48-hour Reddit user blackout kicks off, affecting 8K subreddits

48-hour Reddit user blackout kicks off, affecting 8K subreddits

[ad_1] As of Monday, nearly 8,000 subreddit forums are going dark for 48 hours in protest of Reddit’s new pricing policy. The new policy implements a paid model for Reddit’s third-party apps that allow monthly users to customize their Reddit experience — for example, by personalizing their display theme or changing how they upvote a post — and ensure that …

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Google reportedly faces fresh EU antitrust charges over ad tech policies

Google reportedly faces fresh EU antitrust charges over ad tech policies

[ad_1] European regulators are reportedly set to slap Google parent Alphabet with a fresh antitrust complaint targeting the tech giant’s lucrative digital advertising business. The latest formal charges against Google are expected to be unveiled on Wednesday by the European Commission, the European Union’s antitrust body, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The complaint will “target the core” of Google’s “ad tech …

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FTC to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard merger with injunction

FTC to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard merger with injunction

[ad_1] The Federal Trade Commission is expected to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video gaming giant Activision Blizzard with a preliminary injunction. The FTC is anticipated to file for the temporary order on Monday, according to MLex, a news service that tracks regulatory developments. The federal regulator has two closed-door meetings scheduled on Monday to discuss the move, according …

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AI gives Google power to ‘dictate’ the news people see: lawsuit

AI gives Google power to 'dictate' the news people see: lawsuit

[ad_1] The attorney behind a major class-action lawsuit against Google claims that advances in artificial intelligence give the digital monopoly almost unlimited power to control lives, influence thought and shape society. “When the average person interacts with the internet, Google monitors and controls everything,” John C. Herman, of Herman Jones LLP in Atlanta, told Fox News Digital.  “From the search results, to the advertisements, …

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OpenAI, Microsoft, Google limiting AI chatbot access in Hong Kong: report

OpenAI, Microsoft, Google limiting AI chatbot access in Hong Kong: report

[ad_1] ChatGPT creator OpenAI and other US tech giants are reportedly limiting access to their AI chatbots in Hong Kong – where pro-democracy protesters have faced harsh crackdowns and censorship from the Chinese Communist Party in the last few years. OpenAI, Microsoft and Google have all restricted access to their respective chatbot services for Hong-Kong-based users in recent months, the …

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10 Highly Kept Commandments Of Profitable Ecommerce Business In Nigeria

10 Highly Kept Commandments Of Profitable Ecommerce Business In Nigeria

Building a profitable e-commerce business in Nigeria requires careful planning and execution. While there may not be specific “commandments” that guarantee success, there are several essential principles that can significantly increase your chances of profitability. Here are ten important considerations: 1. Understand your target market: Conduct thorough market research to identify the needs, preferences, and purchasing behaviors of your target …

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Elon Musk wants Rachel Maddow, Don Lemon for Twitter shows

Elon Musk wants Rachel Maddow, Don Lemon for Twitter shows

[ad_1] Twitter boss Elon Musk wants to lure liberal TV hosts like fired CNN anchor Don Lemon or MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to his platform to balance out conservative views voiced by Tucker Carlson. “It’d be great to have @maddow, @donlemon & others on the left put their shows on this platform,” Musk wrote Thursday while retweeting the second installment …

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AI tool Stable Diffusion amplifies race and gender stereotypes

AI tool Stable Diffusion amplifies race and gender stereotypes

[ad_1] A popular generative AI tool that creates images from text prompts is rife with gender and racial stereotypes when it comes to rendering people in “high-paying” and “low-paying jobs,” according to a recent study. Stable Diffusion, a free-to-use AI model, was asked to render 5,100 images from written prompts related to job titles in 14 fields, plus three categories …

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