Insider Q&A: LinkedIn is bullish on AI. Will that help job seekers?
Like many other technology companies, LinkedIn is all in on generative AI, the artificial intelligence systems that can create text, images and other media in response to queries. The professional...
View Article'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing...
WASHINGTON (AP) — On a “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, it was probably fitting that “The Dude” dropped in. Actor Jeff Bridges addressed a fundraising event geared toward white men supporting...
View ArticleThousands protest Serbia's deal with the European Union to excavate lithium
SABAC, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in several towns in Serbia on Monday to protest a lithium excavation project the Balkan country's government recently signed with the European Union....
View ArticleAmazon is responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers, US...
Amazon is responsible under federal safety law for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party sellers and shipped by the company, a U.S. government agency ordered Tuesday. In a unanimous...
View ArticlePakistan says its own messaging app for secure comms among officials is ready...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani engineers have developed and successfully tested a government messaging app for secure communication among officials, authorities said Tuesday, even as Islamabad restricts...
View ArticleA union for Amazon warehouse workers elects a new leader in wake of Teamsters...
Workers at Amazon's only unionized warehouse in the U.S. elected new union leaders, according to a vote count completed Tuesday, marking the first major change for the labor group since it established...
View ArticleMicrosoft's cloud business powers 10% growth in quarterly profits
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft reported a 10% increase in quarterly profits Tuesday as it tries to maintain its position as a leader in artificial intelligence technology. The software giant said its...
View ArticleMicrosoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting...
NEW YORK (AP) — A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks' mobile app — was...
View ArticleNothing could go wrong: The story behind the Paris Olympics cauldron balloon
PARIS (AP) — The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur held his breath: Nothing could go wrong. The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch and set...
View ArticleFacebook parent Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, sending shares...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investments in artificial intelligence will account for a significant increase in Facebook parent company Meta's expenses in the coming year, but stronger-than-expected revenue...
View ArticleChina is restricting export of drones that can be used for military purposes...
BANGKOK (AP) — China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist activities and restrict certain drone features as Beijing faces...
View ArticleUber, China's BYD, form partnership to deploy 100,000 EVs in EU and Latin...
BANGKOK (AP) — The ride sharing giant Uber and Chinese automaker BYD plan a partnership to introduce 100,000 BYD model EVs on the Uber platform in Europe and Latin America, eventually expanding to...
View ArticleMontenegro court approves extradition of cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to...
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A Montenegrin appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling by a lower court to hand over a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to his native country,...
View ArticleThe European Union's world-first artificial intelligence rules are officially...
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's world-first artificial intelligence law formally took effect on Thursday, marking the latest milestone in the bloc's efforts to regulate the technology. Officials...
View ArticleChipmaker Intel to cut 15,000 jobs as tries to revive its business and...
Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15% of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD. In a memo to...
View ArticleTurkey blocks access to Instagram. It's in response to removal of posts on...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country. The Information...
View ArticleJustice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting...
The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency. The...
View ArticleJustice Dept. says it's committed to sharing info about foreign election...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department remains committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year's elections,...
View ArticleAs Instagram remains blocked in Turkey, Erdogan accuses social media...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” on Monday for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish...
View ArticleSecretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election...
CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a letter sent Monday that it has spread election misinformation. The top...
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