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Nine More Us States Join Federal Lawsuit Against Google Over Ad Tech

Nine states, including Michigan and Nebraska, have joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google which alleges the search and advertising company broke antitrust law in running its digital advertising business, the department said on Monday. The states joining the lawsuit were Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and […]

African Countries Embrace Technology for Growth and Inclusion 

Technology has revolutionized the world and is playing a significant role in the economic development of Africa. With advancements in mobile technology, African countries are embracing technology as a key driver of growth. The accessibility to financial services, e-commerce, and information through mobile technology has brought about positive changes in the lives of millions of […]

NPR to Stop Using Twitter, Says Account’s New Label Misleading

National Public Radio (NPR) will no longer post content to its 52 official Twitter feeds in protest against a label by the social media platform that implies government involvement in the U.S. organization’s editorial content. NPR said on Wednesday Twitter refused its repeated requests to remove the inaccurate label of “state-affiliated media”, now changed to […]

S.Korea's top court tells Google to disclose user information sharing -report

South Korea’s top court on Thursday said Alphabet Inc’s Google should disclose whether the technology giant had shared local user information with third parties, news agency Yonhap reported, sending the case back to a lower court. The Supreme Court’s decision came after a group of four plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Google and its South […]

AI Pause: Rest or Reset?

A tempest has erupted over a letter co-signed by Elon Musk and thousands of others calling for a halt to AI research after the researchers listed in the letter denounced its use of their work, some signatories were found to be phony, and others withdrew their support. But let us take a closer look.  A […]

US Begins Study of Possible Rules to Regulate AI Like ChatGPT

The Biden administration said Tuesday it is seeking public comments on potential accountability measures for artificial intelligence (AI) systems as questions loom about its impact on national security and education. ChatGPT, an AI program that recently grabbed the public’s attention for its ability to write answers quickly to a wide range of queries, in particular […]

Factbox - Governments’ Efforts to Regulate AI Tools

Italy’s data protection agency said on Wednesday it would lift its temporary ban on OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) technology if the U.S. company complied with data protection and privacy demands by end-April. Rapid advances in AI such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree on laws governing the use of the […]

U.S. House to Vote on Bill to Address Potential Huawei, ZTE Threats

The House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a bill to crack down on Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE Corp that have been deemed security threats by the U.S. government. The House said on Tuesday it will take up a bipartisan bill called the Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act that would […]

IMF Warns Bank Failures Highlight ‘Perilous’ Financial Stability Risks

The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of a “perilous combination of vulnerabilities” in financial markets, saying participants’ failing to adequately prepare for interest rate increases has led to significant uncertainty about the health of the financial system. Moreover, the global lender said U.S. regional banks in particular may warrant closer scrutiny after the largest […]

Us Proposes to Slash EV Mileage Ratings to Meet Fuel Economy Rules

 The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) on Monday proposed reducing electric vehicles’ (EV) mileage ratings to meet government fuel economy requirements, a move that could force automakers to sell more low-emissions cars or improve conventional models.  DOE wants to significantly revise how it calculates the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy rating for electric and plug-in electric hybrids for […]