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Microsoft says goodbye to the Windows blue screen of death
It’s a bittersweet day for Windows users. Microsoft is scrapping its iconic “blue screen of death,” known for appearing during unexpected restarts on Windows computers. The company revealed a new black iteration in a blog post on Thursday, saying that it is “streamlining the unexpected restart experience.” The new black…
Read More »Apple reveals complex system of App Store fees to avoid E.U. fine of 500 million euros
Apple Thursday made changes to its App Store European policies, saying it believes the new rules will help the company avoid a fine of 500 million euro ($585 million) from the EU for violating the Digital Markets Act. The new policies are a complicated system of fees and programs for…
Read More »Divided Fed proposes rule to ease capital requirements for big Wall Street banks
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday proposed easing a key capital rule that banks say has limited their ability to operate, drawing dissent from at least two officials who say the move could undermine important safeguards. Known as the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio, the measure regulates the quantity and quality of…
Read More »Women’s Tennis Association extends media rights deal with Tennis Channel through 2032
The Tennis Channel is extending its deal with the Women’s Tennis Association that will see the cable TV network and streaming service continue to broadcast more than 2,000 matches each season. While terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, Tennis Channel CEO Jeff Blackburn told CNBC in an interview there was…
Read More »Bumble shares jump 26% as dating company plans to axe 30% of workforce
Bumble shares rallied more than 26% on Wednesday after the dating app company revealed in a securities filing that it intends to slash 30% of its workforce, or about 240 roles. The layoffs will result in $13 million to $18 million in charges for the company hitting in the third…
Read More »Small-business AI use is lagging, but one firm is channeling Sherlock Holmes and knocking out ‘grunt work’
Chris Schwegmann is getting creative with how artificial intelligence is being used in law. At Dallas-based boutique law firm Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, he sometimes asks AI to channel Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts or Sherlock Holmes. Schwegmann said after uploading opposing counsel’s briefs, he’ll ask legal technology…
Read More »Nvidia CEO Huang sells $15 million worth of stock, first sale of $873 million plan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sold 100,000 shares of the chipmaker’s stock on Friday and Monday, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The sales are worth nearly $15 million at Tuesday’s opening price. The transactions are the first sale in Huang’s plan to sell as many…
Read More »How Fanatics is teaching business acumen to pro athletes
Sports merchandising giant Fanatics is aiming to build a training camp for athletes to prepare them for life off the field. More than two dozen NBA, NFL and NHL players participated in the company’s Athlete Immersion Program this past weekend as part of Fanatics Fest in New York City. The…
Read More »Walmart to pay $10 million to settle lawsuit over money transfer fraud
Walmart has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer of ignoring warning signs that fraudsters used its money transfer services to fleece consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. The settlement was filed on Friday in Chicago federal…
Read More »Apple sued by shareholders who allege it overstated AI progress
Apple was sued on Friday by shareholders in a proposed securities fraud class action that accused it of downplaying how long it needed to integrate advanced artificial intelligence into its Siri voice assistant, hurting iPhone sales and its stock price. The complaint covers shareholders who suffered potentially hundreds of billions…
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