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US lawmakers urge Meta to delay shutting down transparency tool
US lawmakers voiced "concern" Wednesday over Meta's decision to shut down CrowdTangle -- a digital tool considered vital in monitoring falsehoods –- in a major election year, urging the tech giant to delay the move by six months. But the tech giant, which has been moving away from news across its platforms, will not make the new tool accessible to for-profit media.
Ferrari to accept crypto-payments in Europe
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Wednesday its European dealers will start accepting cryptocurrency, following a similar move in the United States. "By the end of 2024, Ferrari will expand cryptocurrency transactions to other countries in its international dealer network, where cryptocurrencies are legally accepted."
N1,500/$1: Naira bounces back, against dollar as traders quote new exchange rate
The Nigerian currency bounced back after a recent fall in the foreign exchange market against the US dollar, following intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
France quietly catches rivals in battle for data centre supremacy
At the end of a narrow suburban street north of Paris, a giant structure shrouded in a skin of mesh and steel looks like a football stadium, but is in fact a vast data centre. The capital region's data centre industry is already worth 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion), according to specialist consultancy Structure Research.
Cloud and search lift Google-parent quarterly profit
Google-parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported profit and revenue that beat expectations as its cloud and search ads businesses thrived. "Our strong performance this quarter highlights ongoing strength in Search and momentum in Cloud," Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said in an earnings release. gc/arp
'kamala IS brat': Pop world backs Harris
The pop world has coalesced rapidly around Kamala Harris's last-minute candidacy, as the US vice president gets a boost from an online explosion of videos mixing her speeches with hit songs.
Operationalizing large language models for healthcare: Key technical challenges
Artificial Intelligence experts have said adopting large language models such as ChatGPT and operationalizing them in the healthcare sector is tough
'Assassin's Creed' makers defend 'creative liberties' in black samurai row
The makers of "Assassin's Creed" defended their "creative liberties" on Tuesday after nearly 100,000 people signed a petition launched in Japan against the introduction of a new black samurai character. It was signed by some 95,000 people as of Tuesday.
Internet blackout paints dark picture for Bangladesh call centres
Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis work in outsourcing firms and the industry generates billions every year, but executives fear the internet shutdown imposed by authorities seeking to quell anti-government protests threatens its entire existence.
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