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EU countries’ stance on AI rules draws criticism from lawmaker, consumer group
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries on Tuesday agreed a common position on draft artificial intelligence rules ahead of negotiations with EU lawmakers to thrash out the details, but drew...
Dec 06, 2022
U.S. lawmakers ease proposed curbs on Chinese chips amid corporate pushback
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators have scaled back a proposal that placed new curbs on the use of Chinese-made chips by the U.S. government and its contractors, according to a re...
Dec 06, 2022
Meta cannot run ads based on personal data, EU privacy watchdog rules – source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meta cannot run advertising based on personal data and will need users' consent to do so, according to a confidential EU privacy watchdog decision, a person familiar with matter s...
Dec 06, 2022
Language learners take up Ukrainian in show of solidarity – Duolingo
(Reuters) - Language learning app Duolingo Inc said on Tuesday over 1.3 million people took up Ukrainian as a language to learn after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February in a show of solidarit...
Dec 06, 2022
Apple is sued by women who say AirTag lets stalkers track victims
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Apple Inc has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for their former partners and other stalkers to track down victims. In a proposed c...
Dec 06, 2022
Microsoft mulls building ‘super app’ – The Information
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp recently considered building a "super app" that could include shopping, messaging, news and web search services among others, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing peo...
Dec 06, 2022
Man behind the iPod launches new cryptocurrency wallet
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Tony Fadell, a well-known Silicon Valley executive known as the father of the iPod, on Tuesday unveiled his latest project - a hardware wallet used to store crypto...
Dec 06, 2022
EU raises concerns over Meta’s targeted ad model – WSJ
(Reuters) - European Union regulators have ruled that Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram should not require users to agree to personalized ads based on their digital activity, the Wall Street jour...
Dec 06, 2022
Norwegian online grocery firm Oda raises $151 million as value declines
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian online grocery firm Oda said on Tuesday it had raised 1.5 billion Norwegian crowns ($151 million) in a round of funding from investment companies Kinnevik, Verdane and Summa...
Dec 06, 2022
Volkswagen CEO to present software ‘reality check’ to board on Dec 15
By Jan Schwartz HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen's CEO will outline a new software and vehicle platform strategy to the carmaker's supervisory board on Dec. 15 as he tries to turn his predecessor's visi...
Dec 06, 2022
