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Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law
President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, enacting a bill that will criminalize the distribution of nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) — including AI deepfakes — and require social media platforms to promptly remove them when notified. The bill sailed through both chambers of Congress with several tech companies, parent and youth advocates, and first lady Melania…
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Act fast! 7 last-minute Mother’s Day gifts with same-day delivery or in-store pickup
Mother’s Day is here and if you’re scrambling for a last-minute gift, don’t panic. A handful of retailers are offering gifts with same-day delivery or in-store pickup, whereas other items can arrive instantly via e-mail. There’s only one catch — you need to act now. That means no more procrastinating. If you’re a Prime member, Amazon has the widest number…
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Inflation Reduction Act Electric Appliance Rebates
That’s great news for anyone thinking about making the switch from gas to electric cooking. “There’s this big misconception that electric ranges don’t cook as well as gas,” says Shanika Whitehurst, CR’s associate director of product sustainability on the research and testing team. “But the technology has improved to the point where electric and especially induction ranges and cooktops cook…
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Brussels fines Apple and Meta for noncompliance with the Digital Markets Act – Computerworld
The European Commission (EC) has just imposed the first two fines for noncompliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). After more than a year of investigation, it has imposed fines of €500 million on Apple and €200 million on Meta. In the first case, the agency says that the iPhone manufacturer imposed restrictions on application developers to inform customers about…
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Enterprises face delicate balancing act with data center sustainability goals
High energy consumption, raw material requirements, and physical space constraints are holding back data center sustainability efforts, according to new research from Seagate. With Goldman Sachs Research forecasting that global power demand from data centers will increase by as much as 165% from 2023 to 2030, energy usage is now a top concern for 53.5% of business leaders. Seagate’s Decarbonizing…
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Trump launches new office to oversee CHIPS Act, boost semiconductor investments – Computerworld
In a letter today, nearly two-dozen lawmakers bemoaned the firings of 70 probationary employees at NIST and the ongoing reduction-in-force efforts by the Trump Administration that could target additional probationary scientists, postdoctoral researchers, and other staff authorized by the CHIPS Act. The letter from 22 members of the US House of Representatives to US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said…
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Organizations urged to act fast after GitHub Action supply chain attack
More than 20,000 organizations may be at risk following a supply chain attack affecting tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action. GitHub Actions is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service that enables developers to automate software builds and tests. Workflows are triggered by specific events, for example when new code is committed to the repository. Used in more than 23,000 repositories, tj-actions/changed-files…
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iDEAL Semiconductor CEO decries CHIPS Act loss, warns of tech talent gap – Computerworld
“But the other thing that people haven’t talked about is the fact that we have an aging semiconductor workforce in the United States, and that has to be replaced if we literally, want to lead and innovate. And so, not only is it true that we’re trying to expand, which requires more people, [but] that in turn creates great career…
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Trump calls CHIPS Act ‘horrible,’ wants to defund it – Computerworld
Robert Maire, president of consulting firm Semiconductor Advisors, wrote in a blog post that the plan to cut NIST staff isn’t “bluff or negotiation tactic.” Instead, the layoffs signal a complete shift in direction under Trump, he said. “Trump made it clear over the last few days that he will institute 25% tariffs on imported semiconductor devices, so [it’s] obvious that strategy…
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US intensifies scrutiny of the EU’s Digital Markets Act
In a significant escalation of transatlantic tensions over tech regulation, US House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has demanded clarification from the EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera regarding the enforcement of the EU’s digital marketplace rules, citing concerns about potential discrimination against American companies. The move comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s recent memorandum announcing heightened scrutiny of the…
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