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.
Social media will continue to rapidly evolve in the next year with a new regulatory landscape, in light of new research on how it affects emotions, the rise of newcomers like TikTok, and a new era of commerce.
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Tesla unveiled its first China-made electric vehicles for purchase Monday. Despite hitting this milestone, the company’s stock sunk on speculation the company will miss 2019 delivery expectations when Q4 numbers are released.
A look at the events that are sure to make the market move next week — the final week of 2019!
Kevin Tan, CEO of the food ordering app Snackpass, talked to Cheddar about plans to expand to more college campuses and cities as well.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
the singular success of Tesla ($TSLA) – and the Model 3 in particular – may spell trouble for the EV sector, at least in the short term. While sales of electric vehicles in the U.S.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, December 27, 2019.
Scott Wolfe, CEO of Levelset, says that money will be going toward research and development to ultimately help streamline the payment process and allow contractors to easily stay in compliance.
Satya Nadella is the CEO of the World's Most Valuable company and was named Fortune's Businessman of the year.
