Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL to feature 15-hole matches, overtime and lots of technology

TGL is the tech-infused golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

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The Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Donald Trump

The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts.

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Gallaudet has a history of technological innovation with wide applications. The latest is a helmet

Gallaudet University and AT&T developed a football helmet for Deaf and hard-of-hearing players that they hope can make the sport more accessible.

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Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant

Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it’s constructing in North Carolina.

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Meta rolls out paid ad-free option for European Facebook and Insta users after privacy ruling

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules.

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Twitch, YouTube are slowing big-money deals for gaming talent

Although YouTube is bigger, Twitch is widely viewed as the leader in live streaming of gamers, having pioneered the culture starting with its predecessor, Justin.tv, which launched in 2007.

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Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and will sign an executive order to address his concerns

President Joe Biden is signing a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence.

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What to stream this week: Annette Bening, Jason Aldean, Awkwafina, NKOTB and ‘Blue Eye Samurai’

This week’s new entertainment releases include a studio album from Jason Aldean and a posthumous release from Jimmy Buffett, a new Hulu series inspired from Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Black Cake” and Annette Bening portrays a real-life hero who swam the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West in 2013.

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Smartphone photos are getting faker. Uh-oh?

Google’s new $700 Pixel 8 lets you use artificial intelligence to add or remove elements from your images. It’s not clear we really need this.

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Cruise, GM’s robotaxi service, suspends all driverless operations nationwide

General Motors’ Cruise says it's suspending its driverless operations nationwide as the robotaxi service works to rebuild public trust.

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies at his fraud trial

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has begun testifying at his fraud trial, saying the innovative business he hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward ended up doing the opposite and customers were hurt.

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Inside Google’s Plan to Stop Apple From Getting Serious About Search

Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and is working on ways to prevent that from happening.

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Huawei reports its revenue inched higher in January-September despite US sanctions

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has reported its profit inched higher in the first three quarters of this year despite persisting U.S. sanctions that have hindered both its sales and its purchases of advanced technology.

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Sam Bankman-Fried awaits chance to tell his side of story in epic cryptocurrency exchange collapse

Prosecutors have rested, setting the stage for Sam Bankman-Fried to tell a jury at a New York criminal trial his version of how his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency empire collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that the government blames on him.

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UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks

As authorities around the world scramble to draw up guardrails for artificial intelligence, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warns against moving too fast on regulating the rapidly developing technology before it’s fully understood.

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Harris will attend an AI summit at a UK estate that was a base for World War II codebreakers

Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to the United Kingdom next week for a summit on artificial intelligence.

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Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his New York fraud trial, his lawyer says

A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX founder plans to testify at his fraud trial.

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Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards

Amazon is rolling out an independent cloud for Europe as it looks to address strict regulations that companies and those in the public sector face there.

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China announces plan for a new space telescope as it readies to launch its next space station crew

China has announced plans to send a new telescope to probe deep into the universe as it prepared to launch the country's next three-member crew for its orbiting space station.

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California regulators suspend recently approved San Francisoc robotaxi service for safety reasons

California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace.

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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harming children’s mental health

A group of 33 states is suing the owner of Facebook and Instagram for harming young people’s mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis.

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PimEyes blocks searches of children’s faces

PimEyes, a service that uses facial recognition technology to find online photos of a person, says it is banning searches of minors. However, the block is not airtight.

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Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026

Malaysia’s government says it will allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue to import and process rare earths until March 2026.

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Researchers say guardrails built around AI systems are not so sturdy

OpenAI now lets outsiders tweak what its chatbot does — a new paper says that can lead to trouble.

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As chatbots advance, ‘AI agents’ threaten to oust office workers

Researchers are transforming chatbots into online agents that play games, query websites, schedule meetings, build bar charts and do more.

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Insider Q&A: AbleGamers founder Mark Barlet on the importance of making gaming accessible

Mark Barlet founded AbleGamers in 2004.

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President Joe Biden is naming ‘tech hubs’ for 32 states, Puerto Rico to help industry, create jobs

The Biden administration is designating 31 so-called tech hubs that reach 32 states and Puerto Rico.

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What to stream this week: ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version),’ Emily Blunt and ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’

This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a glossy look at opioid addiction with the movie “Pain Hustlers” starring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy Garcia, and the streaming horror flick “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”.

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China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact

Tens of thousands of people, many of them Chinese, have been caught up in cyber scams based in Southeast Asia.

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AI makes hiding your kids’ identity on the internet more important than ever. But it’s also harder to do.

Parents have been stressing out for at least two decades about what to share about their children online. Powerful new technologies present a more urgent risk.

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How the health care industry is navigating the post-pandemic world

COVID-19 reshaped the health care industry. The waning of the pandemic is reshaping it all over again.  

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Apple supplier Foxconn subjected to tax inspections by Chinese authorities

Chinese state media report that Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities.

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CEO of a prominent tech conference resigns amid backlash for public statements over Israel-Hamas war

Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes.

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OpenAI in talks for deal that would value company at $80 billion

OpenAI is reportedly in talks to complete a deal that would value the company at $80 billion or more, nearly triple its valuation less than six months ago,

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India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025

India has successfully carried out the first of a series of key test flights after overcoming a technical glitch ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025.

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Philippine military ordered to stop using artificial intelligence apps due to security risks

The Philippine defense chief has ordered all defense personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using digital applications that harness artificial intelligence to generate personal portraits, saying they could pose security risks.

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Amazon unveils new human-shaped warehouse robot, more powerful drone

Amazon announced Wednesday it had begun testing a two-legged, two-armed robot in its BFI1 experimental facility in Sumner.

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EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war

The European Union has ratcheted up its scrutiny of Big Tech companies with demands for Meta and TikTok to detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war.

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IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea

An International Atomic Energy Agency team is in Fukushima for the agency's first marine sampling since treated radioactive wastewater started being released from the area's damaged nuclear plant into the sea.

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Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales and profits plunge in a weak market

Telecom gear maker Nokia says it's 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.

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Fugees rapper says lawyer’s use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial

The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment.

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Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports

A South Korean company has begun production at a huge solar panel factory in Georgia.

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China says US moves to limit access to advanced computer chips hurt supply chains, cause huge losses

Beijing has vigorously protested 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.

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US regulators investigate GM’s Cruise division over incidents involving pedestrians in roadways

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division after receiving reports of incidents where vehicles may not have used proper caution around pedestrians in roadways.

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Amazon, Tripadvisor and other companies team up to battle fake reviews while FTC seeks to ban them

Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said Tuesday they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews.

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Half of Bandcamp’s staff laid off following second sale in 18 months

Indie music hub Bandcamp has laid off half of its employees, less than a month after the announcement that Songtradr had purchased the platform from Epic Games.

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Chinese search engine company Baidu unveils Ernie 4.0 AI model, claims that it rivals GPT-4

The Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu has launched the latest version of its artificial intelligence model Ernie 4.0.

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Even Google insiders are questioning Bard AI chatbot’s usefulness

Google has been criticized for providing low-quality information in a race to keep up with the competition, while brushing aside ethical concerns.

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Ferrari boss takes debut electric model prototype for a spin

The storied manufacturer famous for its 12-cylinder engines has a lot riding on the electric car that will debut late in 2025.

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What to stream this week: The Rolling Stones, John le Carré, ‘Living for the Dead’ and Harry Bosch

This week’s new entertainment releases include a Rolling Stones album, a revealing documentary about spy novelist John le Carré and “Living for the Dead,” a new Hulu series that's like “Queer Eye” meets “Ghost Hunters.”.

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