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Will Uppington Contributor Share on Twitter Will Uppington is the CEO and co-founder of TruEra. The European Commission announced first-of-its-kind legislation regulating the use of artificial intelligence in April. This unleashed criticism that the regulations could slow AI innovation, hamstringing Europe in its competition with the U.S. and China for leadership in AI. For example, […]

Apple is making a change to its App Store by returning the “Report a Problem” link to App Store product pages across iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey devices. The link offers an easy way for users to report issues they’re having with an app, including whether it contains offensive or illegal content, or […]

October 6, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jonathan Kanter, the third of three progressives named to top U.S. antitrust posts by President Joe Biden, pledged on Wednesday to enforce antitrust law in agriculture, pharmaceutical prices and the labor market, as well as in Big Tech. Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee did not focus on the […]

October 6, 2021 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said it was a mistake to fly to the West Coast last week on holiday on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honoring the lost children and survivors of indigenous schools. Trudeau flew to Tofino (https://ift.tt/3adY4Pa), […]

October 6, 2021 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will place unvaccinated federal employees on unpaid leave and require COVID-19 shots for air, train and ship passengers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday as he unveiled one of the world’s strictest vaccine mandate policies. Federal employees will be required to declare their full vaccination […]

October 6, 2021 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare cardiovascular side effects. The Swedish health agency said it would pause using the shot for people born in 1991 and later as data pointed to […]

For the last decade, battery chemistry company Sila has been working to replace the graphite anode in lithium-ion batteries with silicon, a material that’s easier to come by, more environmentally friendly and allows for a battery cell that’s denser and cheaper. In September, the company shipped its first commercial product with Whoop wearables. Now, Sila […]

October 6, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nasdaq Inc Chief Executive Adena Friedman said on Wednesday that an extended delay in raising the U.S. debt limit would cause markets to react “very, very negatively.” During a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and business officials at the White House on Wednesday, she said, “We urge action […]

October 6, 2021 MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis’ Alfa Romeo will roll out a new model each year to 2026, starting with Tonale’s SUV next year, the brand’s head Jean-Philippe Imparato said on Wednesday. Stellantis, the world’s fourth largest carmaker, formed earlier this year though the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA, has pooled its […]

October 6, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that differences with Britain were getting bigger and it was up to London to provide proposals to improve relations between the two allies. “It must be noted that the differences are strong and that they are gradually worsening,” Jean-Yves Le Drian said in […]

October 6, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain dropped its advice against all but essential travel for 32 countries and territories on Wednesday as it continued to simplify its coronavirus travel regime after progress in fighting COVID-19 across the world. The change will allow people to travel more easily to destinations such as Algeria, Malaysia and […]

October 6, 2021 By John Revill and Ryan Woo ZURICH/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi began talks in Switzerland on Wednesday, in a bid to improve communication despite a deepening strategic rivalry and tensions over hotspots including Taiwan. A source close to the Zurich talks told […]

October 6, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, said on Wednesday his office would look into allegations that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani took millions of dollars with him when he left the country in August. Ghani has said (https://ift.tt/3Bhx7G8) he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied […]

October 6, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – OECD chief Mathias Cormann said on Wednesday that he was optimistic that a global corporate tax overhaul could be finalised in time for a G20 summit at the end of this month. “Today I am quietly optimistic that in time for the G20 leaders summit that we will be […]

October 6, 2021 By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden summoned bank and business leaders to White House talks on Wednesday, part of a strategy to pressure Republicans in Congress to vote for a debt ceiling increase. The White House said leaders of JPMorgan Chase & Co, Intel Corp, Citigroup, […]

October 6, 2021 (Adds TV) By Maggie Fick and Aaron Ross NAIROBI (Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually. The WHO recommendation is for […]

October 6, 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer continued his rounds of apologies on Wednesday, this time addressing his team about his behavior in Ohio last week. NFL Network characterized Meyer as “honest and pretty forthright” as he talked to the players, adding he “expressed remorse and asked for forgiveness.” Meyer has been under fire […]

October 6, 2021 (This October 5 story has been corrected to attribute the investment total of $21 bln to the World Bank Group, not IFC in paragraph 10) By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change is “the greatest commercial opportunity” facing the world, but more needs to be done to boost private sector investment […]

October 6, 2021 (Reuters) -Facebook Inc has slowed down the rollout of new products in recent days, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Executives at the social media company have also put a hold on some work on existing products, the report said. (https://on.wsj.com/3uQEbXF) Facebook did not immediately […]

October 6, 2021 (Reuters) – Soaring energy prices caused alarm among European leaders and sent shivers through global markets on Wednesday, raising concerns of a winter fuel crisis that could play into the hands of gas-rich Russia. U.S. oil prices briefly touched their highest in almost seven years and natural gas prices were at record […]