Google to sign EU’s AI code of practice despite concerns

Google to sign EU’s AI code of practice despite concerns

Alphabet’s Google will sign the European Union’s code of practice which aims to help companies comply with the bloc’s landmark artificial intelligence rules, its global affairs president said in a blog post on Wednesday, though he voiced some concerns. The voluntary code of practice, drawn up by 13 independent experts, aims to provide legal certainty […]

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Meta names ChatGPT co-creator as chief scientist of Superintelligence Lab

Meta names ChatGPT co-creator as chief scientist of Superintelligence Lab

Meta Platforms has appointed Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of ChatGPT, as chief scientist of its Superintelligence Lab, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday, as the company accelerates its push into advanced AI. “In this role, Shengjia will set the research agenda and scientific direction for our new lab working directly with me and Alex,” Zuckerberg wrote […]

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No plans to get Big Tech to pay digital law compliance costs, EU tech chief says

No plans to get Big Tech to pay digital law compliance costs, EU tech chief says

The European Commission will not ask Alphabet, Amazon, Apple , ByteDance, Meta Platforms and Microsoft to pay the cost of monitoring their compliance with a new digital law, the EU tech chief said on Wednesday. Germany and European Parliament lawmakers have lobbied for a supervisory fee to be levied on Big Tech to help EU […]

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Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines

Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines

Microsoft will likely sign the European Union’s code of practice to help companies comply with the bloc’s landmark artificial intelligence rules, its president told Reuters on Friday, while Meta Platforms rebuffed the guidelines. Drawn up by 13 independent experts, the voluntary code of practice aims to provide legal certainty to signatories. They will have to […]

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Trial begins as Meta investors, Zuckerberg square off over alleged privacy violations

Trial begins as Meta investors, Zuckerberg square off over alleged privacy violations

An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicked off on Wednesday over claims they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The trial started with a privacy expert for the plaintiffs, Neil […]

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Meta’s Zuckerberg pledges hundreds of billions for AI data centers in superintelligence push

Meta’s Zuckerberg pledges hundreds of billions for AI data centers in superintelligence push

Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that Meta Platforms would spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build several massive AI data centers for superintelligence, intensifying his pursuit of a technology he has chased with a talent war for top engineers. The social media giant is among the large tech companies that have struck high-profile deals […]

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Downdetector Twitter outage users reported disruptions like Meta Platforms Instagram last year

Downdetector Twitter outage users reported disruptions like Meta Platforms Instagram last year

More than 27,000 users had reported outage of the service, according to Downdetector.com More than 27,000 users had reported outage of the service, according to Downdetector.com Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it had fixed issues after thousands of users reported that they were having trouble accessing the micro-blogging platform. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, […]

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Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge

Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge

Meta agreed not to close until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 or until the first business day after the judge decides whether the case may go forward Meta agreed not to close until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 or until the first business day after the judge decides whether the case may go forward Meta […]

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