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WuXi AppTec Says It Left Washington Lobbying Group Voluntarily

The trade group has since updated its statement on Thursday, saying that WuXi AppTec “proactively ended its membership in BIO.” The trade group has since updated its statement on Thursday, saying that WuXi AppTec “proactively ended its membership in BIO.” FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

meta indonesia news content: Meta says not required to pay for Indonesia news content posted voluntarily

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Thursday said it understood it was not required to pay for content of news publishers posted voluntarily by users in Indonesia, following a government regulation seeking a sharing of profits between digital platforms and media firms.Indonesia's president signed a regulation on Monday requiring digital platforms to pay media outlets that provide them with content, a move aimed at levelling the playing field between big tech companies and the media industry.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with…

This week in AI: Companies voluntarily submit to AI guidelines — for now

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, we saw OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon voluntarily commit to pursuing shared AI safety and transparency goals ahead of a planned Executive Order from the Biden administration. As my colleague Devin Coldewey writes, there’s…

TikTok to Voluntarily Perform ‘Stress Test’ Ahead of EU Digital Services Act

Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has voluntarily agreed to a "stress test" to prepare for the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday.Under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will risk hefty fines if they do not control illegal content.TikTok will also be subject to the DSA rules, which require companies to manage risk, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and…

Asylum seekers will be urged to voluntarily return to Mexico

Beginning Friday morning, the Biden administration plans to offer some migrants the chance to voluntarily return to Mexico.DHS officials are planning to inform some asylum seekers from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti who have been arrested by Border Patrol agents that they can choose a different pathway to the U.S.“I want to let you know about a process that is currently in place for individuals in your situation,” a script for asylum officers encountering these migrants reads. The script, included in U.S.…

Leadership at WoW Support Studio Proletariat Won’t Voluntarily Recognize Union

Leadership at Proletariat, the developer behind Spellbreak that was acquired by Activision Blizzard to assist on World of Warcraft, won't voluntarily recognize worker unionization efforts. Instead, leadership has filed for a union vote through the National Labor Relations Board.Members of Proletariat formed the Proletariat Workers Alliance with help from the Communication Workers of America in December in response to the studio's acquisition. In a new blog post, Proletariat leadership describes themselves…

Apple to voluntarily correct unfair commission policy in app market

CloseTech giant Apple has expressed its intention to voluntarily correct its commission policy, which ends up charging more for local app developers, South Korea's antitrust regulator has said.The move came after the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) launched a probe into Apple amid criticism that the company charges commission fees based on the consumer price inclusive of value-added tax only on South Korean developers."In September, the FTC promptly launched a probe following reports that Apple charges unfair commissions on…

Rivian voluntarily recalls 13,000 EVs for a potential loose fastener • TechCrunch

Rivian informed customers Friday that it is conducting a voluntary recall of all 13,000 vehicles it has delivered so far due to a loose fastener. The fastener, which may not have been sufficiently torqued on a small percentage of vehicles, connects the front upper control arm and steering knuckle. This can cause loose and vibrating tires, wheel tilt and loss of steering control. The company’s voluntary recall is expected to be posted on the National Transportation and Safety Administration on…

‘Final Fantasy 14’ rewarding players who voluntarily return glitched currency

Players that voluntarily return an accidental housing deposit refund in Final Fantasy 14 will be rewarded with a poster according to Square Enix. As part of the 6.2 preliminary patch notes from earlier this week (August 19), Square Enix is offering up a reward for those that return accidental housing deposit refunds in the game, following a housing crisis in the massively multiplayer online game (MMO). Players would need to put down a sum of in-game money to have a chance of getting a plot of land, which was then…

The US FAA says Verizon and AT&T have voluntarily agreed to delay some C-Band 5G usage until July 2023 as airlines retrofit some…

David Shepardson / Reuters: The US FAA says Verizon and AT&T have voluntarily agreed to delay some C-Band 5G usage until July 2023 as airlines retrofit some airplane radio altimeters — The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that Verizon Communications (VZ.N) and AT&T (T.N) have voluntarily agreed to delay … David Shepardson / Reuters: The US FAA says Verizon and AT&T have voluntarily agreed to delay some C-Band 5G usage until July 2023 as airlines retrofit some…