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Big Tech turns to nuclear energy to power AI boom
Major technology companies are increasingly turning to nuclear energy as they attempt to keep up with the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) without derailing their highly ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Tech boom forces US funds to dump shares to avoid breach of tax rules
Asset managers including Fidelity and T Rowe Price are bumping up against limits on size of large holdingsWorld - Financial Times - October 25 -
Why immigration is back on the European Union’s agenda
The new mood to tighten laws is driven in large part by the success of far-right parties, in power in seven countries. Clashes expected at EU summit as immigration tops agenda EU leaders met ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
European Union’s car market slumps further in September
New car registrations dropped by 6.1% in September driven by lower sales in Europe’s top three markets, France, Italy and GermanyBusiness - MarketWatch - October 22 -
Volkswagen Profit Shrinks as Unions Threaten Strike
Germany’s biggest automaker said its profit dropped 42 percent in the third quarter, as union leaders warned that workers were ready to walk out over a wage dispute.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
Zelensky presses European Union leaders for more aid ahead of winter
World - Yahoo News - October 17 -
European Union observers flag irregularities and 'alteration of results' in Mozambique election
European Union election observers have flagged irregularities in Mozambique’s election as the country awaits the announcement of official results this weekWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
Anguilla’s .ai Web Address Makes the Tiny Island Money in the AI Boom
Registrations from artificial intelligence company websites let the Caribbean territory tap a rich vein of revenue from a digital gold mine.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Meta and Microsoft Won’t Stop Spending on AI
Both tech giants reported strong third quarters but their stocks fell anyway.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
Nato says North Korean troops in Russia threaten European security
Pyongyang’s involvement marks ‘dangerous expansion’ of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, says Mark RutteBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Facebook and Instagram to delete ads that use celebrities without their consent
Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Under Trump, Tech Giants Like Apple and Meta Face a Familiar Uncertainty
Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and others learned during the last Trump administration to expect the unexpected when it came to Washington scrutiny and support.Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Lawsuit Against Meta Over Section 230, Tech Shield Law, Is Dismissed
A professor sued pre-emptively to release software that would let users automatically unfollow everyone in their Facebook feed.Tech - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia
Caps on the number of boats allowed to approach whales among measures to be introduced while experts say restrictions don’t go far enough. Lisette Muratore swam with humpback whales for the first ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
TSMC profits jump 54% on back of AI chip boom
World’s biggest chipmaker says demand has recovered across all segments despite fears of industry slumpBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
AI Boom Is Real---and Really Profitable---Says Chip Maker TSMC
The world’s largest contract chip maker says revenue from AI-related products is expected to triple this year.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
How Arm could be the unexpected winner of the AI investment boom
Shares in the British chip designer, which is controlled by SoftBank, have trebled in price over the past year. But its ambitions go much furtherBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Microsoft Cloud revenue rises on AI boom but softer outlook weighs on shares
Warnings of slowing Azure growth and rising data centre costs damp initial optimism on tech giant’s quarterly earningsBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
How Samsung fell behind in the AI boom leading to a $126 billion wipeout
Samsung Electronics has fallen behind long-time rival SK Hynix in the area of high-bandwith memory.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Massachusetts judge rules Meta must face state's social media lawsuit
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled Meta must face a state lawsuit, alleging the company knowingly designed and deployed features harmful to young online users. Suffolk County Superior ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
EY and Meta Fired Workers for Stretching the Rules: What Would You Do?
EY employees watched multiple training videos at once. Meta employees used meal vouchers for non-food items. Here’s how employers should evaluate breaches like these, one expert says.Business - Inc. - October 23 -
New York Times Tech Guild threatens to strike ahead of election
The New York Times Tech Guild sent a letter to the Board of Directors on Friday, saying that it needs to reach an agreement before the election in order to avoid a strike. "As the bargaining ...Politics - The Hill - November 2 -
New Tech Tries to Catastrophe-Proof Your Home
Tech once used to make homes more sustainable has fresh applications in making structures resistant to hurricanes, hail, blackouts, flooding, wildfires, and other disastersTech - The Wall Street Journal - 20 hours ago -
Online gambling has fueled an industry boom that threatens public health, commission finds
The rise of online betting has led the commercial gambling industry to grow worldwide, posing a threat to public health, according to a report from an international commission of health experts.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Plowing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules
Tesla’s troubled electric pickup is illegal in Europe, yet somehow a barely modified model has found a way to get licensed. A group of European transport organizations claim this ride could spell ...Tech - Wired - October 15 -
Meta under fire for ‘polluting’ open-source
Open Source Initiative chief criticises tech group for using the term to describe its Llama modelsBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Meta just beat Google and Apple in the race to put powerful AI on phones
Meta has launched compressed AI models that run directly on smartphones, making artificial intelligence faster and more private while using less memory than cloud-based alternatives.Tech - VentureBeat - October 24 -
Meta AI to Use Reuters Content to Answer User Questions in Real Time
Meta AI didn’t share whether it would use Reuters content to train its large-language model.Business - Inc. - October 27 -
Meta sees AI spending accelerating as earnings top forecasts
Mark Zuckerberg cites the potential for ‘strong’ returns in coming years on heavy investments in new technologyBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending
Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Even Mark Zuckerberg seems surprised by Meta's pace of spending on AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained on the earnings call how the speed of Meta's AI technology buildout led the company to lift guidance for capex.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Meta’s Llama Used to Develop AI Model for China’s Military
Researchers connected to the People’s Liberation Army created a chatbot model based on Meta’s Large-Language Model AI.Business - Inc. - November 1 -
Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees
Environmental issue disrupts search for energy deals amid a Big Tech race over artificial intelligenceBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Meta unveils AI tools to give robots a human touch in physical world
Meta unveils three tools and benchmarks to enhance robot touch perception, dexterity, and human-robot collaboration in real-world settings.Tech - VentureBeat - November 2 -
Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods
Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent the sale of illegal productsTech - ABC News - October 31 -
Albania aims to join the European Union by 2030, prime minister tells expatriates in Greek city
Albania hopes to join the European Union by 2030, Prime Minister Edi Rama has told an enthusiastic crowd of some 2,000 supporters gathered at a hotel in the northern Greek city of ThessalonikiWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria
Meta’s oversight board has expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gayTech - ABC News - October 15 -
Three in four Europeans support the use of AI by police and military, study says
Most Europeans support the use of AI technologies like facial recognition by the police and military for surveillance, a report from IE University found.Business - CNBC - October 21
