Associated Press13 hours agoAs Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motivesAssociated Press - Michael Liedtke, Ap Technology WriterSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through “tech …
Associated Press1 day agoEU official says Twitter abandons bloc's voluntary pact against disinformationAssociated Press - Kelvin ChanLONDON (AP) — Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted that Twitter had pulled out of the EU’s disinformation “code of practice” that other major social media platforms …
Associated Press1 day agoRegulators take aim at AI to protect consumers and workersAssociated Press - Cora LewisNEW YORK (AP) — As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation’s financial watchdog says it’s working to ensure that companies follow the law when they’re using AI. Already, automated systems and algorithms help determine credit ratings, loan …
Associated Press2 days agoHyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehiclesAssociated Press - Jeff AmyATLANTA (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced Thursday they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai’s new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia. The companies will split the investment, starting production as soon as late 2025. Hyundai …
Associated Press1 day agoOpenAI boss downplays fears ChatGPT maker could leave Europe over AI rulesAssociated Press - Kelvin ChanLONDON (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday downplayed worries that the ChatGPT maker could exit the European Union if it can’t comply with the bloc’s strict new artificial intelligence rules, coming after a top official rebuked him for comments raising such a possibility. Altman is traveling …
Associated Press1 day agoHugh Grant's lawsuit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid cleared for trialAssociated Press - Brian MelleyLONDON (AP) — A London court on Friday rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun tabloid to throw out a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that journalists and investigators it hired illegally snooped on him. Justice Timothy Fancourt said a trial will have to determine whether Rupert …
