Amazon to win unconditional EU nod for iRobot deal  | Reuters News Agency

Amazon to win unconditional EU nod for iRobot deal  | Reuters News Agency

EconomyTechnology 23 November 2023, 1:46 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Amazon (AMZN.O) is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot (IRBT.O). Antitrust enforcers around the world have stepped up scrutiny of Big Tech acquiring smaller rivals, concerned about the accumulation of troves of data by a…

Amazon to win unconditional EU nod for iRobot deal  | Reuters News Agency

Amazon to win unconditional EU nod for iRobot deal  | Reuters News Agency

EconomyTechnology 23 November 2023, 1:46 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Amazon (AMZN.O) is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot (IRBT.O). Antitrust enforcers around the world have stepped up scrutiny of Big Tech acquiring smaller rivals, concerned about the accumulation of troves of data by a…

OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster  | Reuters News Agency

OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster  | Reuters News Agency

Technology 23 November 2023, 12:39 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported a key development ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s abrupt firing involving a key AI breakthrough. The news of researchers writing a letter the board of directors warning of the development that could be a step closer to Artificial General Intelligence that mimics the…

Ducks fall to Canadiens, extending their losing streak to four games

Ducks fall to Canadiens, extending their losing streak to four games

Alex Newhook scored with 3:20 remaining for his second goal of the game, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ducks 4-3 Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Kaiden Guhle and Mike Matheson also scored, Sam Montembeault made 30 saves, and the Canadiens won on the road for the second time in six games….

The electronic noses designed to prevent food poisoning

The electronic noses designed to prevent food poisoning

Common types of potentially deadly foodborne bacteria are salmonella and E. Coli. Both of these have their own “electronic personality”, says Prof Raz Jelinek, the co-developer of an e-nose called Sensifi, and a professor of chemistry at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, in Israel. “They have their own electrical signal.”

Five days of chaos: What just happened at OpenAI?

Five days of chaos: What just happened at OpenAI?

Nearly as quickly as he left, Sam Altman is back. Following his abrupt and still largely unexplained firing from the influential artificial intelligence developer OpenAI on Friday, the 38-year-old technology entrepreneur will now return to the firm behind ChatGPT and other popular AI programs. The once and future chief executive will answer to a different…

Medieval Times Retaliated Against Worker Who Raised Concerns About Sexual Assault: Feds

Medieval Times Retaliated Against Worker Who Raised Concerns About Sexual Assault: Feds

Federal labor prosecutors have accused Medieval Times of retaliating against a worker who raised concerns about working conditions, including “the sexual assault of employees by customers,” according to a new complaint obtained by HuffPost. A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board in Illinois issued the complaint against the dinner theater chain Monday. It…

With OpenAI in chaos, the tech recruiting feeding frenzy is on

With OpenAI in chaos, the tech recruiting feeding frenzy is on

For OpenAI, which has become the face of the booming AI industry thanks to popular consumer products such as ChatGPT and DALL-E, the last few days have been a crisis with no clear end in sight. But for competitors in the frothy AI sector, it’s an opportunity. More than 700 employees at the artificial intelligence…

IRS delays tax reporting rule change for business payments on apps such as Venmo and PayPal

IRS delays tax reporting rule change for business payments on apps such as Venmo and PayPal

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters If you received business payments via apps such as PayPal or Venmo or e-commerce companies such as eBay, Etsy or Poshmark in 2023, your tax return may now be a little less complicated. The IRS announced Tuesday that 2023 would…