Technology

Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act
Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act
by  AFP

The world's biggest digital companies will be forced to comply from Thursday with strict EU rules that Brussels hopes will make the online market fairer for all. Failure to comply with the DMA could carry fines in the billions of dollars -- big enough even for the world's biggest company by market value to pay attention.

Supercharged EU armed - at last - to take on tech titans
Supercharged EU armed - at last - to take on tech titans
by  AFP

Clamping down harder and faster on abuses of power by the world's biggest digital companies: such is the promise of the European Union's new legal arsenal, which comes into full force from Thursday. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) marks a revolution in competition law, with the power to transform how the world's biggest players behave online.

Ex-Twitter execs sue Musk for unpaid severance
Ex-Twitter execs sue Musk for unpaid severance
by  AFP

Former top executives of Twitter sued Elon Musk on Monday saying he has failed to pay them nearly $130 million after the billionaire took over the social media company and dismissed them.

ChatGPT-rival Anthropic releases more powerful AI
ChatGPT-rival Anthropic releases more powerful AI
by  AFP

Anthropic, a major player in generative artificial intelligence, announced new models to fuel its Claude chatbot, the company said on Monday, as ChatGPT faces more rivals. The company has made its hallmark to release AI models that seek to impose stricter guardrails than those behind ChatGPT and other chatbot rivals.

Conspiracy theories gain new life as US campaign unfolds
Conspiracy theories gain new life as US campaign unfolds
by  AFP

In this week's "Super Tuesday" primaries, security guards will monitor the back door at one Shasta County polling precinct -- a sign of the high political tensions in rural northern California. This rural northern California area mirrors the forces fracturing America ever since Donald Trump falsely asserted that the 2020 election was stolen from him.