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Business Insider

Google owner Alphabet is nearing a $23 billion deal for Wiz, a cybersecurity startup founded in 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Google is closing in on its biggest deal: a New York startup that's less than 4 years old

TechRadar

The European Union’s (EU)  Artificial Intelligence Act is set to come into effect on August 1, and while it will help to protect the pillars of the EU, it will also increase compliance costs for foreign companies looking to do business with the bloc.Chinese companies in particular are expecting to have to spend more time and money to remain compliant with the AI act.AI innovation has been outstripping regulation since OpenAI released its handy AI tool ChatGPT in 2022, prompting many countries and trade blocs to rush to develop legislation to govern how and where AI can be used.
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European AI rules could hamstring Chinese tech companies with compliance costs

Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British regulators said on Monday they were looking into the soaring use of digital wallets offered by Big Tech firms, including whether there are any competition, consumer protection or market integrity concerns.

British regulators to examine Big Tech's digital wallets

The Independent

 British regulators opened a preliminary investigation on Tuesday into Microsoft's hiring of an AI startup's key staff over concerns that it could thwart competition in the booming artificial intelligence market. The Competition and Markets Authority said its review of the hirings from Inflection AI, including its co-founder and CEO Mustafa Suleyman, turned up “sufficient information” to open an investigation. Microsoft hired Suleyman to head up its consumer artificial intelligence business earlier this year, and brought over several top engineers and researchers. Suleyman co-founded the AI research lab DeepMind, which is now owned by Google, before setting up Inflection and...

Microsoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup's founder and key staff

Bengaluru-based Moving Tech has raised $11 million in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by Blume Ventures and Antler, the startup said. Google, which has pledged to invest $10 billion in India, participated in the round. Namma Yatri works atop the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an interoperable scheme...

Google backs Indian open-source Uber rival

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

California State

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Virginia State

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

Washington, PA

Poshmark alleged data privacy violations: Who’s affected?. If you made purchases from the popular consumer retail site www.poshmark.com and reside in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Florida or Massachusetts, you may be eligible to participate in a data privacy investigation. Please complete the form on this page to learn more. Online...

Poshmark data privacy investigation

Verizon has introduced a brand refresh that centers the color red and the letter “V” — and briefly revives the classic line “Can you hear me now?” — as the company also rolled out new programs and benefits for customers. Central to the rebrand, the “V” has a golden accent on the left side which is meant to suggest the horizon. Verizon will focus on spotlighting the wordmark initially to establish it with consumers before beginning to roll out other uses of the logo, which will initially only show up as the app icon.

‘V’ Is For Verizon Rebrand

Are you wondering if Macs are on sale for Prime Day? The good news is, yes, some Macs are being discounted during Amazon Prime Day – which runs from just after midnight July 16 to midnight July 17. In our experience you can get discounts on Macs all year round, but, some of the best Mac discounts fall during Amazon’s sales.

Need a new Mac? This Prime Day is the best time to buy one

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

PYMNTS

As aggregators compete to win the spending of financially struggling consumers, more players in the space are expanding their acceptance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments. Target-owned same-day delivery aggregator Shipt, for instance, recently said it has begun accepting these benefits on its marketplace, reaching...

Aggregators Expand SNAP EBT Acceptance to Woo Paycheck-to-Paycheck Shoppers

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Three major retail banks in Singapore are slated to retire the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for customers who have digital tokens, in a move that aims to combat phishing scams. To be phased out within the next three months, OTPs will remain available to customers of the three banks...

These banks to retire one-time passwords for customers with digital tokens

New York Post

Apple has released new guidance for iPhone users amid an alarming uptick in deceptive phishing scams.

The ploys occur when hackers “use sophisticated tactics to persuade you to hand over personal details,” according to the tech giant. 

Typically, scams come under the guise of emails imitating real companies, fake popup ads, and convincing phone calls known as “spoofing.”



The latter typically appears to be from a believable phone number and may falsely warn, for example, that your iCloud has been hacked and needs to be urgently resolved. In most cases, you will ultimately be sent to a phony website to share passwords...

Apple warns users to take these steps amid alarming uptick in phishing cyberattacks

Amazon’s big Prime Day sale starts today: July 16 and runs until midnight on July 17. There are lots of discounted products and deals—some of them good, some of them no better than you would find the rest of the year. If you’re looking for a new iPhone...

Whether you have an iPhone or need one, these Prime Day deals have you covered

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Apple Pay under investigation in U.K. amid ‘seismic shift’ in consumer behavior

Two U.K. regulatory bodies have announced a joint investigation into the benefits and risks of digital wallets, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal. In a...

Apple Pay under investigation in U.K. amid ‘seismic shift’ in consumer behavior

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