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Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC

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Social media companies slammed for 'woefully inadequate' data collection safeguards: FTC

Social media companies collect, share and process vast amounts of information about their users with little transparency or control, including how it is used by systems that incorporate artificial intelligence, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Thursday. The report analyzed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s gaming platform Twitch and others manage … Read more

The EU threatens Apple with fines if it doesn’t open up heavily protected iOS software to rivals

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The EU threatens Apple with fines if it doesn't open up heavily protected iOS software to rivals

EU antitrust regulators warned Apple on Thursday to open up its heavily guarded software to rivals – or risk hefty fines. The European Commission has launched so-called specification procedures that will determine what Apple must do to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the tough new law aimed at tech giants abusing their market … Read more

Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft oppose Ohio utility’s request to pay for power grid upgrades to support AI deployment

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Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft oppose Ohio utility's request to pay for power grid upgrades to support AI deployment

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are teaming up to fight an Ohio company that wants them to pay for power grid upgrades that will be needed to support the Big Tech firms’ plans to install powered data centers intensive to power artificial intelligence technology. . American Electric Power Ohio, which serves cities such as Columbus … Read more

Exclusive | Only Murders in the Building Star Da’Vine Joy Randolph Shares Favorite Shades, Loewe Bags, and Cocktail Machine

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Exclusive | Only Murders in the Building Star Da'Vine Joy Randolph Shares Favorite Shades, Loewe Bags, and Cocktail Machine

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you purchase through our links. ‘Only Murders in the Building’ star Da’Vine Joy Randolph on skincare, subtle bling and her secret to always looking svelte Da’Vine Joy Randolph will be an EGOT winner. It’s just a matter of time. She already has a … Read more

Amazon will reportedly use Anthropic’s AI for premium Alexa instead

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Amazon will reportedly use Anthropic's AI for premium Alexa instead

Amazon is turning to artificial intelligence startup Anthropic to power the online retailer’s revamped Alexa when it launches in October — rather than using its own AI, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters matter. The Seattle-based company plans to charge $5 to $10 a month for its new “Remarkable” version of Alexa, which … Read more

Trump campaign officials criticize Amazon after ‘bug’ in Alexa devices results in pro-Harris bias

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Trump campaign officials criticize Amazon after 'bug' in Alexa devices results in pro-Harris bias

Trump campaign officials criticized Amazon on Tuesday after the company claimed a “bug” in its popular Alexa devices resulted in the device giving vastly different answers to the same question about Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. In one instance, highlighted by Fox Business, Alexa refused to answer a woman’s question about … Read more

Lindsey Graham Attacks Amazon Over Alexa’s Pro-Harris Bias, Demands Answers

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Lindsey Graham Attacks Amazon Over Alexa's Pro-Harris Bias, Demands Answers

Alexa, who should I vote for? Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) put Amazon “on notice” in a letter Thursday after viral videos showed the company’s home AI device could answer questions about why to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris — but blocked the answer to former president Donald Trump. “Alexa, why should I vote for … Read more

Trump says Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos called him after the assassination to praise his opposition

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Trump says Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos called him after the assassination to praise his opposition

Donald Trump received calls from a pair of unlikely benefactors — Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos — after the Republican presidential candidate survived an assassination attempt, according to a report. Zuckerberg, the Facebook boss who once banned Trump from the social media platform, reached out to praise the former president for defying him after he … Read more