French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election
“Then on the other extreme, [the left-wing New Popular Front] have been so vocal about all the taxation measures they want to bring back that it looks like we’re just …
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Airbnb’s Olympics Push Could Help it Win Over Paris
Short-term rentals can function as a quick release valve for a city expecting an influx of visitors, increasing capacity for a short time nearly instantly. In fact, despite the usual …
OpenAI-Backed Nonprofits Have Gone Back on Their Transparency Pledges
Neither database mandates nor generally contains up-to-date versions of the records that UBI Charitable and OpenResearch had said they provided in the past. The original YC Research conflict-of-interest policy that …
Sellers Call Amazon’s Buy Box ‘Abusive.’ Now They’re Suing
The latest UK class action, brought by the retailers, seeks financial compensation for the company’s alleged historical practices. “The most obvious and principal effect is a loss of revenue and …
Why the EU’s Vice President Isn’t Worried About Moon-Landing Conspiracies on YouTube
When European Union vice president Věra Jourová met with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan in California last week, they fell to talking about the long-running conspiracy theory that the moon landings …
The US Is Forming a Global AI Safety Network With Key Allies
The US is widely seen as the global leader in artificial intelligence, thanks to companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta. But the US government says it needs help from other …
The Race to Buy TikTok Is On—but There Might Not Be a Winner
This has done little to deter a growing list of other business moguls who have also expressed interest in acquiring the app, which has been under government scrutiny in the …
NSE to suspend trading in Brightcom Group shares, moves it to Z category
NSE has suspended trading in Brightcom Group shares with effect from June 14, 2024, after the company failed to declare its quarterly earnings for two consecutive quarters ending September 30, …
Protesters Are Fighting to Stop AI, but They’re Split on How to Do It
Would it be too disruptive if protests staged sit-ins or chained themselves to the doors of AI developers, one member of the Discord asked. “Probably not. We do what we …
Would You Still Use Google if It Didn’t Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?
Microsoft has poured over $100 billion into developing its Bing search engine over the past two decades but has little market share to show for it. About nine out of …