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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

Kelvin Chan

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
November 17, 2023, 8:10 pm
IBM, Disney, EU pull ads from X as concerns over antisemitism fuel backlash
Latest outcry comes as report shows ads for prominent companies being placed next to pro-Nazi posts and after Musk posts own tweets endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory
By Kelvin Chan
This photo, taken in New York on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, show the logo for Meta's new app Threads, right, and that of Twitter. (AP/Richard Drew)
July 6, 2023, 7:06 am
Meta takes on Twitter with launch of rival app; 5 million sign up in first few hours
Launch of Threads, a new offering billed as text-based version of Meta’s Instagram, comes at time of peak frustration with Twitter and its owner Elon Musk
By Kelvin Chan
Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
May 22, 2023, 4:01 pm
Meta fined record $1.3 billion by EU, ordered to stop transferring user data to US
Tech giant vows to appeal ruling, asks court to put it on hold as lawyer whose suit kicked off legal battle predicts American firm will likely end up having to comply with EU law
By Kelvin Chan
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT, on March 21, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
May 11, 2023, 5:59 pm
Europe seeks to lead world in building guardrails around AI amid rise of ChatGPT
EU bill classifies artificial intelligence systems according to four risk levels, with riskier applications to face tougher requirements regarding transparency and data sharing
By Kelvin Chan
US President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, November 14, 2022, in Nusa Dua, in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
November 15, 2022, 12:11 am
Biden-Xi handshake sparks hope for climate cooperation as Egypt confab sputters
Bali meeting between heads of world’s two biggest polluters could lead to resumption of climate negotiations between them, with little progress made at COP27 summit
By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein and Kelvin Chan
Sameh Shoukry, president of the COP27 climate summit, left speaks during an opening session at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, November 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
November 6, 2022, 4:02 pm
Envoys gather in Egypt to tackle climate change under cloud of Ukraine war
Talks take place amid multiple crises including European conflict, high inflation, food shortages and energy crunch; top UN scientist highlights ‘once in a generation opportunity’
By Frank Jordans and Kelvin Chan
European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton at a press conference on a common charging solution for mobile phones at the EU headquarters in Brussels, September 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Thierry Monasse)
June 7, 2022, 8:11 pm
Cord accord: EU mandates universal charger type to power up devices
New rules, slated to take effect by fall 2024, will require the use of the USB Type-C cable for small and medium-sized rechargeable, portable electronic devices
By Kelvin Chan
CEO Elon Musk departs from the justice center in Wilmington, Delaware, July 13, 2021. (AP/Matt Rourke, File)
May 14, 2022, 8:20 am
Elon Musk says he put $44 billion Twitter deal on hold over fake accounts
Billionaire announces he’s pausing purchase due to concerns social media giant underreporting spambots, but some believe he’s raising issue as an excuse to back out of agreement
By Kelvin Chan and Tom Krisher
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the head of Russia's Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a big business lobby group, at the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 2, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP)
March 3, 2022, 11:07 pm
Russia becomes commercial pariah as growing number of leading world brands pull out
From Apple to Mercedes-Benz, BP and even Disney, Moscow finds itself a global outcast following its invasion of Ukraine — throwing its economy further into disarray
By Kelvin Chan
In this Oct. 12, 2021 file photo, Hadrien Gurnel, software engineer at EPFL's Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) explores with a virtual reality helmet the most detailed 3D map of the universe with the virtual reality software VIRUP, Virtual Reality Universe Project developed by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in St-Sulpice near Lausanne, Switzerland. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
October 29, 2021, 5:24 am
What is the metaverse and how will it work?
Facebook announces it will change company name to Meta to embrace the futuristic idea that will transform the internet into a virtual environment
By Matt O'Brien and Kelvin Chan
A demonstrator poses with an installation depicting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg surfing on a wave of cash and surrounded by distressed teenagers, during a protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in central London as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was set to testify to British lawmakers, on October 25, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)
October 26, 2021, 9:09 am
Facebook profits rise 17% amid accusations it values success over user safety
Net income in July-September period was $9.19 billion, social media giant says; whistleblower who leaked internal documents tells UK lawmakers company stokes online hate, extremism
By Barbara Ortutay and Kelvin Chan
A man looks for a charger for his phone from a suitcase full of used chargers for sale in Los Angeles, on August 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
September 23, 2021, 6:05 pm
One shape fits all: EU to standardize smartphone chargers
European Commission unveils ‘important step to increase convenience and reduce waste’ by requiring phone manufacturers to adopt USB-C charging cables for all mobile devices
By Kelvin Chan
WeWork offices are shown, on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
March 26, 2021, 9:45 pm
Year after pandemic cleared out offices, WeWork to make 2nd try at going public
SPAC deal values company at $9 billion plus debt, far lower than $47 billion valuation in September 2019, before IPO imploded after reveal of massive losses
By Michelle Chapman and Kelvin Chan
Instagram app icon on the screen of a mobile device in New York, on August, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
September 16, 2020, 2:33 pm
Celebs join Instagram ‘freeze’ to protest Facebook inaction on hate speech
At least two dozen stars are part of #StopHateforProfit movement’s latest campaign to drop off social network for 24 hours
By Kelvin Chan
The Twitter logo appears on an updated phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
July 31, 2020, 4:07 pm
Twitter: Hackers used ‘phone spear-phishing attack’ to access accounts
Social media company says those behind recent breach of high-level users’ profiles ‘mislead certain employees’ to steal credentials
By Kelvin Chan
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