A state ballot measure was the first of its kind in the United States, but labor advocates worry it could lock Uber and Lyft drivers out of full-time employment status.
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After Trump Took the Lead, Election Deniers Went Suddenly Silent
Trump supporters spent years fomenting concern about election integrity. On Tuesday, they set it all aside.
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Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory
Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump became the presumptive winner of the 2024 US presidential election, setting the stage for dramatic changes to federal AI policy when he takes office early next year. Among them, Trump has stated he plans to dismantle President Biden’s AI Executive Order from October 2023 immediately upon taking office. Biden’s order...
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Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominance
The European Commission (EC) has opened an antitrust investigation into US-based glass-maker Corning, claiming that its Gorilla Glass has dominated the mobile phone screen market due to restrictive deals and licensing. Corning’s shatter-resistant alkali-aluminosilicate glass keeps its place atop the market, according to the EC’s announcement, because it both demands, and rewards with rebates, device...
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How FTC Chair Lina Khan Became an Election Hot Topic
The Federal Trade Commission chair drew increasing political vitriol as the presidential vote neared. Her political future hangs in the balance.
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Bitcoin and Crypto, Promoted by Trump, Brace for Election Volatility
Many crypto investors hope that a victory for Donald Trump could propel the price of Bitcoin to new heights, though a loss could cause a fall.
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Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase
On Monday, Anthropic launched the latest version of its smallest AI model, Claude 3.5 Haiku, in a way that marks a departure from typical AI model pricing trends—the new model costs four times more to run than its predecessor. The reason for the price increase is causing some pushback in the AI community: more smarts,...
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Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions
Canadian authorities have arrested a man on suspicion he breached hundreds of accounts belonging to users of cloud storage provider Snowflake and used that access to steal personal data belonging to millions of people, authorities said Tuesday. “Following a request by the United States, Alexander Moucka (aka Connor Moucka) was arrested on a provisional arrest...
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(BPRW) Reimagining Tech with Kee Jones, CEO of Black Girl Ai
(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – The tech industry is constantly evolving, and women are making strides and breaking barriers surpassing their male counterparts. The brilliant Kee Jones is featured in the latest episode of BPRW’s podcast, Thrivin’ …
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(BPRW) Making it Easier for African American Women to Succeed in STEM and Medicine
(Black PR Wire) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024), science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) jobs are supposed to grow by 10.4% from 2023 to 2033, yet only 79,000 of the 373,000 (2%) African American women bachelors’ degree …