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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is taking a leave of absence as he recuperates from a medical condition, the organization said in a statement late Tuesday, just days after the tour announced a deal to merge business interests with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league."Jay Monahan informed the PGA Tour Policy Board that he is recuperating from a medical situation," the tour said in a statement. "The board fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his privacy."The tour did not specify the nature of his medical…

Twitter has decided to leave the EU's disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups together the major social platforms, but "its obligations remain," EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted Saturday."Twitter leaves EU voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation. But obligations remain. You can run but you can’t hide. Beyond voluntary commitments, fighting disinformation will be legal obligation under #DSA as of August 25. Our teams will be ready for enforcement," the tweet read.— ThierryBreton…

Twitter exited the voluntary European Union's Code of Practice on Disinformation, the bloc's Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said.Twitter Inc. was earlier this year the only major tech platform that didn't send a complete report to the European Union under the code, which the company agreed to follow before it was taken over by Elon Musk in late 2022. Its report was short of data and didn't include commitments from the social media company that it would empower fact-checkers, the EU's executive arm said in…

OpenAI Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman's European goodwill tour devolved into a war of words with European Union regulators after he said his company could pull out of the bloc over its proposed AI Act.“The details really matter,” Altman, whose company kicked off the artificial intelligence boom with the release of ChatGPT last year, told reporters in London this week. “We will try to comply, but if we can't comply we will cease operating.” His warning comes as EU regulators are considering laws that will hold AI…

President Biden has found a new nominee to serve as a Democratic commissioner for the FCC, a critical post that, if confirmed by the Senate, would break a 2-2 deadlock at the telecommunications regulatory agency. The nominee is Anna Gomez, a veteran government attorney. Currently an advisor for international information and communications policy in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, Gomez previously served as deputy administrator for the National Telecommunications and Information…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: May 20, 2023, 14:16 ISTAutomated Driving Test Track (Photo: The Tribune)The first automated driving test track in Delhi was established in March 2019. With the addition of the latest track, Delhi now boasts a total of 13 such tracksIn a significant step towards enhancing road safety and improving driving standards in the national capital, Delhi Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra Friday inaugurated the 16th automated driving test track in the city.With all the test centres in the…

A text-only model, ChatGPT can read and write text. Gemini has more kinds of apps than ChatGPT. Good morning tech fam; here are some quick tech updates for you to catch on to! What’s New Today: Streaming Platform of Disney Sees Four Million Subscribers Leave! Fast-Track Insights: Europe Ahead of US in Crypto Regulation, SEC Commissioner Warns. At the Google I/O event on May 10, Google made some intriguing and noteworthy announcements. Along with introducing the eagerly anticipated Google Pixel 7a and Pixel Fold, the tech…

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., questions IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.Tom Williams | Pool | ReutersPresident Joe Biden's nominee to lead the IRS answered questions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing this week, highlighting key issues from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.Daniel Werfel, a former budget official and private sector leader, fielded questions Wednesday about the agency's funding, enforcement, transparency and other priorities.  "I think…

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended his agency’s decision to approve the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, after an investigation by House Democrats found close cooperation between the drug’s sponsor and regulators. Findings released late last year from the then-Democratic-led Oversight and Reform Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee faulted the FDA for holding an unusual number of meetings with Biogen Inc. while it weighed…

India set an “incredibly important precedent” by banning TikTok two and a half years ago, FCC Commissioner said, as he projected a similar fate for the Chinese giant Bytedance app in the U.S. Brendan Carr, Commissioner of the FCC, warned that TikTok “operates as a sophisticated surveillance tool,” and told the Indian daily Economic Times that banning the social app is a “natural next step in our efforts to secure communication network.” The senior Republican on the Federal Communications…