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Why a new UK internet safety law is causing an outcry on both sides of the Atlantic
As of July 25, porn sites are required to implement effective age verification methods for U.K. users. Jack Taylor | Getty Images It was well intentioned but a U.K. law mandating age verification on adult sites and a number of other platforms has sparked a backlash from both internet users in the country, and U.S. […]
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StubHub IPO is back on for September after ticketing company delayed plans on tariff concerns
StubHub, the ticketing marketplace that spun out of eBay in 2020, has resumed its plans to go public and is now aiming to hold its IPO next month, CNBC has learned. The company originally paused its IPO plans in April as the stock market was reeling from President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs. The decision […]
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Amazon tops 100 satellites after weather-delayed Kuiper launch
After four previous scrubs or delays in a row since August 7th SpaceX launches Amazon KF-02 Kuipeer Satellites after the 5th attempt August 11th 2025 at 8:35 AM SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida USA. Scott Schilke| SipaUSA |AP Amazon shipped another batch of internet-beaming satellites into orbit on Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
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C3 AI stock falls 30% as CEO Siebel calls preliminary sales numbers ‘completely unacceptable’
The C3.ai logo is seen near a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on Jan. 8, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of the enterprise artificial intelligence company C3 AI tumbled 30% Monday after it announced preliminary financial results and a restructuring of its global sales and services organization. C3 AI said Friday that it […]
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Sam Altman now says AGI, or human-level AI, is ‘not a super useful term’ — and he’s not alone
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said artificial general intelligence, or “AGI,” is losing its relevance as a term as rapid advances in the space make it harder to define the concept. AGI […]
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Tech is getting a boost from AI ad tools. Some companies are being left behind
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence has been a shot in the arm for digital advertising. Meta and Alphabet both reported sales and earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but […]
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OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market
When venture capitalist Keith Rabois got into e-commerce, he couldn’t stop buying brands. Now, everything must go. OpenStore, co-founded by Rabois in 2021, is shutting down nearly all of the 40-plus Shopify stores it acquired, and it’s in the process of liquidating any remaining inventory by offering steep discounts to move merchandise. Earlier this week, […]
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South Korea launches national AI model in tech race with U.S. and China
Ryu Young-sang, CEO of South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom, told CNBC that AI is helping telecoms firms improve efficiency in their networks. Manaure Quintero | Afp | Getty Images South Korea has tasked some of its biggest companies and promising startups to build a national foundational AI model using mainly domestic technology, in a […]
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Instagram’s map feature spurs user backlash over geolocation privacy concerns
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The launch of an Instagram feature that details users’ geolocation data illicited backlash from social media users on Thursday. Meta debuted the Instagram Map tool on Wednesday, pitching the feature as way to “stay up-to-date with friends” by letting users share their “last active location.” The tool is akin […]
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Pinterest stock falls 10% after earnings miss
Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, speaks at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pinterest shares were down more than 10% on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter earnings that missed on earnings per share. […]
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