Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

MIAMI, Okla. — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri….

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Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

LONDON — The European Union’s top court said Friday that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising…

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Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news if a law passes forcing it to pay for content

Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news if a law passes forcing it to pay for content

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a…

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Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake

Collapse of national security elites’ cyber firm leaves bitter wake

WASHINGTON — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked with elite members of the U.S. intelligence establishment, IronNet…

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Google's search engine's latest AI injection will answer voiced questions about images

Google’s search engine’s latest AI injection will answer voiced questions about images

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results,…

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Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera

Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera

Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on…

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In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women's lives and deepens gender conflict

In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender conflict

SEOUL, South Korea — Three years after the 30-year-old South Korean woman received a barrage of online fake images that depicted her nude, she is still being treated for trauma….

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots

ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots

OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture…

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Toyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million

Toyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million

Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground. Toyota’s investment…

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Tesla's global deliveries rose in Q3, first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker

Tesla’s global deliveries rose in Q3, first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker

Low interest financing, sweet lease deals and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker Low interest financing,…

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