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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI’s hallucination problem fixable?
Anthropic, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and other major developers of AI systems known as large language models say they're working to make them more truthful. How long that will take remains to be seen.
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
It's the first time the EU has told a tech giant that it must split up key parts of its business over violations of its strict antitrust laws.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2023
Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in ISIS terror case
The justices seemed concerned about upending the internet in their interpretation of a 1996 law that shields Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their sites by others.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2023
Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech industry layoffs widen
Google became the latest tech company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392 million
The settlement is a historic win for consumers, and the largest multistate settlement in U.S. history dealing with privacy.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It's not.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda
After the European Union's president called for a ban on Russian state media, a wave of tech companies blocked the channels from their platforms.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
The company says the new policy will also apply to YouTube, which last week announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2021
Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity
Members are pushing for change without traditional collective bargaining rights.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Senators give social media CEOs an earful – and warn of new limits
The chief executives of Twitter, Facebook and Google promise to take needed measures as Republicans accuse them of anti-conservative bias and Democrats criticize hate speech and misinformation.
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