Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal: U.K. Agency Signals Approval
Britain’s antitrust regulator said the companies had addressed its main concerns about the $69 billion deal, though final approval is yet to come.
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CEO of DuckDuckGo Testifies in Google Case
Gabriel Weinberg of the search engine DuckDuckGo was the first competitor to testify in the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Google.
The Man Who Trapped Us in Databases
Hank Asher was a drug smuggler with a head for numbers — until he figured out how to turn Americans’ private information into a big business.
The Lawyers Sam Bankman-Fried Once Trusted Are Drawing Criticism
Mr. Bankman-Fried and his allies have blasted Sullivan & Cromwell, the New York law firm managing FTX’s bankruptcy, for its tangled relationship with the crypto exchange.
Rupert Murdoch to Retire From Fox and News Corporation Boards
The move leaves his son Lachlan as the sole executive in charge of the global media empire.
Microsoft PowerToys 0.73.0: A Breakdown of the New Crop And Lock App
The Crop And Lock app in the latest release of Microsoft PowerToys, version 0.73.0, can help enhance your productivity.
Microsoft Bing to gain more personalized answers, support for DALLE-E 3, and watermarked AI images
Microsoft’s Bing is gaining a number of AI improvements, including support for OpenAI’s new DALLE-E 3 model, more personalized answers in search and chat, and tools that will watermark images as being AI-generated. The company announced these and other Windows…
Chris Lehane: The SEC isn’t handling crypto regulation ‘strategically’
As developers turn their gears in the crypto world, regulatory uncertainty is casting a shadow over the work they’re doing.
Smarter AI Assistants Could Make It Harder to Stay Human
AI helpers that make phone calls, book flights, and chat with other bots will give humans new freedom—but also lead machines to undermine people’s independence.
Forrester’s 2024 Tech Leadership Predictions About AI, HR, Budget and Manufacturing
Organizations are already reaping up to 40% improvement from AI software development initiatives, and productivity and problem-solving gains will increase by 50%, the firm said.
ProtonVPN Review (2023): Features, Pricing and Alternatives
ProtonVPN is an all-around VPN that operates under Switzerland’s strong privacy laws, setting it apart from other services in the market.
Niura’s EEG-implemented earbuds scan your brain health and recommend music to your mood
Niura has developed a pair of earbuds that monitor brain activity and, it claims, can both watch for potential health issues and match music to a user’s mood. The founders, Ryan Ahmed, Shahriar Huda, Dang Nguyen, and Authoy Das, had…
How to Write Quality Content for E-Commerce Website 10x Faster
Content is one of the pillars of any e-commerce platform. Whichever products you sell, they at least need proper descriptions so that your customers can find them and understand what they are looking at. Writing hundreds of descriptions is a…
Retirement Abroad: How to Pick the Best International Retirement Destinations
You’ve worked hard your whole life. And if you’re like many people, you dream of the day you can start your carefree retirement. But to have a carefree retirement, you need careful planning. If you’re currently in that planning stage,…
Surprise Fed Move Ignites Interest Rate Hike Buzz
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve officials took the market by surprise when they hinted at a possible change in interest rates. This announcement by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell marks the second time this year that the central bank has refrained…