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How Elon Musk's $44.9B Tesla pay package compares with the most generous plans for other U.S. CEOs
Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Elon Musk's record-setting Tesla compensation dwarfs them by comparison. Tesla shareholders on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of restoring...
A week of disorder in Cleveland, as City Hall remains closed after ransomware attack
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland's City Hall remained closed to the public Friday, as officials in Ohio's second-largest city continued to grapple with the effects of a ransomware attack. City operations have been hampered all week by the threat, which was first detected Sunday. ...
Trump once defied the NRA to ban bump stocks. He now says he 'did nothing' to restrict guns
Less than six years ago, then-President Donald Trump took on the influential gun lobby after the deadliest massacre in modern U.S. history. He announced that he had told the National Rifle Association that “bump stocks are gone,” arguing they “turn legal weapons into illegal machine guns.”...
Google CEO testifies at trial of collapsed startup Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified briefly Friday at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding buzz-to-bust startup Ozy Media, countering founder Carlos Watson's alleged claims that the search giant once sought to buy Ozy. Google did consider hiring Watson for a high-level...
Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to address a G7 summit, raising alarm about AI. The G7 responds
BARI, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis challenged leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies on Frida y to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence, warning that such powerful technology risks turning human relations themselves into mere algorithms. ...
Esports Olympics set to launch after IOC presents proposal for video games project
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first Olympic Esports Games are set to be added soon to the IOC’s portfolio of events as it seeks to attract and retain young audiences. The International Olympic Committee said Friday it will ask members to approve a proposal to create a video...
Vermont governor vetoes data privacy bill, saying state would be most hostile to businesses
Vermont’s governor has vetoed a broad data privacy bill that would have been one of the strongest in the country to crack down on companies’ use of online personal data by letting consumers file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules. Republican Gov....
Judge says trial is required to decide government's antitrust case over Google's advertising tech
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday said the government's antitrust case against Google over its advertising technology will go to trial in September, rejecting both sides' request to rule in their favor as a matter of law. The Justice Department and Google had been...
Microsoft delays controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows computers
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — New laptops equipped with Microsoft Windows start shipping to customers next week without a flagship feature called Recall that drew concerns about privacy and cybersecurity. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touted the new Recall feature at a showcase event last...
OpenAI appoints former top US cyberwarrior Paul Nakasone to its board of directors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has appointed a former top U.S. cyberwarrior and intelligence official to its board of directors, saying he will help protect the ChatGPT maker from “increasingly sophisticated bad actors.” Retired Army Gen. Paul Nakasone was the commander of U.S....
