By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Tuesday set out a plan in a bid to take the lead in the metaverse – shared virtual worlds accessible through the internet[...]
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Global PC shipments decline eases in Q2, Apple outperforms on MacBook Air demand – Canalys
(Reuters) – The decline in global personal computer shipments slowed in the second quarter, with Apple outperforming the market with a 51% jump thanks to strong demand for its recently launched[...]
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Amazon partners with travel site Priceline in a first for Prime Day
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is partnering with travel booking site Priceline to offer discounts during Tuesday’s Prime Day, the first time an online travel age[...]
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Sarah Silverman sues Meta, OpenAI for copyright infringement
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permissi[...]
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Meta’s ‘friendly’ Threads collides with unfriendly internet
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta’s Twitter copycat app, Threads, as a “friendly” refuge for public discourse online, framing it in sharp distinction[...]
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San Francisco’s new venture capital hotspot: The Presidio
By Krystal Hu SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Venture capital firm Headline used to be in one of San Francisco’s most eye-catching skyscrapers: the pyramidal Transamerica building that has defin[...]
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Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel again[...]
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Meta takes aim at Twitter with Threads app, millions join
(Corrects grammar in first paragraph) By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched a direct challenge to Twitter with Threads, garnering millions of users in hours as it soug[...]
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Travel agency Booking to defend ETraveli deal at July 7 EU hearing
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Online travel agency Booking Holdings will on Friday try to convince European Union antitrust regulators to allow its 1.63 billion euro ($1.8 billion) acquis[...]
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