Brightly flashing ‘X’ sign removed from the former Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters

A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.

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Kanye West’s Twitter account reinstated after antisemitism suspension

Kanye West, whose account was suspended Dec. 2, 2022, reportedly promised not to make antisemitic or offensive posts on Elon Musk's social platform.

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San Francisco prosecutors to lay out murder case against consultant in death of Cash App’s Bob Lee

The San Francisco prosecutor’s office has started laying out its murder case against a tech consultant charged in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee.

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Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Wisconsin to tout broadband and raise money

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit southeast Wisconsin this week.

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China imposes curbs on drone exports, citing Ukraine and concern about military use

China has imposed restrictions on exports of long-range civilian drones, citing Russia’s war on Ukraine and concern drones might be converted to military use.

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AI is rewriting the rules of $200 billion games industry

The changes, while inevitable and painful, can empower smaller studios, boost creativity and ultimately benefit gamers around the world.

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What to stream this week: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,’ Quavo, ‘Reservation Dogs’ and ‘Mixtape’

This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh tracks from Quavo, the arrival on Disney+ of James Gunn’s cornball finale “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

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We’re using AI chatbots wrong. Here’s how to direct them.

After testing dozens of AI products, Brian Chen concluded that most of us are using the tech in a suboptimal way, largely because companies gave us poor directions.

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The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment

The backup Uber driver involved in the first death involving a fully autonomous vehicle has pleaded guilty to endangerment.

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Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse

Community organizations are gearing up for what they expect will be a worsening onslaught of disinformation targeting voters of color as the 2024 election approaches.

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‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation

San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation of a giant “X” sign that cropped up Friday on top of the downtown headquarters of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales

Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on sovereign tribal lands to sell directly to consumers.

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Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana.

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Georgia nuclear plant can start loading fuel into second new reactor, feds say

Federal regulators have approved plans to load radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia.

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Facebook’s algorithm Is ‘influential’ but doesn’t necessarily change beliefs, researchers say

In four new studies, researchers found complicated results from experiments on Facebook’s and Instagram’s algorithms, suggesting there was no silver bullet to fixing the platforms.

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Campaign finance charge dropped from case against Sam Bankman-Fried

Prosecutors have withdrawn a campaign finance charge from eight counts among charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will face at an October trial.

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Republican-led committee calls off vote to hold Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg in contempt

A House committee has called off a vote on a recommendation that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg be held in contempt of Congress for failing to fully supply documents related to an investigation into supposed censorship of conservatives by tech companies.

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France is investigating suspected smuggling to China and Russia of advanced chip technology

French magistrates are investigating a leading chip supplier whose advanced technology with possible military uses was reportedly smuggled to China and Russia, allegedly skirting sanctions and export controls.

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EU investigates Microsoft over concerns bundling Teams with Office eliminates competition

The European Union has opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft over concerns that bundling its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app with its Office productivity software gives it an unfair edge over competitors.

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Congress urged to revive long-stalled debate about regulating self-driving vehicles

Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks.

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Sam Bankman-Fried should be jailed until trial, prosecutor says, citing bail violations

A prosecutor has asked a judge to immediately jail FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, saying he violated his bail conditions by releasing information meant to harass a key witness against him.

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New SEC rule requires public companies to disclose cybersecurity breaches in 4 days

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules to require public companies to disclose within four days all cybersecurity breaches that could affect their bottom lines.

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Major automakers unite to build electric vehicle charging network they say will rival Tesla’s

Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada.

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Samsung unveils foldable smartphones in a bet on bending device screens

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two new foldable smartphones as a bet on devices with bending screens.

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Top Russian cybersecurity executive sentenced to 14 years for treason

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced the head of one of the country’s top cybersecurity companies to 14 years in prison for high treason.

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Unexplained outage at Chase Bank leads to interruptions at Zelle payment network

An unexplained outage at Chase Bank has led to interruptions for users of the Zelle payment network, who took to social media to complain.

