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Apr
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Fisker warns staff they could be laid off and its facility could be closed to workers in 2 months

Getty/Jeff Fusco Fisker warned staff of potential layoffs in two months, according to 3 employees and an email viewed by BI.The company is exploring options, including prospective buyers and restructuring.Fisker announced a 15% staff cut earlier this year. Fisker sent staff a notice on Monday telling them they could be laid off from the company in ...

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Fallout Prime series reaches 65 million viewers in two weeks

Amazon reports that its Fallout Prime series has reached 65 million viewers since it launched two weeks ago.Read More

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Cohere’s family of Command R models arrives in Amazon Bedrock

Cohere makes its powerful Command R and Command R+ large language models available on Amazon Bedrock to win over the enterprise from OpenAI.Read More

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Forrester’s top 5 cybersecurity threats for 2024: Weaponized AI is the new normal

Top threats include narrative attacks leveraging disinformation, deepfakes, AI software supply chain exploits and nation-state espionage.Read More

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OpenAI licenses Financial Times’ content for ChatGPT

OpenAI also partnered with Associated Press, German media company Axel Springer, and the American Journalism Project to improve its AI models.Read More

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Jackbox Games grows up with Naughty Pack

Jackbox Games announced its next title during today's ID@Xbox showcase, and it's targeting a more specific audience.Read More

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GitHub previews Copilot Workspace, an AI developer environment to turn ideas into software

What you need to know about GitHub Copilot Workspace, the new AI-powered developer environment helping developers turn ideas into code.Read More

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Cinereach announces Just Play: A game jam for climate futures

Cinereach, the media incubator and production company, announced Just Play: A game jam for climate futures.Read More

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Microsoft deputy CISO says gen AI can give organizations the upper hand

Microsoft CISO talks about the potential of generative AI to shift the cybersecurity balance during the Atlanta stop of the AI Impact Tour.Read More

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Google’s DeepMind creates ‘Gecko’, a rigorous new standard for testing AI image generators

Google DeepMind's Gecko benchmark reveals flaws in current text-to-image AI evaluation methods, introducing a rigorous new standard with 100,000+ human ratings.Read More

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Fortanix launches Key Insight to help enterprises manage cryptographic security risks

Fortanix launches Key Insight, a new product designed to enhance cryptographic security management across multi-cloud environments, addressing data exposure risks and preparing enterprises for the quantum computing era.Read More

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Web3 game startup GFAL raises $3.3M from Supercell and Mitch Lasky

Web3 game startup GFAL has raised $3.2 million in a seed funding round from investors including Supercell and Mitch Lasky among others. Barcelona-based GFAL has done a soft launch of its mobile game Elemental Raiders and it is steadily growing the Web3 game’s audience. The $3.2 million seed funding round adds to the $4.4 million in capital GF…Read ...

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Dubai is pumping $35 billion into building what it says will be the world's biggest airport

The Al Maktoum International Airport is designed with 400 aircraft gates and five runways. X/Shiekh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai wants to build a $35 billion airport with 400 gates and five runways in the next 10 years.The emirate says the facility's capacity will hit 260 million passengers, the most in the world by far.It's the centerpiece...

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China is gunning for the chief scientist of its COVID vaccine project, accusing him of 'serious discipline and law violations'

Yang Xiaoming speaks during 2020 Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum on September 18, 2020 in Beijing, China. Hou Yu/China News Service via Getty Images The chief scientist of China's COVID vaccine project was kicked from the National People's Congress.Yang Xiaoming, 62, is accused of "serious discipline and law violations," a phrase alluding to corruption.Ya...

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Everyone is visiting Japan. An extended currency slump means the tourists will just keep coming.

Rasmus Jurkatam/Getty Images Japan's weak currency is boosting tourism, with a record-breaking 3.1 million visitors in March.The devalued yen is encouraging tourists to spend more on luxury goods.The currency is negatively impacting outbound travel, with more Japanese tourists staying in the country. Japan is a beloved tourist spot. A weak currency...

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Rita Moreno says her only daughter has helped her cope with aging: '92 is not easy in many ways'

Rita Moreno and her daughter, Fernanda Luisa Gordon. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Rita Moreno, 92, says her daughter helps her cope with the difficulties of aging.Moreno told People she needs her daughter's wisdom "more often than you might think."About one in five Americans will be 65 or older by 2040, per the Urban Institute. Rita Moreno, 92, says ...

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China is gradually amping up its military aggression in a 'boiling frog' strategy, US Indo-Pacific commander says

Chinese troops develop a combat formation during a live-fire drill at sea in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China, Aug. 8, 2023. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images US Adm. John Aquilino said China is gradually getting bolder and acting more dangerously.In an interview with FT, the INDOPACOM chief described the strategy as a 'boiling frog' tactic.As ...

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Match Group CEO says he has empathy for victims of romance scams but 'things happen in life'

Match Group CEO Bernard Kim said "thing happen in life" of people who fall victim to romance scams. Getty Images Romance scams are rising on dating apps, costing Americans over $650 million in 2022.Match Group's CEO expressed empathy for victims, but said "things happen in life."An FTC lawsuit alleges up to 30% of daily Match.com sign ups are users...

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I took a 75% pay cut to ditch law for tech. The switch paid off and got me to Google.

Zubin Pratap restarted his career at 38 after realizing he was passionate about tech. Zubin Pratap Zubin Pratap, a former lawyer, decided to transition to the tech industry at 38 years old.He landed his first tech job by networking and shortlisting best-fit employers.Though he worked at Google, he said his big break was a small startup that took a ...

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Apr
28

DeSantis makes nice with Trump in Miami: reports

Ron DeSantis (left) and Donald Trump (right). Jim Vondruska via Getty Images Reports say Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis met in Florida to discuss the former president's campaign.DeSantis decided to help Trump boost his fundraising efforts, The Washington Post reported.Florida real estate developer Steve Witkoff orchestrated the meeting, the Post rep...

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