Technology
Instagram is failing to crack down on hate speech against women politicians as elections near, advocacy group says
Instagram has failed to remove toxic comments directed at Vice President Kamala Harris and other leading female politicians from its app as the 2024 election nears, according to research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they’re properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. […]
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Chinese tech giant Tencent’s quarterly profit jumps 82% as key gaming unit accelerates
Tencent showed off its tech at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 8, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tencent beat second-quarter top and bottom line estimates as growth in its key gaming division accelerated. Here’s how Tencent did in the June quarter against LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 161.12 billion Chinese […]
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Intel sells stake in UK chip designer Arm amid company-wide restructuring and cost cuts
A sign is posted in front of Intel headquarters on August 01, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Intel has sold its 1.18 million share stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings, according to a regulatory filing, as the California chip designer shores up its balance sheet […]
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Video game industry faces sluggish growth in 2024 amid weak console sales, research firm says
Analysts are expecting Nintendo to release a successor to its hit Switch console in its fiscal year 2025. Guillaume Payen | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The global video game market is set for sluggish annual growth this year amid weak sales of gaming consoles, according to a new report from market research […]
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China’s Huawei is reportedly set to release new AI chip to challenge Nvidia amid U.S. sanctions
BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 03: People arrive to attend the Huawei keynote address at the IFA 2020 Special Edition consumer electronics and appliances trade fair. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese technology giant Huawei is set to challenge Nvidia with a new artificial intelligence chip amid U.S. sanctions that had sought […]
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Texas judge in X’s lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after report he owned Tesla stock
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The judge overseeing X’s lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he owned shares of Tesla. In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas backed out of X’s case against the World Federation of […]
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This startup will sell methane-eating microbes to Whole Foods
Much energy and effort is spent on reducing carbon emissions in the fight against global warming, but methane, while less abundant, is more destructive to the planet. It is far more efficient than carbon at trapping heat. Getting rid of it is essential to reaching global climate goals. Methane is emitted from, among other things, […]
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HelloFresh shares pop 11% as meal kit giant beats profit estimates
Shares of German meal kit firm HelloFresh jumped on Tuesday after the company reported a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter and said its ready-to-eat meals segment saw rapid growth. HelloFresh shares climbed as much as 20% during morning trade, but had pared gains to rise 11% to 5.90 euros ($6.44) as of 6:19 a.m. […]
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Podcast: Japan’s quest for the most powerful microchip leads semiconductor revival
In the 1980s, Japan was the dominant player in the semiconductor market. But huge shifts in the way the chip supply chain operated eroded that leading-edge. Countries like Taiwan with TSMC, the world’s largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturer, began to dominate in the production of chips. The U.S. is key in areas like design. […]
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Former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley trailblazer Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of the most influential early Google employees, has died at the age of 56 according to posts shared online by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday night. Wojicki led YouTube for nearly ten years and was one of the only women […]
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