Thursday, October 12, 2023

NY officials announce legislation aimed at protecting kids on social media

Two new bills meant to protect children's mental health online by changing the way they are served content on social media and by limiting companies' use of their data will be introduced in the New York state legislature, state and city leaders said Wednesday.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Samsung picks Indiana for new Stellantis battery plant

Samsung has chosen Indiana for a second time to host a new electric vehicle battery plant it is planning to build with Stellantis.

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Samsung flags 78% profit drop as chip demand remains weak

Samsung warned that operating profit in the third quarter likely plunged 78% as it continues to contend with lower than usual demand for consumer devices.

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

EU warns Elon Musk of 'penalties' for disinformation circulating on X amid Israel-Hamas war

European officials warned X on Tuesday that the company formerly known as Twitter appears to have been hosting misinformation and illegal content about the war between Hamas and Israel, in potential violation of the European Union's signature content moderation law.

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Google looks to do away with passwords, making 'passkeys' the default option

Google is looking to make passwords obsolete by prompting users to create passkeys to unlock accounts and devices with a fingerprint, face scan or pin number.

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South Korean firms get indefinite waiver on US chip gear supplies to China

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will be allowed to supply US chip equipment to their China factories indefinitely without separate US approvals, South Korea's presidential office and the companies said on Monday.

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Elon Musk's X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict

Misinformation has run rampant on Elon Musk's social media platform X in the 48 hours since Hamas militants' surprise attack on Israel, with users sharing false and misleading claims about the conflict and Musk himself pointing users to an account known for spreading misinformation.

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Taiwan investigates firms that worked with Chinese companies reportedly supplying Huawei

Taiwan is investigating whether four of its firms broke US sanctions or its own investment rules when they provided services to Chinese companies that are reportedly helping Huawei build chip factories.

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US regulator seeks court order to compel Elon Musk to testify about his Twitter acquisition

The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday applied for a court order to force Elon Musk to testify in an ongoing probe related to his acquisition of Twitter and public disclosures he made in connection with the deal, according to court filings.

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Apple rejected opportunities to buy Microsoft's Bing, integrate with DuckDuckGo

Since 2017, Apple has turned down multiple opportunities to chip away at Google's search engine dominance, according to newly unsealed court transcripts, including a chance to purchase Microsoft's Bing and to make the privacy-focused DuckDuckGo a default for users of its Safari's private browsing mode.

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