a major shareholder in Trump Media, has sold or otherwise gotten rid of … Read more

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

X’s First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Finally Here

X’s First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Finally Here

Today, X released the company’s first transparency report since Elon Musk bought the company, formerly Twitter, in 2022. Before Musk’s takeover, Twitter would release transparency reports every six months.These largely covered the same ground as the new X report, giving specific numbers for takedowns, government requests for information, and content removals, as well as data … Read more