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Head of US cybersecurity agency sees progress on election security, with more work needed for 2024

The head of the nation’s cybersecurity agency says efforts to protect the nation’s election systems have grown exponentially since the 2016 presidential election, but more is needed to defend the integrity and resiliency of the election process ahead of next year’s vote.

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Google rebounds from unprecedented drop in ad drop with a resurgence that pushes stock higher

Google snapped out of an unprecedented advertising slump during its latest quarter, signaling a return to growth cycle needed to fuel investments in artificial intelligence technology that expected to reshape the competitive landscape.

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New Biden rule would make government websites and apps more accessible to people with disabilities

The Biden administration is proposing new regulations to make state and local government websites and apps for services like libraries, parking, transit and court records more accessible for people with disabilities.

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WA small businesses see opportunities in handing ownership to workers

A new state law may have more businesses handing their workers the keys. It's "not for the weak of heart."

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Europe’s strategy to boost its computer chip industry and compete with Asia gets final approval

European Union member states have given final approval for the bloc’s master plan to expand semiconductor production.

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F5: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

The Seattle-based computer networking company posted revenue of $702.6 million in the third quarter, beating Street forecasts.

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From Twitter to X: Elon Musk begins erasing an internet brand

The moves are the most visible changes that Musk has made to Twitter since he closed the deal to buy the company in October.

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Police were told a Mississippi man killed himself, but his widow faces a murder charge 5 years later

A 75-year-old Mississippi woman has been arrested and charged with murder in her husband’s 2018 death.

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Amazon brings BBC shows to India as battle with Ambani heats up

The agreement allows Indians to access BBC's shows for the first time without having to resort to virtual private networks to disguise IP addresses.

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Elon Musk reveals new black and white X logo to replace Twitter’s blue bird

Elon Musk has unveiled a new black and white “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year.

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China urges Japan not to disrupt chip industry after technology curbs take effect

China’s government has appealed to Japan not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after Japanese curbs on exports of chip-making technology took effect, adding to technology restrictions Washington and its allies on security grounds have imposed on Beijing on security grounds.

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant’s buyback program

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co_ because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”.

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What to stream this week: Post Malone, Zach Galifianakis, ‘This Fool,’ Thandiwe Newton and ‘Heels’

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Post Malone, a movie starring Zach Galifianakis about the creation of the cute collectable Beanie Babies and a video game for the whole family with Disney Illusion Island.

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Musk says Twitter to change logo to “X” from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday.

Elon Musk plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.

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US pulls plug on authorization for lithium exploration next to a national wildlife refuge in Nevada

Federal land managers have pulled the plug on a Canadian mining company’s lithium exploration project near a national wildlife refuge in southern Nevada.

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No children’s remains found in Nebraska dig near former Native American boarding school

No children's remains have not been found after a two-week archeological dig near the site of a former Native American boarding school in Nebraska.

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Threat or not? Elon Musk gets new hearing on tweet about Tesla workers’ stock amid UAW union effort

A federal appeals court will reconsider its March ruling that Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened employees with a loss of stock options in a 2018 Twitter post.

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Ethics panel investigating Oklahoma judge using cellphone during murder trial, sheriff’s office says

An Oklahoma sheriff's office official says a judicial ethics panel in investigating a new state judge who can bee seen on courtroom video scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout a murder trial.

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A US military drone crashes in Polish woodland during training

Poland's Defense Ministry says a U.S. military drone crashed in the woods in the southwest of the country after contact was lost during training.

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Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other technology companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology have agreed to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by President Joe Biden’s administration.

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America is barreling toward a summer of strikes

More than 650,000 American workers are threatening to go on strike this summer — or have already done so — in an avalanche of union activity not seen in the U.S. in decades.

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Video shows Oklahoma judge scrolling social media and texting on cell phone during trial

A newspaper reports that a new judge in Oklahoma is facing scrutiny after courtroom video showed her scrolling through social media and texting throughout a murder trial.

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Cambodia’s leader returns to Facebook weeks after an acrimonious breakup with the platform

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has reactivated his Facebook account three weeks after announcing he was forsaking the social media giant in favor of posting on the Telegram messaging app.

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