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26  avril     23h45
IBM plans to expand its semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Bromont, Quebec, with more than CA 1B in investments over the next five years (Mathieu Dion Bloomberg)
   Mathieu Dion Bloomberg: IBM plans to expand its semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Bromont, Quebec, with more than CA B in investments over the next five years The chips packaging facility has about, employees ’What you really need is a full supply chain onshore’: Thomas
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Filing: FTC says Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, and other Amazon execs used Signal’s disappearing messages to conceal evidence in FTC’s antitrust case against Amazon (Leah Nylen Bloomberg)
   Leah Nylen Bloomberg: Filing: FTC says Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, and other Amazon execs used Signal’s disappearing messages to conceal evidence in FTC’s antitrust case against Amazon Agency accuses retail giant of failing to preserve documents Top executives communicated via Signal...
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Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing (Mark Gurman Bloomberg)
   Mark Gurman Bloomberg: Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS ; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing The iPhone maker has also been holding discussions with Google Negotiations center on powering AI...
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Alphabet closes above a 2T market cap for the first time, reaching a valuation of 2.15T after rising 10% on April 26, its biggest one-day jump since July 2015 (Ryan Vlastelica Bloomberg)
   Ryan Vlastelica Bloomberg: Alphabet closes above a T market cap for the first time, reaching a valuation of . T after rising on April , its biggest one day jump since July Report reassures investors about its prospects with AI Google parent already twice breached level on...
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Google is testing Speaking practice in Search, which uses a conversational AI bot to let Search Labs users in some countries improve their English skills (Aisha Malik TechCrunch)
   Aisha Malik TechCrunch: Google is testing Speaking practice in Search, which uses a conversational AI bot to let Search Labs users in some countries improve their English skills Google is testing a new Speaking practice feature in Search that helps users improve their conversational...
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Baltimore Police arrest a high school teacher for allegedly framing his principal by using AI to create an audio file of the principal making racist comments (The Baltimore Banner)
   The Baltimore Banner: Baltimore Police arrest a high school teacher for allegedly framing his principal by using AI to create an audio file of the principal making racist comments Baltimore County Police arrested Pikesville High School’s former athletic director Thursday morning and charged him...
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As Intel reports disappointing earnings and guidance, and becomes S&P 500’s worst performing stock in 2024, a look at the long history of company’s missteps (Kif Leswing CNBC)
   Kif Leswing CNBC: As Intel reports disappointing earnings and guidance, and becomes S P ’s worst performing stock in , a look at the long history of company’s missteps Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while showing silicon wafers during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday...
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Congress considers legislation to block DJI drones from running on US communication networks, effectively killing the Chinese company’s US commercial business (Kate Kelly New York Times)
   Kate Kelly New York Times: Congress considers legislation to block DJI drones from running on US communication networks, effectively killing the Chinese company’s US commercial business U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a...
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Discord bans Spy Pet-affiliated accounts, which were scraping 12K Discord servers to archive and sell user data, and says it is considering legal action (Joseph Cox 404 Media)
   Joseph Cox Media: Discord bans Spy Pet affiliated accounts, which were scraping K Discord servers to archive and sell user data, and says it is considering legal action Discord banned a mass of accounts that were part of a service that scraped and sold user data, including messages...
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Apple’s latest supplier list shows the challenges the company is facing in diversifying its supply chain, as its Chinese suppliers grew from 48 to 52 in 2023 (Nikkei Asia)
   Nikkei Asia: Apple’s latest supplier list shows the challenges the company is facing in diversifying its supply chain, as its Chinese suppliers grew from to in Japan, Taiwan and U.S. supplier numbers dip as iPhone maker expands in Southeast Asia TAIPEI Apple is deepening its...
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Sources: China’s muted response to TikTok bill reflects the view that TikTok is of less strategic value than Huawei; China prefers TikTok US closure to sale (Wall Street Journal)
   Wall Street Journal: Sources: China’s muted response to TikTok bill reflects the view that TikTok is of less strategic value than Huawei; China prefers TikTok US closure to sale Chinese officials have been relatively muted in defense of the app, while quietly signaling that they would prefer a...
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The NHTSA finds that Tesla’s driver-assist features insufficiently keep drivers engaged in the task of driving, and links them to 100 crashes and 10 deaths (Andrew J. Hawkins The Verge)
   Andrew J. Hawkins The Verge: The NHTSA finds that Tesla’s driver assist features insufficiently keep drivers engaged in the task of driving, and links them to crashes and deaths In March , a North Carolina student was stepping off a school bus when he was struck by a Tesla Model...
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Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after a 404 Media probe found the apps advertised being able to create nonconsensual nude images (Emanuel Maiberg 404 Media)
   Emanuel Maiberg Media: Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after a Media probe found the apps advertised being able to create nonconsensual nude images Apple and Google appear more willing to take action against these apps than they were in the past.
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A look at Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42, as sources say US intelligence officials fixated on CEO Xiao Peng ahead of its China divestment and Microsoft deal (Bloomberg)
   Bloomberg: A look at Abu Dhabi based AI startup G, as sources say US intelligence officials fixated on CEO Xiao Peng ahead of its China divestment and Microsoft deal Abu Dhabi based G found it could no longer play for both teams. G, a startup in Abu Dhabi, has made itself ...
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The NHTSA closes a 2021 investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot and opens a new probe to evaluate whether a December 2023 Autopilot recall fix is effective enough (Sean O’Kane TechCrunch)
   Sean O’Kane TechCrunch: The NHTSA closes a investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot and opens a new probe to evaluate whether a December Autopilot recall fix is effective enough The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a long standing investigation into Tesla’s...