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Apple approves Epic Games' marketplace app after initial rejections
After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games' third-party app marketplace for launch in the EU. As now permitted by the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic announced earlier this year it planned to bring both the digital storefront and its flagship game, Fortnite, back to iOS in Europe. Epic then said it would take the matter to European regulators for review.
3 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
OpenAI breach is a reminder that AI companies are treasure troves for hackers
There's no need to worry that your secret ChatGPT conversations were obtained in a recently reported breach of OpenAI's systems. No security breach should really be treated as trivial, and eavesdropping on internal OpenAI development talk certainly has its value. Let's talk about three kinds of data OpenAI and, to a lesser extent, other AI companies created or have access to: high-quality training data, bulk user interactions, and customer data.
6 min read - BusinessEngadget
Epic says that Apple has accepted its third-party app store
Epic says that Apple rejected its app store submission again. The petty drama continues to unfold.
3 min read - LifestylePopular Mechanics
The Best Shop Vacs for Light and Heavy-Duty Cleaning Tasks
From sucking up water to blowing sawdust off your tools, these powerful vacuums have what it takes to get the job done. Read our guide to the best shop vacs.
8 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Samsung Stock Hits Three-Year High on Profit Leaping 15-Fold
(Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. posted its fastest pace of sales and profit growth in years, reflecting a recovery in memory chip demand as AI development accelerates globally. Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Defiant Interview Unlikely to Calm Democratic NervesStocks Up as Path to September Fed Cut Gets Wider: Markets WrapA $14 Billion Walmart Heir Joins Novogratz Urging Biden ExitSingapore Couples Are Marrying Earlier to Buy Homes, Leading Some to RegretSingapore Is Making Life Tougher f
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
Amazon takes a new brick-and-mortar approach with a stake in Neiman Marcus
Amazon has purchased a small stake in retailer Neiman Marcus as part of Saks' $2.56 billion acquisition.
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Amazon faces more EU scrutiny over recommender algorithms and ads transparency
In its latest step targeting a major marketplace, the European Commission sent Amazon another request for information (RFI) Friday in relation to its compliance under the bloc's rulebook for digital services. The development highlights areas where EU enforcers are dialing up their scrutiny of the e-commerce giant, with the bloc asking for more info about Amazon's recommender systems, ads transparency provisions and risk assessment measures. A Commission spokesperson confirmed the e-commerce gi
6 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Quantum Rise grabs $15M seed for its AI-driven ‘Consulting 2.0’ startup
Quantum Rise, a Chicago-based startup that does AI-driven automation for companies like dunnhumby (a retail analytics platform for the grocery industry), has raised a $15 million seed round from Erie Street Growth Partners. Its approach is somewhat akin to UiPath's, a company famous for bringing robotic process automation to the enterprise, but with a broader lens on the AI hurdles companies face, and a touch more "hand-holding." Quantum Rise deploys AI into companies under a so-called “Consul
2 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Nike is killing the app for its futuristic Adapt BB sneakers
Nike is discontinuing its self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers and providing a case in point of what can happen to tech that relies on apps.
1 min read - SciencePopular Mechanics
Scientists Are Testing Air Taxis That Make You Feel Like You're Gliding
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California is testing air-based rides in a new simulator. They want new aircraft designed with passenger comfort in mind.
3 min read - SciencePopular Mechanics
A Butterfly Traveled an Unbelievable 2,600 Miles Across the Atlantic, Defying All Odds
Traveling from West Africa to French Guiana, Painted Lady butterflies provide further evidence that these winged insects likely migrated to the Americas.
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
The Morning After: OpenAI’s week of security issues
The biggest news stories this morning: FTC warns some PC manufacturers that they're violating right to repair rules, The most-delayed video game in history is finally available… on the Game Boy Advance, Texas court blocks ban on noncompete agreements.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
The Tesla bulls ride again: Morning Brief
Tesla is an AI company when its convenient, but its autonomous ambitions are still tethered to selling cars.
