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Apple faces pressure to deliver on AI at developer conference
Apple faces pressure to deliver on AI at developer conference

Apple is expected to make the case next week that it is not being left behind as tech world rivals blaze ahead with artificial intelligence. Since Apple makes most of its money from selling iPhones and other hardware, AI integrations will likely focus on its devices and services working more seamlessly together, said Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi.

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Disney beats forecasts as streaming struggles improve
Disney beats forecasts as streaming struggles improve
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Disney on Wednesday reported higher than expected profit in the final three months of last year as it strives to adapt to a shift from television to streaming. Disney’s direct-to-consumer business, of which Disney+ is part, lost a less than expected $138 million in the last quarter of last year, compared with a loss of $984 million 12 months earlier.

EU agrees first law combatting violence against women
EU agrees first law combatting violence against women
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EU member countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on Tuesday on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women, the European Parliament and officials said. "It's a clear message across the union that we take violence against women seriously," EU lawmaker Frances Fitzgerald told reporters in Strasbourg after the announcement.

Meta wants industry-wide labels for AI-made images
Meta wants industry-wide labels for AI-made images
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Meta on Tuesday said it is working with other tech firms on standards that will let it better detect and label artificial intelligence-generated images shared with its billions of users. This will be done with companies Meta already works with on AI standards, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Midjourney and other firms involved in the fierce race to lead the nascent sector, Clegg said.

Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape
Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape
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Europe's CERN laboratory revealed more details Monday about its plans for a huge new particle accelerator that would dwarf the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ramping up efforts to uncover the underlying secrets of the universe. Running under France and Switzerland, it would be more than triple the length of CERN's LHC, currently the largest and most powerful particle accelerator.

UK trial opens into bitcoin 'inventor' claims
UK trial opens into bitcoin 'inventor' claims
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The trial of Craig Wright began in London on Monday, seeking to determine whether the Australian computer scientist invented bitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency. The enigmatic programmer describes himself as "Creator of Bitcoin" on social media platform X. "I conceived bitcoin, and I unveiled it to the world," he wrote last month in a posting on X, formerly known as Twitter.