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 …
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(BPRW) Google Contribution and Strategic Partnership Enables Morgan Journalism Students to Utilize AI Technology in Sports Reporting
(Black PR Wire) BALTIMORE — Thanks to a $100,000 contribution from Google, Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) has partnered with JRSportBrief Productions to advance sports coverag…
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Right-Wing Groups Are Organizing on Telegram Ahead of Election Day
Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos.
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New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright
On Friday, TriStar Pictures released Here, a $50 million Robert Zemeckis-directed film that used real time generative AI face transformation techniques to portray actors Tom Hanks and Robin Wright across a 60-year span, marking one of Hollywood’s first full-length features built around AI-powered visual effects. The film adapts a 2014 graphic novel set primarily in...