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EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war
LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Thursday demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war , flexing the power of a new law that threatens billions in fines if tech giants fail to
Oct 19, 2023 11:27 AM
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Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales and profits plunge in a weak market
HELSINKI (AP) — Telecom gear maker Nokia said Thursday that it is planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs worldwide, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a push to reduce costs following a plunge in third-quarter sales and profit.
Oct 19, 2023 6:28 AM
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IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea
IWAKI, Japan (AP) — A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency team visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea said Thursday h
Oct 19, 2023 3:39 AM
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Netflix's password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix on Wednesday disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed industry analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customer
Oct 18, 2023 5:03 PM
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Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — A multimillion-dollar conspiracy trial that stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment is now touching on the tech world with arguments that a defense attorney for a Fugees rapper bungled closing arguments by using an
Oct 18, 2023 2:04 PM
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Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.
Oct 18, 2023 11:36 AM
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Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — A South Korean company has begun production at a huge new solar panel factory in Georgia even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the United States.
Oct 18, 2023 10:13 AM
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Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam
LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk's social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter.
Oct 18, 2023 9:58 AM
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People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. A new effort would change that
Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population.
Oct 18, 2023 8:54 AM
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China says US moves to limit access to advanced computer chips hurt supply chains, cause huge losses
BEIJING (AP) — China vigorously protested Wednesday the U.S. Commerce Department’s latest update of export controls to prevent exports to China of advanced computer chips and the equipment to make them. The revisions to the U.S.
Oct 18, 2023 1:46 AM
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