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Visa, Mastercard Race to Capture a $253 Billion Crypto Threat
A turf war is breaking out in the vast world of digital payments - and the incumbents are suddenly on defense.
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US Canada Resume Trade Talks Days After Trump Ended It Over Tax On Tech Firms
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with US have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax US technology firms.
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Canada To Continue To Conduct "Complex Negotiations" With US: Mark Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the negotiations with the United States "complex" when he responded to the announcement of US President Donald Trump to terminate all trade talks with Canada with potential new tariffs.
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Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada Over Tax On US Tech Firms
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting major US tech firms, adding that Ottawa will learn of their tariff rate within a week.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Here's Why The Public Needs To Question The Good AI Myth Pushed By Tech Firms
While theres been much negative discussion about AI, including on the possibility that it will take over the world, the public is also being bombarded with positive messages about the technology, and what it can do.
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Sam Altman Says Meta Offered OpenAI Staffers $100 Million Bonuses
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said Meta Platforms Inc. has offered his employees signing bonuses as high as $100 million, with even larger annual compensation packages, as it seeks to build a top artificial intelligence team.
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Sam Altman Says Meta Offered $100 Million Bonuses to Recruit OpenAI Employees
Sam Altman said that Meta has offered his employees bonuses of $100 million (roughly Rs. 863 crore) to recruit them. The alleged attempts by Meta to hire OpenAI staffers are the latest signs of a frenzy to hire top engineers to develop AI models.
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Tech Company Fails To Hire After 450 Interviews, Says Candidates Are Copy-Pasting From AI
A tech company recently took to Reddit to express disappointment after failing to hire a single candidate for a junior developer role.
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Noida Tech Firm Founder Refused Interim Bail In Rs 3,558 Crore Scam
Counsel appearing for Arif Nisar told the bench of Justice PK Mishra and Justice Manmohan that he needs an injection and a surgery to save the eyesight of his right eye.
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Chinese Tech Firms Freeze AI Tools In Crackdown On Exam Cheats
When asked to explain the suspension, the Yuanbao and Kimi chatbots said the functions had been deactivated "to ensure the fairness of the college entrance examinations."
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"False Endorsements, Real Losses": AI-Enabled Financial Scams On The Rise
A digital risk firm has raised an alarm over the rapid rise of AI-enabled financial scams in India in a devastating report that analysed some cases, including a deep fake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Apple Challenges 'Unreasonable' EU Order to Open Up to Rivals
Apple is legally challenging an EU order requiring it to open its closed ecosystem to competitors like Meta. Apple said the EU's interoperability requirements create "a process that is unreasonable, costly, and stifles innovation".
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New US Visa Rules To Ban Foreigners Who "Censor" Americans On Social Media
The United States is introducing a new visa ban rule for those who "censor" Americans posting comments on social media platforms that are owned by US tech firms. The announcement was made by US Secretary of State Maro Rubio.
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Visa, Mastercard Race to Capture a $253 Billion Crypto Threat
A turf war is breaking out in the vast world of digital payments - and the incumbents are suddenly on defense.
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US Canada Resume Trade Talks Days After Trump Ended It Over Tax On Tech Firms
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with US have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax US technology firms.
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Canada To Continue To Conduct "Complex Negotiations" With US: Mark Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the negotiations with the United States "complex" when he responded to the announcement of US President Donald Trump to terminate all trade talks with Canada with potential new tariffs.
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Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada Over Tax On US Tech Firms
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting major US tech firms, adding that Ottawa will learn of their tariff rate within a week.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Here's Why The Public Needs To Question The Good AI Myth Pushed By Tech Firms
While theres been much negative discussion about AI, including on the possibility that it will take over the world, the public is also being bombarded with positive messages about the technology, and what it can do.
-
Sam Altman Says Meta Offered OpenAI Staffers $100 Million Bonuses
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said Meta Platforms Inc. has offered his employees signing bonuses as high as $100 million, with even larger annual compensation packages, as it seeks to build a top artificial intelligence team.
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Sam Altman Says Meta Offered $100 Million Bonuses to Recruit OpenAI Employees
Sam Altman said that Meta has offered his employees bonuses of $100 million (roughly Rs. 863 crore) to recruit them. The alleged attempts by Meta to hire OpenAI staffers are the latest signs of a frenzy to hire top engineers to develop AI models.
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Tech Company Fails To Hire After 450 Interviews, Says Candidates Are Copy-Pasting From AI
A tech company recently took to Reddit to express disappointment after failing to hire a single candidate for a junior developer role.
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Noida Tech Firm Founder Refused Interim Bail In Rs 3,558 Crore Scam
Counsel appearing for Arif Nisar told the bench of Justice PK Mishra and Justice Manmohan that he needs an injection and a surgery to save the eyesight of his right eye.
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Chinese Tech Firms Freeze AI Tools In Crackdown On Exam Cheats
When asked to explain the suspension, the Yuanbao and Kimi chatbots said the functions had been deactivated "to ensure the fairness of the college entrance examinations."
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"False Endorsements, Real Losses": AI-Enabled Financial Scams On The Rise
A digital risk firm has raised an alarm over the rapid rise of AI-enabled financial scams in India in a devastating report that analysed some cases, including a deep fake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Apple Challenges 'Unreasonable' EU Order to Open Up to Rivals
Apple is legally challenging an EU order requiring it to open its closed ecosystem to competitors like Meta. Apple said the EU's interoperability requirements create "a process that is unreasonable, costly, and stifles innovation".
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New US Visa Rules To Ban Foreigners Who "Censor" Americans On Social Media
The United States is introducing a new visa ban rule for those who "censor" Americans posting comments on social media platforms that are owned by US tech firms. The announcement was made by US Secretary of State Maro Rubio.
