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EU drafts guidelines as it urges Big Tech to protect democratic elections
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive has started to compile guidelines for Big Tech platforms to prevent disinformation, hate speech and counterfeits from disrupting the process of democra...
Feb 08, 2024
Disney's investment in Epic Games signals the company has to 'be there'
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - In 2017, Epic Games was among a handful of companies selected to participate in Walt Disney's Accelerator incubator program, where the game company's founder held ambit...
Feb 08, 2024
Arm shares soar as AI-fueled boom brightens growth prospects
(Reuters) - Arm Holdings surged more than 25% on Thursday driven by strong forecasts as customers aim to design new chips for artificial intelligence work that could bump up royalties for the British ...
Feb 08, 2024
PayPal shares fall as 2024 forecast clouds promise of turning leaner, more profitable
(Reuters) - PayPal shares fell nearly 9% in premarket trading on Thursday after it forecast a flat adjusted profit for 2024, disappointing investors who had hoped the payments firm's newly appointed C...
Feb 08, 2024
US says leading AI companies join safety consortium to address risks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday said leading artificial intelligence companies are among more than 200 entities joining a new U.S. consortium to support...
Feb 08, 2024
AI startup founded by ex-OpenAI engineer raises $21 million
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Daedalus, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded by a former OpenAI engineer Jonas Schneider said it had raised $21 million from investors includin...
Feb 08, 2024
Spain's high court suspends $209 million fines on Apple, Amazon amid appeal
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's high court suspended 194 million euros ($209 million) in fines imposed on Amazon and Apple by the local antitrust watchdog in July, pending an appeal by the tech giants, an ...
Feb 08, 2024
Microsoft partners with India's Sarvam AI for voice-based genAI tools
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Microsoft will support the development of voice-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications through a partnership with Indian startup Sarvam AI, the Windows-maker ...
Feb 08, 2024
Exclusive-Cohesity to buy Veritas's data protection unit, creating $7 billion company
By Krystal Hu and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. data security software firm Cohesity told Reuters on Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Veritas's data protection business in a deal that would t...
Feb 07, 2024
Generative AI faces major test as Indonesia holds largest election since boom
By Kate Lamb, Fanny Potkin and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) - Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia's presidential election next week for a once-...
Feb 07, 2024