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
India's Airtel dismisses data breach reports amid customer concerns
Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, on Friday denied any breach of its systems following reports of an alleged security lapse that has caused concern among its customers. The telecom group, which also sells productivity and security solutions to businesses, said it had conducted a "thorough investigation" and found that there has been no breach whatsoever into Airtel's systems. The telecom giant, which has amassed nearly 375 million subscribers in India, dismissed media reports ab
1 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Hon Hai Sales Beat Escalating Estimates as AI Business Takes Off
(Bloomberg) -- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.’s June-quarter sales outperformed analysts’ rising expectations on the strength of the company’s growing AI server business.Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Defiant Interview Unlikely to Calm Democratic NervesStocks Up as Path to September Fed Cut Gets Wider: Markets WrapA $14 Billion Walmart Heir Joins Novogratz Urging Biden ExitSingapore Couples Are Marrying Earlier to Buy Homes, Leading Some to RegretSingapore Is Making Life Tougher for Global Tale
1 min read - BusinessBloomberg
MegazoneCloud Picks JPMorgan, Banks for IPO as AI Interest Grows
(Bloomberg) -- MegazoneCloud Corp. has selected firms including a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. to help it kickstart an initial public offering that could value one of Asia’s biggest cloud and AI services companies at several billion dollars.Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Defiant Interview Unlikely to Calm Democratic NervesStocks Up as Path to September Fed Cut Gets Wider: Markets WrapA $14 Billion Walmart Heir Joins Novogratz Urging Biden ExitSingapore Couples Are Marrying Earlier to Buy Homes,
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
'We have to be wacky.' With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo's patience
Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before, with nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. With internet campaigning still relatively new, candidates traditionally use designated election billboards — more than 14,000 of them — to promote themselves. The makeshift billboards are set up only during the short campaign season and are v
3 min read - BusinessBloomberg
TCS, HCL Earnings Recovery May Get Further Push From AI Demand
(Bloomberg) -- Earnings guidance from Indian IT outsourcing firms including Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and HCL Technologies Ltd. will reveal how the much-awaited recovery is shaping up. Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Defiant Interview Unlikely to Calm Democratic NervesStocks Up as Path to September Fed Cut Gets Wider: Markets WrapA $14 Billion Walmart Heir Joins Novogratz Urging Biden ExitSingapore Couples Are Marrying Earlier to Buy Homes, Leading Some to RegretSingapore Is Making Life Tou
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
OpenAI hit by two big security issues this week
OpenAI patched a vulnerability discovered in its Mac ChatGPT app this week. It's also facing questions about internal security and a fired whistleblower.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
Nintendo ends Wii U repairs
Nintendo has announced that it's ending Wii U repairs, effectively giving last rites to the loveable but not very popular console.
2 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
Parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue to buy Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion
The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has signed a deal to buy upscale rival Neiman Marcus Group, which owns Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores, for $2.65 billion, with online behemoth Amazon holding a minority stake. The new entity will be called Saks Global, creating a luxury powerhouse at a time when the arena has become increasingly fragmented with different players, from online marketplaces that sell luxury goods to upscale fashion and accessories brands opening up their own store
5 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Spain's exposure to climate change helps Madrid-based VC Seaya close €300M climate tech fund
In the latest confirmation of this upward trend, Madrid-based VC fund Seaya has closed Seaya Andromeda, an "Article 9" €300 million climate tech fund based out of Madrid. Seaya has been around for 12 years, mainly focusing on mission-driven startups in Europe and LatAm. The new "Andromeda" fund will invest in growth companies that specialize in energy transition, decarbonization, sustainable food value chains, and the circular economy.
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Forestay, Europe's newest $220M growth-stage VC fund, will focus on AI
Forestay, an emerging VC based out of Geneva, Switzerland, has been busy. This week it closed its second fund, Forestay Capital II, at a hard cap of $220 million. The VC wasn’t well known in Europe until it started to lead rounds in enterprise startups a couple of years ago, notably scanning software startup Scandit -- which has raised $273 million to date -- out of Zurich.
3 min read - LifestyleEngadget
I’m finding the joy in writing again with a little help from the Supernote Nomad
The Supernote Nomad is compact, with a 7.8-inch display, and the experience of writing on it feels very close to that of using a pen and paper.
5 min read - BusinessEngadget
FTC warns some PC manufacturers that they're violating right to repair rules
The FTC warned ASRock, Gigabyte and Zotech to get rid of them 'warranty void' stickers and stop threatening to void warranties if users break the seal.
1 min read - TechnologyEngadget
The Morning After: Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Fold 6 leak early
The biggest news stories this morning: The Game Boy Camera gets a second life as a webcam, Japan’s government finally says goodbye to floppy disks, What Meta should change about Threads.
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
J2 Ventures, focused on military healthcare, grabs $150M for its second fund
J2 Ventures, a firm led mostly by U.S. military veterans, announced on Thursday that it has raised a $150 million second fund. The Boston-based firm invests in startups whose products are purchased by civilians and the U.S. Department of Defense. While many emerging VCs are struggling to raise second funds, J2’s latest vehicle is more than double its $67.5 million debut fund from 2021.
