WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized safeguards for artificial intelligence to one more focused on eliminating red tape. That’s a promising prospect for some investors while creating uncertainty about the future of any guardrails on the technology, especially around the use of AI deepfakes in elections and…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other countries are preparing for prime time. The Black Friday bargain bonanza still reigns as the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season even if it’s lost some luster. In the U.S., analysts envision a solid holiday…… MORE
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its services and pay a penalty. The Competition Bureau says that such action is necessary because an investigation it conducted into Google found that the company…… MORE
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The visit brought together the Facebook founder and the former president who was once banned from that social network. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump’s second term,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Blackrock, State Street, and Vanguard for anti-competitive trade practices. According to the Attorney General, the three asset managers acquired substantial stockholdings in every significant publicly held coal producer in the U-S in order to control the policies of the coal companies. Paxton is accusing…… MORE