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Google AI chatbot restricts election answers

Elections are due to be held around the world this year including in the US, India and the UK.

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Revealed – how TikTok was upended by US bill that threatens its future

A unanimous vote from a bipartisan group of US lawmakers advanced a bill which would force ByteDance to divest ownership of TikTok, or risk losing access to its vast audience of 170 million in the States. The action wasn’t just … Continue reading

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Apple iMac could be set to try out touchscreen

Apple could be set to introduce a touchscreen for the iMac, in what would be a reversal of a long-standing policy. A report indicated an updated patent application has been lodged, revealing an iMac design complete with a pivot stand. … Continue reading

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Epic Games updates Unreal Engine price point for non-game developers

Epic Games has announced a new price structure, which will charge non-game developers an annual subscription fee of $1850 “per seat” to access its Unreal Engine. In a deviation from the royalty-based system utilized for game developers, the change will … Continue reading

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“Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social” says report

According to reports in the Washington Post, former president Donald Trump asked Elon Musk if he would be open to buying his Truth Social network. A conversation is said to have taken place last summer, months after the Tesla and … Continue reading

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Larry Ellison is $15 billion richer after Oracle’s best day on stock market since 2021

Oracle shares soared almost 12% on Tuesday, lifting Larry Ellison’s wealth by over $15 billion.

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Bluesky launches Ozone, a tool that lets users create and run their own independent moderation services

Decentralized Twitter/X rival Bluesky announced today that it’s open-sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets individuals and teams collaboratively review and label content on the network. The company plans to open up the ability for individuals and teams to run their own … Continue reading

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Anti-AI sentiment gets big applause at SXSW 2024 as storytellers dub AI cheerleading as ‘terrifying bullsh**’

A whiff of anti-AI sentiment got big applause at the SXSW conference in Austin this afternoon. Award-winning writers and directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as “DANIELS,” originally premiered their film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at SXSW … Continue reading

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IBM is slashing jobs in marketing and communications

IBM on Tuesday told employees in a roughly seven-minute meeting that it’s cutting jobs in its marketing and communications division.

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Enterprise SaaS investment makes a comeback — but not where you’d expect

When we examined venture investment amounts in enterprise SaaS startups, we were surprised at the top categories. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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