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Italy's data protection authority said on Monday it told OpenAI that its artificial intelligence chatbot application ChatGPT breaches data protection rules.The Italian watchdog, known as Garante - one of the European Union's most proactive in assessing AI platform compliance with the bloc's data privacy regime - last year briefly banned ChatGPT over the alleged breach of EU privacy rules.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For…

Starbucks is launching its beverages called Oleato in all U.S. stores.Courtesy: StarbucksStarbucks is launching its olive oil-infused drinks in all U.S. stores beginning Tuesday, the company said.The beverages, named Oleato, debuted in Italy in February 2023 after former CEO Howard Schultz visited the country and noticed locals drinking olive oil daily. The line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks launched the next month in select U.S. Starbucks stores and met negative early reviews, with The New Yorker saying the drink…

Italy's privacy watchdog has fined the northern city of Trento for breaking data protection rules in the way it used artificial intelligence (AI) in street surveillance projects.Trento was fined 50,000 euros ($54,225) and told to delete all data gathered in two European Union-funded projects. It is the first local administration in Italy to be sanctioned by the GPDP watchdog over the use of data from AI tools.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate…

Bhushan Kumar with his Ferrari. (Photo: Cartoq)Ferrari started business in 1939. Despite its limited numbers & high prices, celebrities & industry experts in Bollywood have not hesitated to splurge on it.When one thinks of fashionable luxury cars, one automatically thinks of a Ferrari.The Italian luxury car brand is notable in pop culture for its blazing red sleek cars that ooze sophistication and wealth. For decades now, the rich and powerful have been purchasing Ferraris as a status symbol.Auto enthusiasts love…

Italian automaker Maserati is doubling down on its roots and letting the world know that its vehicles will continue to be 100% designed, developed, and manufactured in Italy. That said, some of those Maserati vehicles in the pipeline, particularly the 100% electric ones, continue to face development hurdles. Meanwhile, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is in a battle with the Italian government over EV sales support. Maserati currently operates as the only luxury brand under the Stellantis umbrella and…

Fiat's new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) EVs drivers in Italy are a rare breed. And Stellantis’s CEO Carlos Tarvares says the government needs to step in and do more, a lot more, to promote EVs in a country with only 4% EV adoption rate, reports Automotive News Europe. Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe, and is lagging way behind other European countries in EV adoption, with an incentive program that has been practically nonexistent. Italy, however, does aim…

Longtime developer John Madden Jr., whose emphasis on art and landscaping produced some of the more distinctive buildings in the Denver Tech Center, died last week. He was 94. Madden, born and raised in Omaha, Neb., started in the family insurance business and then carved out his own path in commercial real estate. Working with his family, he built a major art collection and indoor and outdoor museums to display art, sculptures and landscapes in the Denver area, where he moved his development company in the 1970s. The…

Twitter recently lost one of its premier chaos agents: Jaboukie Young-White, the ace comic responsible for maybe the best single act of trolling in the hellsite’s history. The Illinois native attracted a large social media following in the 2010s thanks to his Instagram posts and tweets brimming with sardonic wit and diablerie. He was branded “gloriously extra” (BuzzFeed’s words), featured on Rolling Stone’s 25 Under 25 list, wrote for Big Mouth and American Vandal, and spent a few years as a Daily Show…

Jan. 11, 2024 11:00 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)MILAN—When Gucci’s flagship store here reopened last month, the space was missing the baroque flourishes and jewel-toned colors that have defined the brand in recent years. Instead the look is decidedly less maximalist—all clean lines and understated tones.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Jan. 11, 2024 11:00 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)MILAN—When Gucci’s flagship store here reopened last month,…

X Corp. announced three new shows, including with former CNN host Don Lemon and former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, as the platform seeks to draw more eyeballs and move attention away from controversies over owner Elon Musk’s own posts.X also said Tuesday that it will host a show with sports commentator Jim Rome that will stream five days a week.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 X Corp. announced three new shows, including with former CNN host Don…