Waymo, an Alphabet-owned company, is developing a new generation 6 self-driving technology integrated into Geely Zeekr electric vehicles. The technology can handle a wider range of weather conditions without requiring as many cameras and sensors. Waymo's vice president of engineering, Satish Jeyachandran, stated that the company is confident in bringing this generation to market faster than the prior one, citing advances in machine learning technology and semiconductor performance. The company's commercial robotaxi service first launched in the US in late 2018.

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British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily. His wife, Angela Bacares, was rescued. Mike Lynch was the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Autonomy unit.

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The FBI's Internet Crime Report shows that losses from investment scams soared 38% to a new record high in 2023, with $3.96 billion involving fraudulent crypto investments. The 'pig butchering' scam, which takes weeks or months to pull off, involves scammers using flattery and fake bonding to convince victims to drain their funds. Carina, a victim, met her scammer on the dating app Bumble, where he spent six weeks courting her.

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Elon Musk's Neuralink is a prominent example of technology being embedded with the human mind, alongside Paradromics and devices that have restored speech to stroke victims and enabled amputees to control prosthetic limbs with their minds. These medical devices are protected under HIPAA's privacy requirements. The Colorado law focuses on consumer technology devices that don't require medical procedures and have no analogous protections, expanding the term 'sensitive data' to include 'biological data'.

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Epic Systems, a health-care software giant, is planning to move its customers to a new government-backed medical records exchange, TEFCA, by the end of 2025. The company aims to have its full community live on the network by the end of 2025, with all customers committed to the transition a year earlier.

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Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery program has faced lateness issues, with a drone spotted delivering small packages, including batteries, vitamins, and dog treats, to a resident in College Station, Texas. The drone was recognized by John Case, a semi-retired orthodontist, who has lived in the area for 40 years. The drone delivery program is operated by Amazon, with a hub located in Westborough, Massachusetts.

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British fintech startup Revolut was valued at $45 billion in a secondary share sale with existing and new investors, led by Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global. The valuation reflects the company's strong financial performance and progress in executing its strategic objectives. The round increased the company's valuation from $33 billion in July 2021.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, received a letter from a bipartisan group of lawmakers expressing concern over Meta's failure to prevent illicit drug advertisements on its platform. The letter cited reports from The Wall Street Journal and Tech Transparency Project, which found a flood of ads on Facebook and Instagram promoting prescription pills, cocaine, and other recreational drugs. The investigation by U.S. federal prosecutors was reported by The Wall Street Journal on March 16, 2024.

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Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google, believes Nvidia is a big winner in the AI market. He stated that big technology companies are planning to invest heavily in Nvidia-based artificial intelligence data centers, which could cost up to $300 billion to build. Schmidt mentioned that companies are seeking investments of $20 billion, $50 billion, or $100 billion for these projects.

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Goldman Sachs invested heavily in bitcoin ETFs, while Morgan Stanley trimmed down its crypto holdings. The deadline for banks and hedge funds with over $100 million in assets to file their second-quarter 13F reports was on Wednesday. The reports disclosed their investments and what they bought and sold over a three-month period.

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