Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social media, a judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday.Judge James Boasberg largely denied Meta’s motion to end the case filed against Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate nascent threats instead of competing on its own in the mobile ecosystem, the FTC claims.Boasberg…
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Bringing Up Bates star Kelly Jo Bates continues to keep fans in touch about her family since the cancellation of their reality show in 2021. The 58-year-old mom is usually the one who shares updates about her younger children who still live with her. One of her latest updates was about Callie receiving a very important item from her grandmother, Mama Jane. Keep reading to see what it was. Bringing Up Bates: How’s Callie Bates Today? Callie is the seventeenth child of Gil and Kelly Jo. Unfortunately, she has yet to have her own social media account due to her…
LISBON, Portugal — Tech giants are increasingly investing in the development of so-called “sovereign” artificial intelligence models as they seek to boost competitiveness by focusing more on local infrastructure.Data sovereignty refers to the idea that people’s data should be stored on infrastructure within the country or continent they reside in.”Sovereign AI is a relatively new term that’s emerged in the last year or so,” Chris Gow, IT networking giant Cisco’s Brussels-based EU public policy lead, told CNBC.Currently, many of the biggest large language models (LLMs), like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude, use data centers based in the U.S. to store data and…
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty ImagesDisney will report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday, and Wall Street will be paying close attention to the state of its streaming and theme parks businesses. Investors will also be listening for any details on the search for CEO Bob Iger’s successor.Here is what Wall Street expects Disney to report on Thursday, according to analysts polled by…
Devon Sawa is ready to pass the torch after starring in the teen horror-comedy movie Idle Hands. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Tuesday that Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk have been hired to write an updated version of the film for Sony Pictures. Jason Reitman is serving as a producer, alongside Team Todd’s Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd. A director has not yet been announced. Sawa, who played the lead role in the 1999 original, took to social media to offer his blessing. “I mean if anyone’s gonna do it, better be them two fine lads,” he wrote. “Good luck fellas.”…
Wednesday has added a major star to its cast for season two: Lady Gaga. Per a report from Entertainment Weekly, Gaga has officially been cast in the hit Netflix series’ highly anticipated second season. Lady Gaga is reported to have already begun filming for the show in Europe. However, it is currently unknown what role Gaga will play and just how extensive her role in season two will be. Lady Gaga attends the “Joker Folie à Deux” photocall on September 26, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) Lady Gaga’s addition to the Wednesday ranks comes after series…
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 4, 2024. Jonathan Drake | ReutersPresident-Elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, arguably the world’s most important diplomat, could change the dial when it comes to the U.S.’ relationship with both its enemies and its allies.Rubio, considered a foreign policy hawk, has been intensely critical of China and Iran, which are considered the U.S.’ top economic and geopolitical adversaries, but has also been ambivalent about ongoing support…
Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar Meghna and Rani used to be best friends. They’re not anymore, and Meghna is tired of being compared to her former perfect, do-no-wrong, brilliant former bestie Rani. Rani, on the other hand, is over having no agency in her own life. All Rani wants this year is to do well at the Young Scientist Exhibition. But soon, Meghna and Rani realize that both of them are being played by Zak. Instead of it amping up their frenemy relationship though, the girls team up to take him down. They’re going to work together on…
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Baidu unveiled its Xiaodu AI Glasses in China on Tuesday. The Chinese tech giant introduced the AI-integrated smart glasses in China and it is reportedly equipped with an AI assistant that can perform several tasks for users. The Xiaodu AI Glasses are said to weigh 45g and feature a 16-megapixel ultrawide camera along with a four-microphone array. Baidu has used its native large language models (LLMs) for the wearable device, and pricing for the Xiaodu AI glasses is yet to be announced.Baidu’s Xiaodu AI Glasses UnveiledAt the 2024 Baidu World Conference, the tech giant unveiled the Xiaodu AI glasses (via Gizmochina) which…
A Wheel of Fortune contestant pulled a clever stunt on America before his big win on Tuesday, November 12’s episode. While players usually crack their bonus puzzle when they get their additional letters, this savvy solver was seemingly aware of the answer from the get-go, using the extra leeway for a little hat trick. Brandon Shields, a Marine Corps veteran from Wilmington, Delaware, who invited Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White to try the pulled pork recipe he mastered while in service (hopefully with a round of sausage), won the game. With $22,400 in cash and a trip to St. Maarten,…
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2023.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesSpecial counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to pause proceedings in his effort to overturn a judge’s decision to dismiss the criminal classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump and two other defendants.Smith’s request cited Trump’s election last week to a second term in the White House.On Friday, the special counsel cited that same reason in asking a federal judge in Washington, D.C., for a pause in proceedings…
Pictured here is an AI-generated clip from Vidu’s website. The tool can create videos from text or image prompts.Evelyn Cheng | CNBCBEIJING — Beijing-based Shengshu Technology on Wednesday said that its artificial intelligence-powered text-to-video tool Vidu will now be able to generate videos by combining images.Vidu already allows users worldwide to create 8-second clips based on written prompts. While OpenAI — the maker of ChatGPT — in February revealed that its AI model Sora could generate one-minute videos from text, it has yet to release that publicly.Vidu’s new AI feature can combine three pictures — such as a shirt, person…
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(Left) Natalie Portman. (Right) Jenna Ortega attends the world premiere of Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ on November 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix.Preview:Jenna Ortega and Natalie Portman are in talks to star in ‘The Gallerist.’Cathy Yan co-wrote and would direct the movie.It’ll follow an art gallery owner with a desperate plan.While not every movie that Jenna Ortega has appeared in since ‘Wednesday’ helped her profile skyrocket has been a winner, you just know that any filmmaker would be happy to have her even consider appearing in their work.‘Birds of Prey’s Cathy Yan must be feeling…
School of Song, the online platform offering songwriting and community workshops with famed musicians, has announced that Brian Eno will host their January program. The workshop includes four lectures, hour-long Q&As, and a live in-class writing exercise, with topics ranging from Oblique Strategies to Avant Gardening and beyond. The program costs $160 and the registration deadline is January 4.The description for Brian Eno’s School of Song course promises that he will guide students through his relationship to the creative process by sharing techniques and practices he’s developed throughout his career. “I’m looking forward to the chance to properly articulate some…
Republicans elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be the Senate majority leader on Wednesday.Thune defeated Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the GOP caucus. Thune is McConnell’s current lieutenant, and Cornyn previously held that post.Republicans are set to hold the majority in the Senate for the next two years, starting in early January. Democrats currently hold majority control of the chamber. President-elect Donald Trump did not endorse a candidate in the contest for majority leader, but has long criticized McConnell, the Kentucky lawmaker who announced…
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World by Parmy Olson “A clear and compelling read about one of the most consequential races in the world — the invention of artificial general intelligence — filled with surprising and juicy details about the powerful men at the heart of it. The deep research in Supremacy reveals startling news and facts as yet unreported about two of the world’s most scrutinized companies,” says Madhumita Murgia, AI editor of the Financial Times and author of Code Dependent. By now, the whole world has heard about AI and ChatGPT — many…