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Microsoft Eyed Apple Deal to Make Bing Default Search Engine on Safari
Microsoft Eyed Apple Deal to Make Bing Default Search Engine on Safari
September 28, 2023  |  Big Tech

Microsoft reportedly considered investing billions of dollars in a deal with Apple in 2016, aiming to make Microsoft’s Bing search engine the default on Apple’s...

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EU General Court Partially Suspends DSA Rules for Amazon
EU General Court Partially Suspends DSA Rules for Amazon
September 28, 2023  |  Amazon

The European Union (EU) General Court has reportedly partly suspended a European Commission (EC) decision that required Amazon to publish a detailed database of advertisements...

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Epic Games Requests Supreme Court Review of Apple App Store Ruling
Epic Games Requests Supreme Court Review of Apple App Store Ruling
September 27, 2023  |  Legal

Epic Games, the creator of the popular game Fortnite, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a judge’s ruling from 2021 that stated Apple’s App...

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EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
September 26, 2023  |  Regulation

Following a recent meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, European Union (EU) Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton called on the tech giant to open up its ecosystem of hardware and software to...

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Amazon’s Anthropic Investment Highlights Big Tech’s Big Plans for AI
Amazon’s Anthropic Investment Highlights Big Tech’s Big Plans for AI
September 25, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon is taking the safe route when it comes to generative artificial intelligence (AI). The Seattle-based tech giant on Monday (Sept. 25) announced that it...

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Biden Administration Weighs Requiring Cloud Companies to Disclose Heavy Users, Citing AI Threats
Biden Administration Weighs Requiring Cloud Companies to Disclose Heavy Users, Citing AI Threats
September 22, 2023  |  Regulation

The White House is reportedly considering the implementation of a new policy that would require cloud computing companies to disclose certain information about their customers...

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What’s Next for AI? Experts Say Going More Multimodal
What’s Next for AI? Experts Say Going More Multimodal
September 21, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

So long, generative artificial intelligence (AI). We hardly knew ye. The buzzy technology is approaching legacy tech status, MIT Technology Review reported Sept. 15, with...

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This Week in AI: Big Tech Comes to Capitol Hill, Arm Goes Public
This Week in AI: Big Tech Comes to Capitol Hill, Arm Goes Public
September 15, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Another week, another growth spurt for the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The U.S. Senate returned from its summer recess primed to tackle AI legislation with...

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Musk and Gates Offer Senate Dueling Visions of AI
Musk and Gates Offer Senate Dueling Visions of AI
September 14, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Elon Musk thinks AI could end humanity. Bill Gates thinks it might save us. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Sept. 13),...

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