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Chinese Tech Giants Begin Enforcing New Government App Rules
Chinese Tech Giants Begin Enforcing New Government App Rules
September 04, 2023  |  Regulation

China’s technology giants have reportedly begun enforcing new rules governing app publishers. Mobile app stores operated by companies like Tencent and Xiaomi have begun blocking app publishers from debuting new...

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Automotive Supplier Continental Adds Google Tech to Vehicle Dashboards
Automotive Supplier Continental Adds Google Tech to Vehicle Dashboards
September 04, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Continental is the latest car company to incorporate Google technology in its products. The partnership will see the auto supplier add Google Cloud services to its vehicle dashboard system, letting drivers ask...

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Why Apple and Amazon Are Using AI Models, Not Selling Them
Why Apple and Amazon Are Using AI Models, Not Selling Them
August 30, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Who is winning Big Tech’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) war? While some of the world’s largest companies, including Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Meta and many more are drawing up their battle lines...

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Tech Giants Invest $235 Million in AI Startup Hugging Face
Tech Giants Invest $235 Million in AI Startup Hugging Face
August 24, 2023  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Hugging Face has raised $235 million in a Series D funding round at a $4.5 billion valuation. The new investors that participated in...

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Big Tech Faces ‘Glass-Steagall Moment’ in Europe
Big Tech Faces ‘Glass-Steagall Moment’ in Europe
August 20, 2023  |  Regulation

Big tech companies like Google and Apple will soon face sweeping new regulations in Europe. As The Wall Street Journal noted in a report Sunday...

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Elon Musk: X Will Eliminate Block Feature
Elon Musk: X Will Eliminate Block Feature
August 18, 2023  |  Social Commerce

X owner Elon Musk said Friday (Aug. 18) that users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter will no longer be able to...

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Report: Microsoft’s AI-Powered Chatbot Failing to Gain Search Market Share
Report: Microsoft’s AI-Powered Chatbot Failing to Gain Search Market Share
August 17, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft’s addition of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot to Bing has reportedly gained it little market share among search engines.  Bing had a 3% share...

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AI Policy Group Says Promising Self-Regulation Is Same Thing as No Regulation
AI Policy Group Says Promising Self-Regulation Is Same Thing as No Regulation
August 17, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the foundational technological innovation of the present era.  That is why the most effective approach to regulating its varied...

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Zuckerberg/Musk Cage Match Appears to Be on Hold
Zuckerberg/Musk Cage Match Appears to Be on Hold
August 14, 2023  |  Big Tech

Don’t expect Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to hold their cage match anytime soon. The unlikely mixed-martial arts match between two of the world’s most...

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