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When the European Union issued new rules for the internet earlier this year, officials in Brussels envisioned a system that would stop US Big Tech from growing out of control. But the bloc’s latest antitrust decision sent a message that it’s not only American tech giants that will be subject to increasing scrutiny, but European tech companies too.Today an acquisition by travel company Booking has been blocked by EU regulators, who cited concerns that the deal could harm competition and drive up prices. Booking Holdings, whose biggest subsidiary is the Amsterdam-based online travel agent Booking.com, was prohibited from buying Swedish…
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) identifies five factors that Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) researchers say reflect public assessments of science and are associated with public support for increasing funding of science and support for federal funding of basic research. These factors are whether science and scientists are perceived to be credible and prudent, and whether their work is perceived to be untainted by bias, self-correcting, and beneficial.Drawing on 13 questions in APPC’s 2022 nationally representative Annenberg Science Knowledge survey (ASK) survey of 1,154 US adults, researchers identified five factors that…
Footage showed the official appearing to snub the girl, the only Black gymnast in a medal lineup.Ireland’s gymnastics federation has apologised for the allegedly racist treatment of a young Black gymnast who was skipped by an official handing out medals to a row of girls last year. Footage posted on social media last week of an event in Dublin in 2022 showed the official appearing to snub the girl, the only Black gymnast in the lineup, who looked bewildered. “We would like to unreservedly apologise to the gymnast and her family for the upset that has been caused by the…
US Senator Bob Menendez has said he is confident he will be exonerated after prosecutors indicted him on accusations the top Democrat used his influence to benefit the government of Egypt in exchange for bribes. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Menendez acknowledged that “this will be the biggest fight yet”, but said he plans to retain his seat in the United States Congress. “I firmly believe that when all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be New Jersey’s senior senator,” said Menendez, who temporarily stepped down as chair of the Senate Committee…
How will student loan payments affect you and your finances? Email senior writer Alicia Adamczyk at alicia.adamczyk@fortune.com for a future article. Federal student loan payments for nearly 44 million people resume in just a few days, and Americans are feeling the strain. From putting less in their 401(k)s to buying fewer luxuries and essentials alike, many of them expect the returning monthly bills to significantly alter how they spend their money and how financially comfortable they feel day to day. That’s what multiple recent surveys have revealed in the lead up to the three-and-a-half-year payment pause ending. Around 75% of borrowers plan to…
The global ransomware epidemic and the increasing levels of cyber-risk have resulted in a ripple effect on various technology markets. This has led to the emergence of a new market dynamic. In the face of ransomware, traditional backup and recovery options are no longer enough to protect data assets. The market is rapidly changing. Backup and recovery vendors have made critical bets in data and cybersecurity by developing broader capabilities through technology developments, integrations, acquisitions and partnerships. Rather than just backing up essential data assets, they now look at data more holistically. In the past few years, backup vendors…
AI: creative to a fault?getty When used in creative pursuits, generative AI helps people accomplish wonders. But when used in strictly business problem-solving contexts, it’s essentially a flop. That’s the word from Boston Consulting Group, which recently conducted an experiment on generative AI delivery with 750 of its consultants. Researchers from Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Warwick assisted with the analysis. In the experiment, participants using GPT-4 for a creative product innovation task outperformed the control group — those who completed the task without using…
PONTAULT-COMBAULT, September 13, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. METAVISIO (THOMSON Computing) (FR00140066X4; mnemonic code: ALTHO), a French company specializing in the design, production and marketing of notebook computers, today announced that from September 1st to 5th, the Berlin’s IFA, the annual gathering of the electronics industry, was held. More than 2,050 companies from 48 different countries presented their products and services over an area of almost 130,000 square meters.Metavisio-Thomson Computing (ALTHO) was one of the stars of the show, winning the coveted “PC Welt Best of IFA” award for the best laptop at the exhibition, renowned for its technology and design.The…
Meta is preparing to unleash a small army of talkative AI chatbots onto Facebook and Instagram in a bid to attract younger users, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. The chatbots will reportedly embody various “personas,” ranging from sassy shit-talkers to extraterrestrial aliens. But back-talking language models are just the start. Eventually, Meta reportedly wants to release a tool that lets celebrities and creators develop their own AI doppelgangers to interact with fans and followers. Can AI Help with Mental Health?One of these “Gen AI Personas” as they are reportedly referred to internally, is a sassy…