CrowdStrike shares fell 11% to their lowest level of the year after a report that Delta Airlines hired prominent attorney David Boies to seek damages from the security software vendor. The company has lost one-third of its value since July 19, when a Microsoft systems outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update knocked industries offline. Delta is handling over 176,000 refund or reimbursement requests after the outage.
BusinessCrowdStrike | Rating: 53 | 2024-07-30 04:19:51 PM |
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has determined that Amazon can be held responsible for defective goods sold by third-party merchants on its online marketplace. The agency has ordered Amazon to develop a plan to notify purchasers and the public about product hazards and offer refunds or replacements. The decision was made after the agency unanimously agreed that Amazon fits within the definition of a distributor of goods.
E-commerceAmazon | Rating: 53 | 2024-07-30 02:39:45 PM |
Russia's central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina announced that the State Duma will consider a law allowing international payments via cryptocurrencies. The law aims to permit settlements in cryptocurrencies within an experimental regime. The consideration comes as Russia faces financial pressure from Western sanctions.
PoliticsRussia | Rating: 53 | 2024-07-30 01:09:54 PM |
Britain's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is investigating a potential merger between Google-parent Alphabet and artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, citing concerns over reduced competition in the UK. The regulator has invited comments from interested parties before beginning a formal investigation.
AIAlphabet | Rating: 44 | 2024-07-30 11:39:28 AM |
Neurotech startup Synchron has connected its brain implant to Apple's Vision Pro headset, enabling patients with limited physical mobility to control the device using only their thoughts. The company has implanted its brain-computer interface in 10 patients in the US and Australia. Apple released the Vision Pro earlier this year, and Synchron is working to make it accessible to patients who cannot speak or move.
AIApple | Rating: 71 | 2024-07-30 11:19:44 AM |
WeRide, a self-driving technology firm, is accelerating its global expansion as the AI boom boosts adoption of machine learning in transportation. The company is focusing on logistics delivery and waste transport, with its Singapore director, Sebastian Yee, noting that these areas are moving forward rapidly due to AI development. WeRide showcased its fully-driverless shuttle, Robobus, at the Beijing High-level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Area.
AIWeRide | Rating: 42 | 2024-07-30 05:09:49 AM |
Apple revealed that its AI models, Apple Intelligence, were pre-trained on Google's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) processors. This move indicates that big tech companies are seeking alternatives to Nvidia for AI training. The technical paper detailing this was published by Apple, and a preview version of Apple Intelligence was released for some devices. The CEOs of Google and Apple, Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook, respectively, were present at a roundtable discussion with US President Joe Biden.
AIApple | Rating: 60 | 2024-07-29 08:39:43 PM |
Apple has released the first version of Apple Intelligence, a suite of artificial intelligence features, in the developer beta of iOS 18.1. The new software is available to registered Apple developers who pay $99 a year. It will be released to the public later this year, but not alongside new iPhone hardware.
AIApple | Duplicated with: 1 | Rating: 62 | 2024-07-29 05:19:45 PM |
Apple will release artificial intelligence features in October, initially missing the iPhone and iPad software updates. The features will only work on iPhone 15 Pro models and newer. Apple previously announced the AI features would be released in a beta version this fall, and they're expected to help drive sales of Apple's new iPhones.
AIApple | Rating: 57 | 2024-07-29 01:49:35 PM |