EU AI LAW
With concerns about misinformation spreading online, European Union officials want to more closely regulate artificial intelligence, and they're asking the world's biggest tech companies for help. In mid-May, the EU passed a law that would regulate how companies create and train their artificial intelligence tools, but those laws won't go into effect for years. In the meantime, officials are asking companies like Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft to immediately begin labeling all AI-generated content, and for services that already incorporate AI, like Google's Bard, to safeguard against "malicious actors" who could attempt to spread harmful or false information.
MICROSOFT OUTAGES
Thousands of users on Monday reported not being able to access their emails through Microsoft Outlook on both the web and Outlook app. Other Microsoft 365 services, such as Teams, SharePoint, and One Drive, were also affected. By mid-afternoon on the East Coast, Microsoft confirmed on its customer service Twitter account that the issue should be resolved. The company did not explain what was behind the outage.
Easy Aerial CEO and co-founder Ido Gur talked to Cheddar about giving police a "bird's eye view" of the Hard Rock Stadium parking lot this Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers square off.
The vehicle, set to make its debut this May, promises to be a sharp departure from the lumbering Hummer H1, H2, and H3, which were discontinued last decade amid soaring prices at the pump and sinking prices in General Motors stock.
The results reflect a year of heavy investment for the company as it expanded customer benefits like one-day delivery and sought out larger clients for its profitable cloud computing business.
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is stepping down after nearly 40 years with the computing giant and eight years at its helm. The company said Thursday that Arvind Krishna will take over as CEO starting April 6
The company has promoted its Tax Pro Go option, which allows customers to upload their tax documents digitally and leave the rest to a trained tax professional.
The move by UPS represents a $440 million investment over the next five years, and it is part of the delivery service's minority stake in Arrival, which it purchased at an undisclosed sum.
The company reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $11.6 billion, up 36% from the same period last year. Net income of $1.51 per share beat Wall Street expectations.
The Palo Alto, California, company said it made a net profit of $105 million from October through December, or 58 cents per share but still posted an annual loss of $862 million.
Despite beating the Street's expectations, Facebook shares went down more than 7 percent in after-hours trading. While the company is still growing, the numbers could signify a slowdown ahead with more digital advertising platforms entering the market as well as looming regulation.
Aircraft surveillance company Aireon is riding the wave of adoption of the satellite ADS-B surveillance network to replace radar in its role of air traffic control.
