Monday, July 31, 2023

Juul seeks authorization on a new vape it says can verify a user's age. Here's how it works

E-cigarette company Juul Labs is seeking US authorization to sell a "next-generation" vape with age verification capabilities in the United States.

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Twitter threatens to sue hate-speech watchdog group

In a July 20 letter shared publicly Monday, Twitter threatened to sue the Center for Countering Digital Hate, accusing the group of a campaign to hurt Twitter by driving away its advertisers.

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San Francisco's complaint against Twitter says flashing 'X' sign put up without a permit

In a complaint, the city of San Francisco says they have visited Twitter headquarters twice since Friday regarding the new flashing "X" sign on top of the building.

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Friday, July 28, 2023

WhatsApp unveils new video messaging feature

WhatsApp will now let you record and send video clips directly in the messaging app, the Meta-owned platform announced this week.

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Microsoft under European antitrust investigation over Teams

European officials are investigating whether Microsoft's practice of bundling its Teams software with Office 365 is anticompetitive, the European Commission said Thursday.

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AC is hard on the planet. This building has a sustainable solution

In mid-July at the construction site at 1 Java Street in Brooklyn, New York, the outside temperatures can reach sweltering highs in the 90s. But 500-feet underground, it's 55 degrees all year round.

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Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham want a new agency to regulate tech

Two US senators are calling for the creation of a new federal agency to regulate tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta, in the latest push by members of Congress to clamp down on Big Tech.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Meta stock climbs after company posts 11% revenue growth

Meta's "year of efficiency" seems to be paying off. The Facebook-parent company on Wednesday reported revenue of some $32 billion for its quarter ending in June, marking a 11% increase compared to the same period last year and beating Wall Street's expectations.

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Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic announce industry group to promote safe AI development

Some of the world's top artificial intelligence companies are launching a new industry body to work together — and with policymakers and researchers — on ways to regulate the development of bleeding-edge AI.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

ChatGPT creator pulls AI detection tool due to 'low rate of accuracy'

Less than six months after ChatGPT-creator OpenAI unveiled an AI detection tool with the potential to help teachers and other professionals detect AI generated work, the company has pulled the feature.

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