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In a public letter addressed to Ford boss Jim Farley, House Republicans Mike Gallagher and Jason Smith announced that two congressional committees are investigating the automaker’s licensing deal with Chinese battery maker CATL. The probe centers on Ford’s efforts to put CATL’s battery cell technology to use at an upcoming, $3.5 billion battery cell plant in Michigan. In their letter, the chairs of the House Ways and Means Committee and Select Committee on China call on Ford to hand over details…

The White House has struck a deal with major AI developers—including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI—that commits them to take action to prevent harmful AI models from being released into the world.Under the agreement, which the White House calls a “voluntary commitment,” the companies pledge to carry out internal tests and permit external testing of new AI models before they are publicly released. The test will look for problems including biased or discriminatory output, cybersecurity flaws, and risks of…

The FBI has opened two criminal investigations into violent incidents involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster, both of which sparked criticism after video footage came to light in recent weeks.According to an email obtained by The Times, federal authorities have already visited the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department headquarters to take documents needed for their probes. Department officials on Friday confirmed the visit and said they plan to cooperate.One of the investigations will…

NASA is going to store a pair of spacecraft at a facility, awaiting a second chance to go to space should the agency find a new purpose for them.First Full-Color Images From Webb Space TelescopeFollowing months of uncertainty, NASA announced that it was officially calling off the Janus mission to study two separate binary asteroid systems. Janus’ twin spacecraft are being prepared for “long-term storage” awaiting future funding that could possibly utilize the spacecraft for another mission. The mission, selected as part…

Exploring dark matter and the first galaxies simultaneously with the 21-cm forest. This approach can help constrain dark matter properties and provide insights into the thermal history of the universe. Credit: NAOC & NEUExploring dark matter and the first bright galaxies simultaneously: 21-cm forest probe may unlock secrets of early universe.A joint research team has proposed a novel way to study dark matter and the formation of early galaxies using the 21-cm forest probe, a concept previously deemed theoretical. The…

Stung by criticism of tardy privacy investigations and the Irish privacy regulator's outsized role in overseeing Big Tech, the European Commission on Tuesday announced new rules to help watchdogs work on cross-border cases at a faster clip.Critics say investigations take too long and fines are too low to deter privacy breaches by Big Tech companies, undermining the goal of landmark EU rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation which came into force in 2018. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the EU…

French investigators searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to officials, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics. The Paris organizing committee said in a statement that a search was underway at their headquarters in the suburb of Saint-Denis, and said it was cooperating. It would not comment further. Tuesday’s search and other related raids were linked to…

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Google is now under investigation by India's competition watchdog, as per a regulatory order viewed by Reuters on…

Italy's antitrust regulator said Thursday it has opened an investigation into tech giant Apple for allegedly abusing a dominant position in the app market.At issue is Apple's App Tracking Transparency policy that compels third party developers to secure an opt-in from iPhone users to track their usage for advertising and other purposes. The policy, launched two years ago, blew a hole in Facebook's revenue and caused a tremor in the online advertising market as many users chose to disallow tracking. According to the…