By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday it had removed a network of group accounts targeting Russian-speakers in Moldova, ahead of the country’s Oct. 20 election, for violation of the company’s policy on fake accounts. Moldova, with a population of about 2.5 million people, is located between Romania and Ukraine,…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Apple has been accused by a U.S. labor board of interfering with workers’ rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions by restricting their use of social media and workplace messaging app Slack, the National Labor Relations Board said on Friday. The NLRB complaint, which was issued on Thursday, accuses…
Three Stocks That Could Rise Amid Geopolitical Instability and Energy Shifts As the world faces an unprecedented confluence of geopolitical crises, economic volatility, and the growing need for energy security, several stocks that have been flying under the radar may be positioned to rise significantly in this uncertain environment. Whether it’s the ongoing conflict between…
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms said on Wednesday its artificial intelligence chatbot, Meta AI, will be available in 21 new markets, as it looks to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Technology companies have been trying to attract consumers to their AI chatbots by introducing new features and making them more accessible with support for different languages. Meta…
By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton could result in losses of up $100 billion for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices that could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts said on Wednesday. The Category 5 hurricane is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast…
By Zaheer Kachwala and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s proposed remedies to break up Google’s search dominance could weaken its main profit engine and stall its advances in artificial intelligence, even though a final outcome may be years away, analysts said. The DOJ said on Tuesday it may ask a judge…
(Reuters) – OpenAI has seen a number of attempts where its AI models have been used to generate fake content, including long-form articles and social media comments, aimed at influencing elections, the ChatGPT maker said in a report on Wednesday. Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI tools, including ChatGPT, to aid in their malicious activities such…
By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Octavio Jones TAMPA (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton was expected to expand in size on Tuesday as it chugged past Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula en route to Florida’s battered Gulf Coast, where more than 1 million people were ordered to evacuate before the monster storm arrived. Florida’s densely populated west coast, still reeling from…
By Abhinav Parmar (Reuters) – U.S. airlines are canceling flights and adjusting schedules as some Florida airports close in anticipation of disruptions from Hurricane Milton, which is set to make landfall in the state on Wednesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, 896 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed, and 696 were…
By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – A growing number of gasoline retailers were flashing empty signs on Tuesday as panic-buying took hold of Florida, where residents are bracing for a monster hurricane to make landfall. Hurricane Milton was downgraded to a Category 4 storm on Tuesday as it grinded past Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula en…
