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Snapchat kicks few children off app in Britain
Reuters exclusively reported that Snapchat (SNAP.N) is kicking dozens of children in Britain off its platform each month, compared with tens of thousands blocked by rival TikTok. Social media platforms, such as Meta’s (META.O) Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snap Inc.’s … Continue reading
Nvidia’s plans for sales to Huawei imperiled if U.S. tightens Huawei curbs-draft
Reuters exclusively reported that U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp’s plans to sell technology to China’s Huawei would be thwarted if the U.S. government proceeds with a proposal to further restrict shipments to the blacklisted company. The Biden administration has been considering … Continue reading
Reuters was first to report that SoftBank’s Arm aims to raise at least $8 billion in U.S. IPO
Reuters was first to report that Arm Ltd, the British chip designer owned by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T), is seeking to raise at least $8 billion from what is expected to be a blockbuster U.S. stock market launch this … Continue reading
Cultivated meat is closer to our plate now that Good Meat also gets FDA blessing
Good Meat, the cultivated meat unit of Eat Just, completed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s pre-market consultation for its production method, and the agency concluded this week that it had “no questions.” “We have no questions at this time … Continue reading
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Ubisoft’s new AI tool automatically generates dialogue for non-playable game characters
Ubisoft, the developer behind popular games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, announced that it’s using an AI “Ghostwriter” tool to write dialogue for some of its games with the aim of keeping NPCs (non-playable characters) individually interesting and realistic … Continue reading
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Meet the ‘methane man’ with a mission: Using microbes to eat up the greenhouse gas
Josh Silverman has worked with methane and specifically methane-eating microbes for years, and now he wants to leverage these microbes for climate good.
Tencent profit grows after a year of aggressive cuts
China’s internet industry is undergoing a major mood shift amid economic headwinds, a slowdown after years of frantic growth and heightened regulatory scrutiny. Companies of all sizes are responding to the new normal by cutting costs, such as shrinking their … Continue reading
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New victims come forward after mass-ransomware attack
The number of victims affected by a mass-ransomware attack, caused by a bug in a popular data transfer tool used by businesses around the world, continues to grow as another organization tells TechCrunch that it was also hacked. Canadian financing … Continue reading
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After growing a TikTok following, House Democrat leads push against a ban
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has embraced the app and is now pushing back against a proposed ban as his colleagues are set to question TikTok’s CEO on Thursday.
Mozilla launches a new startup focused on ‘trustworthy’ AI
On the eve of its 25th anniversary, Mozilla, the not-for-profit behind the Firefox browser, is launching an AI-focused startup. Called Mozilla.ai, the newly forged company’s mission isn’t to build just any AI — its mission is to build AI that’s … Continue reading
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