Jan 31 Federal judge dismisses Disney’s free speech lawsuit against DeSantis; company vows to press on By Mike Schneider, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor said in his decision Wednesday that Disney lacked standing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida governor and his appointees. Continue reading
Jan 31 Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may soon vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: Federal Reserve signals that interest rate cuts aren’t imminent and leaves them unchanged for now By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve indicated Wednesday that it’s nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting interest rates, a sign that its officials have grown confident that they're close to fully taming inflation. But the Fed also signaled that the first rate cut is likely… Continue reading
Jan 30 Washington state to develop guidelines for agencies using generative artificial intelligence By Hallie Golden, Associated Press The executive order was signed by the Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday and highlights the huge potential for generative AI as well as its risks. Continue reading
Jan 30 Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla compensation package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules By Associated Press A judge says Elon Musk must give up a compensation package awarded by Tesla's board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion. Continue reading
Jan 30 ChatGPT violated European Union privacy laws, Italy tells chatbot maker OpenAI By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Italian regulators say they informed OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated European Union's stringent data privacy rules. Continue reading
Jan 30 Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but details are scant By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Laura Ungar, Associated Press In a Monday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the implant the day prior and was recovering well. The billionaire did not provide additional details about the patient. Continue reading
Jan 29 The IRS is launching a direct file pilot program for the 2024 tax season — here is how it will work By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Direct File pilot program is set to be rolled out in phases. First, select government employees are being invited to participate. It will expand to certain other taxpayers in February and March. Continue reading
Jan 29 Economists expect Federal Reserve to cut rates sometime this year as inflation slows By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Inflation is getting close to the Fed’s target rate, the economy is still growing at a healthy pace and the unemployment rate is near a half-century low. Most economists say they expect the first rate cut to occur in May… Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Yellen delivers remarks in Chicago on U.S. economic growth and investments By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting the Midwest this week to make a case for the Biden administration's economic agenda and offer a reminder about the Trump administration tax cuts, which she says added to the deficit and did little to promote… Continue reading