Factbox-Canadian companies halt ads on Facebook, Instagram after Meta blocks news access
(Reuters) – Several Canadian companies and government agencies have stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta Platforms decided to…
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FBI chief Wray defends against US House Republicans’ accusations
(This July 12 story has been refiled to add a dropped letter in paragraph 1) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON…
Exclusive-EU’s AI lobbying blitz gets lukewarm response in Asia- officials
By Fanny Potkin, Sam Nussey and Supantha Mukherjee SINGAPORE/TOKYO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The European Union is lobbying Asian countries to follow…
White House partners with Amazon, Google, Best Buy to secure devices from cyberattacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday along with companies such as Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet’s Google and Best Buy…
Canada defends digital taxes but sees path for global deal
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada on Tuesday defended its decision to push ahead with its implementation…
US opens special probe into fatal Tesla crash
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators are opening a special crash investigation into a fatal accident in…
Microsoft to charge more for AI in office, secure Bing from leaks
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53% more to access new artificial…
Republican lawmakers urge FTC to drop fight against Microsoft deal for Activision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-two Republican lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to drop its fight against Microsoft’s deal to buy…
Teladoc expands Microsoft tie-up to document patient visits with AI
(Reuters) – Teladoc Health is expanding a partnership with Microsoft to use the tech giant’s artificial intelligence services to automate…
Meta opens AI model to commercial use, throwing nascent market into flux
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta is releasing a commercial version of its open-source artificial intelligence model Llama, the…