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Can We Safeguard Elections in the Age of AI? 

To ensure the integrity of the democratic process in the elections in the age of AI, constitutional changes are needed to establish a regulatory framework.  Let’s take a trip to the future, shall we? It’s the year 2024, and the presidential election is right around the corner. But guess what? Things are different this time […]

Factbox-Governments’ Efforts to Regulate AI Tools

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree on laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest steps national and international governing bodies are taking to regulate AI tools: AUSTRALIA * Seeking input on regulations The government requested advice on how to respond […]

India boosts Ericsson's quarterly profit as US dials down

Sweden’s Ericsson on Tuesday reported first-quarter core earnings that beat expectations, supported by stronger sales of 5G equipment in countries such as India, but sales in more established markets fell and eroded margins. The company has cut costs to mitigate lower spending by telecom operator customers in several regions and expects the slower pace of […]

Emerson Electric to Buy National Instruments for $8.2 Billion to Deepen Automation Push

U.S. industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric Co on Wednesday agreed to buy National Instruments Corp for $8.2 billion, capping a nearly yearlong pursuit of the measurement equipment maker. The $60-per-share cash offer represents a premium of nearly 50% to National Instruments’ closing price on Jan. 12, the day before it announced a strategic review. Austin, Texas-based […]

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Has Recovered $7.3 Billion in Assets

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has recovered over $7.3 billion in cash and liquid crypto assets, an increase of more than $800 million since January, the company’s attorney said on Wednesday at a U.S. bankruptcy court hearing in Delaware. FTX attorney Andy Dietderich said the company is starting to think about its future after months of […]

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 […]

Ford Will Retool Ontario Factory to Build EVs Starting Next Year

 Ford Motor Co said Tuesday that next year it will start retooling its sport utility vehicle assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario to produce electric vehicles, fulfilling a promise made to Canada’s Unifor union during contract bargaining in 2020. Ford plans to begin overhauling the Oakville complex in the second quarter of 2024, idling most of […]

IMF Warns Deeper Financial Turmoil Would Slam Global Growth

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday trimmed its 2023 global growth outlook slightly as higher interest rates cool activity but warned that a severe flare-up of financial system turmoil could slash output to near recessionary levels. The IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook report that banking system contagion risks were contained by strong […]

The European Tech Startups: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The European tech startups have found themselves at a standstill amid the worst banking crisis since 2008. The banking sector is in its worst shape since the 2008 financial crisis. It is causing irreparable damage to every sector. And even though the main failure is on a different continent, the European tech startups are caught […]