Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer in December to sell existing shares at a price of $135 per share, two sources familiar with the matter said. The tender offer would value SpaceX at more than $250 billion, according to the sources. Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-preparing-launch-tender-offer-dec-135share-ft-reports-2024-11-15/

On Thursday, the European Union published its first draft of a Code of Practice for general purpose AI (GPAI) models. The document, which won’t be finalized until May, lays out guidelines for managing risks — and giving companies a blueprint to comply and avoid hefty penalties. Source:

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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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African governments should give fibre optic cables greater protection from attacks and harmonize policies around layouts to encourage the development of tech infrastructure, a Google executive said on Thursday. https://www.reuters.com/technology/fibre-optic-cables-should-be-considered-critical-infrastructure-africa-google-2024-11-14/

Alphabet's Google on Thursday released a smartphone app for its artificial intelligence chatbot on Apple's App Store that introduced the latest generation of its voice assistant to the popular mobile operating system. https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/google-brings-ai-voice-assistant-gemini-live-iphone-2024-11-14/

ByteDance-owned TikTok on Thursday announced the global availability of its generative AI video creation platform, Symphony Creative Studios, to all advertisers, as the short-video app looks to boost its ad business. https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/tiktok-launches-ai-powered-video-platform-advertisers-globally-2024-11-14/

China-linked hackers have intercepted surveillance data intended for American law enforcement agencies after breaking in to an unspecified number of telecom companies, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/china-affiliated-actors-compromised-networks-multiple-telecom-companies-us-says-2024-11-13/

Google is gearing up to implement changes to its location-tracking Maps feature that will see users’ previous location history erased unless quick action is taken. (Image credit: Shutterstock)

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Tesla voluntarily issued a recall for approximately 2,431 Cybertrucks manufactured between November 6, 2023 and July 30, 2024. The issue is related to something called the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors, or MOSFET, in which the inverter has the potential to stop creating torque, resulting in a loss of propulsion for the truck. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images

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Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverter

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SoftBank's Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia's latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks to ride the artificial intelligence boom. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nvidia-softbank-pilot-worlds-first-ai-5g-telecom-network-2024-11-13/

Amazon.com launched a low-cost ecommerce service called Amazon Haul for some customers in the United States giving them a selection of products at $20 or less, the online retailer said on Wednesday, as it looks to take on Chinese firms Shein and PDD Holdings' Temu. https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-launches-low-cost-ecommerce-service-challenge-temu-2024-11-13/

Huawei develops massive 72TB SSD-tape hybrid storage device — first-gen MED drive targets warm and cold storage (Image credit: Shutterstock)

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Huawei develops massive 72TB SSD-tape hybrid storage device — first-gen MED drive targets warm and cold storage

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Visa said on Tuesday it was rolling out a flexible payments feature in the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates, as it looks to capitalize on the growing demand for a variety of transaction options. The "flexible credential", lets customers use a single card to pay from different funding sources, the payments processor said. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/visa-teams-up-with-affirm-launch-card-flexible-payments-us-2024-11-12/

Apple was told by the EU on Tuesday to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user's geographical location, on services such as its App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store, Books and Podcasts. https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-calls-apple-stop-geo-blocking-practices-apple-media-services-2024-11-12/

Adobe on Tuesday added software tools that let its customers use artificial intelligence to create images based on its library of stock images, while still paying the original creators of those images. https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/adobe-adds-ai-tools-its-stock-photography-business-2024-11-12/

Amazon.com's cloud computing unit on Tuesday said it will offer free computing power to researchers who want to use its custom artificial intelligence chips, aiming to challenge Nvidia's popularity among those researchers . https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/amazon-offers-free-computing-power-ai-researchers-aiming-challenge-nvidia-2024-11-12/

Huawei Technologies asked a U.S. judge to dismiss much of a federal indictment accusing the Chinese telecommunications company of trying to steal technology secrets from U.S. rivals and misleading banks about its business in Iran. https://www.reuters.com/default/chinas-huawei-technologies-seeks-dismissal-us-criminal-charges-2024-11-11/

The Vatican launched on Monday new Artificial Intelligence-enabled services for St Peter's Basilica, allowing virtual access to its Renaissance-era architectural treasures for all and enhanced tours for visitors. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/vatican-unveils-ai-services-st-peters-basilica-ahead-jubilee-2024-11-11/

Amazon is developing smart eyeglasses for its delivery drivers to guide them to, around and within buildings, as it tries to smooth the final stretch of an order's journey to a customer's home, five people familiar with the matter said. https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-developing-driver-eyeglasses-shave-seconds-off-deliveries-sources-say-2024-11-11/

Lisbon will this week play host to Europe’s biggest annual tech conference, Web Summit, where industry leaders and lawmakers will weigh the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. https://www.reuters.com/technology/web-summit-kicks-off-lisbon-tech-leaders-weigh-trumps-return-2024-11-11/