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The announcement of the social media app 'Threads' is displayed in Apple's US App Store seen on the screen of a smartphone in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter in a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. A listing for the app, called Threads, appeared on Apple’s App Store, indicating it would debut as early as Thursday. (Christoph Dernbach/dpa via AP)

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Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads
By KELVIN CHAN - AP Business Writer
Tue,07/04/23-5:21AM , 580 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.
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Twitter, now X. Corp, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses before his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, May 15, 2023, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. A top European Union official is visiting Silicon Valley to oversee “stress tests” for Twitter before the bloc’s tough new digital rules take effect. Thierry Breton, who oversees digital policy, is the EU’s point person working to get Big Tech companies in line for the Digital Services Act, which kicks in Aug. 25. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File)

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Is Twitter ready for Europe's new Big Tech rules? EU official says it has work to do
By KELVIN CHAN - AP Business Writer
Thu,06/22/23-11:27PM , 268 Reads
Twitter needs to do more work to fall in line with the European Union's tough new digital rulebook, a top EU official said after overseeing a “stress test” of the company's systems in Silicon Valley.
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The ChatGPT app is seen on an iPhone in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Authorities worldwide are racing to rein in artificial intelligence, including in the European Union, where groundbreaking legislation is set to pass a key hurdle. European Parliament lawmakers are due to vote Wednesday, June 14 on the proposal, along with controversial facial recognition amendments. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

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How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
By KELVIN CHAN - AP Business Writer
Wed,06/14/23-1:14AM , 249 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in AI.
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European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova addresses the plenary at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, March 25, 2021. The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said Monday. (Yves Herman, Pool via AP, File)

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Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation
By KELVIN CHAN - AP Business Writer
Mon,06/05/23-7:53AM , 296 Reads
LONDON (AP) — The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top offi
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