Today: September 25, 2024
Today: September 25, 2024

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Hollywood actors union board approves strike-ending deal as leaders tout money gains and AI rights

Board members from Hollywood’s actors union have voted to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months

Hollywood actors union board approves strike-ending deal as leaders tout money gains and AI rights
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Worried Chinese shoppers scrimp, dimming the appeal of a Singles' Day shopping extravaganza

Shoppers in China have been tightening their purse strings, raising questions over how faltering consumer confidence may affect the annual Singles’ Day online retail extravaganza

Worried Chinese shoppers scrimp, dimming the appeal of a Singles' Day shopping extravaganza
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FCC adopts rules to eliminate 'digital discrimination' for communities with poor internet access

The Federal Communications Commission is implementing new rules banning internet providers from discrimination in how they provide service to communities based on income level, race and other protected classes

FCC adopts rules to eliminate 'digital discrimination' for communities with poor internet access
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Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse

President Joe Biden and other global leaders have spent the past few days melding minds with Silicon Valley titans in San Francisco

Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse
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IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content, hate speech on the site in general or billionaire owner Elon Musk’s own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory

IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash
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What's streaming now: 'Oppenheimer,' Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dancing to Taylor Swift

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest Netflix animation offering “Leo” and “Oppenheimer” finally arriving on home screens

What's streaming now: 'Oppenheimer,' Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dancing to Taylor Swift
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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company

The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman and replaced him with an interim CEO

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company
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Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert

Taylor Swift has postponed a concert in Rio de Janeiro after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show

Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert
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Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO

The company that created ChatGPT is in turmoil after Microsoft hired its ousted CEO and many more employees threatened to follow him in a conflict that centered in part oin part on how to build artificial intelligence that’s smarter than humans

Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO
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Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online

A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online

Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online
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North Korea says it put a military spy satellite into orbit on third try

North Korea says it has put a military spy satellite into orbit on its third attempt

North Korea says it put a military spy satellite into orbit on third try
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Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts

Elon Musk's social media company X has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America

Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts
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Deliveroo riders aren't entitled to collective bargaining rights, UK court says

Britain’s top court has ruled that riders for one of the country’s biggest meal delivery companies don’t have collective bargaining rights because they aren’t employees

Deliveroo riders aren't entitled to collective bargaining rights, UK court says
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Largest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 billion, CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering

The U.S. government has dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange

Largest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 billion, CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering
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OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos

The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him just days ago

OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos
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Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars at its UK factory

Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars

Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars at its UK factory
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What's streaming this weekend: Indiana Jones, Paris Hilton, Super Mario and 'Ladies of the 80s'

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Dove Cameron and Peter Gabriel, Harrison Ford’s last hurrah as Indiana Jones swings onto Disney+ and Elvis will be honored with a starry special “Christmas at Graceland” featuring Post Malone, Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves and Kane Brown

What's streaming this weekend: Indiana Jones, Paris Hilton, Super Mario and 'Ladies of the 80s'
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Chinese AI firm SenseTime denies research firm Grizzly's claim it inflated its revenue

SenseTime, a major Chinese artificial intelligence company known for its facial recognition technology, has rejected claims by a research company that it has inflated its revenue

Chinese AI firm SenseTime denies research firm Grizzly's claim it inflated its revenue
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Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain with operations in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere
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UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation

The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power

UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
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What's streaming now: Nicki Minaj's birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returns

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a Nicki Minaj album dropping on her birthday and the return of Tony Shalhoub's OCD private investigator Adrian Monk with a final case

What's streaming now: Nicki Minaj's birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returns
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Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China

The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom to include underwater drones and electronic warfare

Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
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Teen girls are being victimized by deepfake nudes. One family is pushing for more protections

A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey

Teen girls are being victimized by deepfake nudes. One family is pushing for more protections
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Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars

On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden

Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars
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Bitcoin has surpassed $41,000 for the first time since April 2022. What's behind the price surge?

Bitcoin is once again having a moment

Bitcoin has surpassed $41,000 for the first time since April 2022. What's behind the price surge?

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