Sen. Ed Markey calls on government agencies to cease using Clearview technology, as well as any other facial recognition tool, saying it threatens Black and ethnic minority communities. Samuel Corum/Getty Images A trio of Senators are calling on federal agencies to stop using facial recognition technology built by Clearview AI, a Peter Thiel-backed surveillance business…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Frontier Airlines’ parent company, Frontier Group Holdings, agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a multibillion-dollar deal, the companies announced Monday morning, forming the fifth-largest airline in the United States following the merger of the two low-cost airlines. Frontier Airlines A320 at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport getty Key Facts…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin Reacher Amazon Jack Reacher is one of the most beloved characters in modern mystery fiction, a burly ex-Military Police investigator initially accused of murder himself, who goes on to solve all number of crimes across a large collection of Lee Child novels. Now, Amazon Prime has just debuted…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Bitcoin rose to its highest levels in two weeks Saturday, trading above $41,000 after swooning as low as $33,505 on January 24. A Bitcoin coin lies on a screen showing the Bitcoin – US dollar exchange rate. (Photo by Fernando … [+] Gutierrez-Juarez/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture…
AFP via Getty Images Meta and Mark Zuckerberg face a six-letter problem. Spell it out with me: T-i-k-T-o-k. Yeah, TikTok, the short-form video app that has hoovered up a billion-plus users and become a Hot Thing in Tech, means trouble for Zuckerberg and his social networks. He admitted as much several times in a call…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—who helped her ex-husband, Jeff Bezos, build Amazon in its early days—has pledged $133.5 million to a nonprofit that helps keep at-risk children in schools, as her philanthropy continues to overshadow Bezos’ giving since their 2019 divorce. Mackenzie Scott (then Bezos) at the Vanity Fair…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Amazon is increasing the cost of its Prime service, the company announced Thursday, as its fourth-quarter earnings report showed a 9% year-over-year increase in revenue and met analysts’ expectations following a holiday season fraught with challenges. Tractor trailer semi truck with logos for Amazon Prime service and text…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Widely followed stock picker Cathie Wood of Ark Invest, looking to bounce back as her funds continue to underperform, is using recent market volatility to buy the dip on big growth names like Tesla and Robinhood—both of which have seen shares struggle amid the wider selloff in January.…
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline In its third funding round in six months, FTX Trading, one of the world’s busiest cryptocurrency exchanges, has raised another $400 million in new investments, the firm announced Monday morning, boosting its valuation to a staggering $32 billion despite a January selloff that’s wiped more than $500 billion…
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