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Vice President Harris tells tech CEOs they have a moral responsibility to safeguard AI

Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are among those who met the Vice President. The Biden administration may be funding AI research, but it’s also hoping to keep companies accountable for their behavior. Vice President Kamala Harris has met the CEOs of Alphabet (Google’s parent), Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic in a bid to get more safeguards for… Continue reading Vice President Harris tells tech CEOs they have a moral responsibility to safeguard AI

Strong iPhone sales aren’t enough to offset a big downturn in Mac shipments

iPhone and Services were both big winners, but that wasn’t enough to keep revenue from shrinking slightly. Apple had its second “bad” quarter in a row. Bad, of course, is a relative term — the company’s revenues declined again, but Apple is still making a positively massive amount of money. Specifically, the iPhone and Services… Continue reading Strong iPhone sales aren’t enough to offset a big downturn in Mac shipments

House lawmakers ask for investigation into Apple store labor practices

Politicians want the NLRB to investigate claims of anti-union tactics. Apple is facing additional scrutiny over its alleged crackdown against pro-union retail workers. House Representatives Emanuel Cleaver and Sylvia Garcia have sent a letter to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) asking for an investigation into alleged labor abuses at Houston and Kansas City, Missouri… Continue reading House lawmakers ask for investigation into Apple store labor practices

‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Wii Sports’ join the World Video Game Hall of Fame

‘Computer Space’ and ‘Barbie Fashion Designer’ are this year’s other inductees. The Strong National Museum of Play has revealed this year’s inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. There are four games in the class of 2023: The Last of Us, Wii Sports, Barbie Fashion Designer and Computer Space. They were selected based… Continue reading ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Wii Sports’ join the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Chinese firms flock to Saudi Arabia in Middle East gold rush

Saudi Arabia is quickly rising on a list of hot investment destinations for Chinese companies, as the country goes through what many local Chinese residents have dubbed its “reform and opening up.” Since Mohammed bin Salman became Crown Prince in 2017, Saudi Arabia has undergone unprecedented change. Following the 2016 launch of “Vision 2030” —… Continue reading Chinese firms flock to Saudi Arabia in Middle East gold rush

Indonesian online ticketing platform Goers in talks to raise fresh funding

Indonesian online ticketing platform Goers is in talks to raise over $3 million in fresh funding this year to scale up its events business, a top executive said. In an interaction with DealStreetAsia, co-founder and CEO Goers Sammy Ramadhan said the company has secured over $2-million funding to date, including seed funding in 2015 from… Continue reading Indonesian online ticketing platform Goers in talks to raise fresh funding

Shopify divests logistics arm to Flexport in strategic reversal

Shopify Inc has divested the logistics arm it built over the past few years, in a reversal of its strategy of aggressively investing in fulfillment networks, the Canadian e-commerce platform said on Thursday. It has sold its logistics unit, including Deliverr Inc, a company it acquired for $2.1 billion less than a year ago, to… Continue reading Shopify divests logistics arm to Flexport in strategic reversal

Lyft shares tumble as investors react to dim outlook

Lyft shares tanked as much as 12% moments after the company reported first-quarter earnings as investors placed more weight on a dim outlook and lower quarter-over-quarter revenue than other financial gains.  Shares have since stabilized in after-hours trading, now trading down about 10%.   Lyft beat both its own revenue expectations and Wall Street’s, but it… Continue reading Lyft shares tumble as investors react to dim outlook

Alexa’s new feature lets your Echo speaker announce your Uber Eats order updates

Wondering where your Uber Eats order is? Alexa will soon be able to tell you. Amazon today announced a new partnership with Uber that will give Echo device owners the ability to track their Uber Eats orders via Amazon’s voice assistant. Starting later this month, Uber Eats users will be able to turn on a… Continue reading Alexa’s new feature lets your Echo speaker announce your Uber Eats order updates