2 min read - BusinessBloomberg
India’s Hopes for Tesla Investment Cool as Musk Ceases Contact
(Bloomberg) -- India doesn’t expect Tesla Inc. to move forward with an investment in the country any time soon after executives at Elon Musk’s electric carmaker stopped contacting them, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Defiant Interview Unlikely to Calm Democratic NervesStocks Up as Path to September Fed Cut Gets Wider: Markets WrapA $14 Billion Walmart Heir Joins Novogratz Urging Biden ExitSingapore Couples Are Marrying Earlier to Buy Homes, Leading S
2 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Foxconn to Invest $551 Million in Two Projects in North Vietnam
(Bloomberg) -- Foxconn, the Taipei-based supplier to Apple Inc., will invest about $551 million in two new projects in Vietnam’s northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Defiant Interview Unlikely to Calm Democratic NervesStocks Up as Path to September Fed Cut Gets Wider: Markets WrapA $14 Billion Walmart Heir Joins Novogratz Urging Biden ExitSingapore Couples Are Marrying Earlier to Buy Homes, Leading Some to RegretSingapore Is Making Life Tougher for Global Talen
1 min read - WorldBloomberg
Indonesia’s Biggest Cyberattack Prompts Resignation, Audit
(Bloomberg) -- An official of Indonesia’s information technology ministry resigned as the government continues an audit of its data centers in the wake of the nation’s worst cyberattack.Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Defiant Interview Unlikely to Calm Democratic NervesStocks Up as Path to September Fed Cut Gets Wider: Markets WrapA $14 Billion Walmart Heir Joins Novogratz Urging Biden ExitSingapore Couples Are Marrying Earlier to Buy Homes, Leading Some to RegretSingapore Is Making Life Tougher
3 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
6 takeaways from Biden’s high-stakes interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos
In a Friday interview with ABC News that was intended to steady his reelection campaign following last week’s much-criticized debate performance, President Biden acknowledged his “bad” debate against former President Donald Trump, blaming it on a cold, and reiterated that he has no plans to drop out of the presidential race.
6 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
How much is the monthly payment on a $300,000 mortgage?
Your $300,000 monthly mortgage payment will depend on your interest rate and the term length. Here’s what you can expect to pay on a $300,000 home loan.
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
The Pirates hit so many home runs off the Mets they ran out of fireworks
A Mets reliever's ERA went from 3.38 to 14.54.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
NFL offseason power rankings countdown and 2024 season preview
Our Frank Schwab counts down his NFL power rankings, grades each team's offseason, solicits fantasy football advice and previews what the 2024 season might have in store for each team.
14 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
How you can watch Biden's high-stakes interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos tonight
President Biden is set to be interviewed by ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Friday, a little over a week after his debate against former President Donald Trump. Here's how to watch and why this interview is so crucial for voters.
4 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
Move over, Prime Day: Walmart is having its largest sale event ever and these are our favorite early deals
The retailer's summer savings extravaganza starts on July 8 with discounts on vacs, smart TVs and more. Plus, get a Walmart+ membership now for 50% off!
4 min read - StyleYahoo Life Shopping
Jennifer Aniston, 55, is an espadrille devotee — shop her look, starting at $30
Need some new summer sandals? The 'Friends' star has sported this timeless, versatile style for years.
1 min read - CelebrityYahoo Sports
Ryan Garcia apologizes for racist comments after WBC expulsion, says he's going to rehab
Garcia issued an apology, with some qualifiers.
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
When will the housing market crash again?
The current housing market is different from the one that led to the 2008 housing crash. Here's a look at 2024 and 2025.
9 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Joe Buck will try another return to MLB broadcasting with the Cardinals again on July 29
After Joe Buck's return to a baseball broadcast booth was rained out in May, he and the St. Louis Cardinals are trying again on July 29.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Why the S&P 500 is poised to rocket 100% in 5 years
We are in the early innings of a bull market despite several years of big gains, says one veteran market strategist.
2 min read - EntertainmentYahoo News Canada
'Murder Company': Kelsey Grammer's grandfather informed his character in World War II film
In Shane Dax Taylor's film Murder Company, Kelsey Grammer transports the audience to World War II, with William Moseley, Gilles Marini and Pooch Hall.
7 min read - LifestyleYahoo Canada Style
Walmart's huge summer sale is on now: 11 absolute best deals, from AirPods to patio furniture
Walmart's major sale has some incredible deals on AirPods, TVs, laptops & more.
1 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
What went wrong for the Tories in their election 'armageddon'?
As the Conservative Party picks up the pieces after its historic election defeat, here's what politicians and analysts believe went wrong for the Tories.
5 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Franz Wagner agrees to five-year, $224 million rookie max contract extension with Orlando Magic
Wagner, who was drafted by the Magic in 2021, has been a consistent starter for Orlando and averaged 19.7 points per game last season.
2 min read - LifestyleAutoblog
Editors' Picks June 2024: Some German SUVs and an excellent sports car
This month of Editors' Picks adds the X5, Cayenne and Emira to the list.
5 min read - WorldYahoo News UK
Who is in Keir Starmer's Cabinet? Meet the new Labour frontbench
Sir Keir Starmer has chosen his cabinet ministers as Labour forms a new government.
2 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Election 2024 live updates: Keir Starmer set for first cabinet meeting following Labour landslide
The new prime minister has named his cabinet, which will hold its first meeting this morning.
1 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq jump to fresh records as jobs report fuels bets for September rate cut
Investors are looking to the June jobs report for signs of more softening in the labor market that could lay the ground for rate cuts.
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