BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – While tradition calls for fun at the 4th of July Pet Parade, precautions are necessary for pets and people. The Humane Society of Central Oregon wants parade participants’ pets to remain healthy and safe, especially with predicted high temperature. Everyone is welcome to participate in the Pet Parade. Organizers ask that your pet
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Twitter appears to be restricting access to its platform for anyone not logged into an account. People without a Twitter account or who weren’t logged in used to be able to scroll the platform’s homepage and view public accounts and tweets. But as of this week, when
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Meet Aspen, a sweet, friendly and playful 2-year-old black Lab just waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center for a new family to play fetch with.
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Niantic, the creator of hit mobile game Pokemon Go, announced it is laying off 230 employees and reorganizing its business as it grapples with new macroeconomic uncertainty. In a letter to staff announcing the job cuts, Niantic CEO John Hanke said the company is taking other significant
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC confirmed Friday that one of its hardware suppliers was hacked and had data stolen from it, but said the incident had no impact on business operations. Confirmation of the breach came after Russian-speaking cybercriminals claimed TSMC as a victim on Thursday and demanded an extraordinary
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Dortmund, Germany (CNN) — Dozens of Europe’s top business leaders have pushed back on the European Union’s proposed legislation on artificial intelligence, warning that it could hurt the bloc’s competitiveness and spur an exodus of investment. In an open letter sent to EU lawmakers Friday, C-suite executives from companies including Siemens
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Microsoft on Tuesday announced a more secure version of its AI-powered Bing specifically for businesses and designed to assure professionals they can safely share potentially sensitive information with a chatbot. With Bing Chat Enterprise, the user’s chat data will not be saved, sent to Microsoft’s servers
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple’s stock ended trading Friday valued at $3 trillion, the only company ever to reach that milestone. It has been riding a Big Tech stock wave that has given the Nasdaq its best first half gain in 40 years. Shares of Apple rose more
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Dylan Mulvaney on Thursday broke her silence about the fallout that occurred after the trans influencer made two Instagram posts sponsored by Bud Light earlier this year. Bud Light’s sponsorship of an April 1 Instagram post by Mulvaney set off a firestorm of anti-trans backlash and
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Dylan Mulvaney on Thursday broke her silence about the fallout that occurred after the trans influencer made two Instagram posts sponsored by Bud Light earlier this year. Bud Light’s sponsorship of an April 1 Instagram post by Mulvaney set off a firestorm of anti-trans backlash and calls
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Snap said Thursday that it has garnered more than 4 million paying customers for its subscription service Snapchat+. The news comes on the one-year anniversary of Snap launching the service on its flagship platform, Snapchat, and shows how it is finding some early success in getting users
Continue ReadingCNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — As Silicon Valley and beyond is gripped by the fervor of artificial intelligence, Melinda French Gates is raising the alarm that more women must be involved in developing these tech tools. The philanthropist and longtime advocate for women and girls said she is “very nervous” about
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — As Silicon Valley and beyond is gripped by the fervor of artificial intelligence, Melinda French Gates is raising the alarm that more women must be involved in developing these tech tools. The philanthropist and longtime advocate for women and girls said she is “very nervous” about how
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — As demand for greater transparency in artificial intelligence mounts, Meta released tools and information Thursday aimed at helping users understand how AI influences what they see on its apps. The social media giant introduced nearly two dozen explainers focused on various features of its platforms, such as Instagram
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Nvidia warned Wednesday that if the United States imposes new restrictions on the export of AI chips to China, it would result in a “permanent loss of opportunities” for US industry. The company’s chief financial officer, Colette Kress, said she didn’t anticipate any “immediate material impact” but
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It’s tough to beat this lot! Great photos of your pets, as always! See plenty more and submit your own, here: https://ktvz.com/play/2023/01/03/pet-pics-2023-presented-by-east-bend-animal-hospital/
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI, the company behind the viral ChatGPT tool, has been hit with a lawsuit alleging the company stole and misappropriated vast swaths of peoples’ data from the internet to train its AI tools. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed Wednesday in a California federal court, claims that OpenAI secretly
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A high-profile lawsuit brought by TikTok users and creators last month challenging Montana’s statewide ban against the short-form video app is being funded by the social media giant itself, the company told CNN on Wednesday. TikTok has been covering legal fees for the group of five TikTok creators, said
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta is adding new safeguards and monitoring tools for teens across its social platforms: parental controls on Messenger, suggestions for teens to step away from Facebook after 20 minutes, and nudges urging young night-owl Instagrammers to stop scrolling. The features announced Tuesday come as Meta
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta is adding new safeguards and monitoring tools for teens across its social platforms: parental controls on Messenger, suggestions for teens to step away from Facebook after 20 minutes, and nudges urging young night-owl Instagrammers to stop scrolling. The features announced Tuesday come as Meta (META)
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