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IBM on Thursday said it has stopped advertising on X due to a report its ads were shown next to pro-Nazi posts at the platform formerly known as Twitter. The move came as X owner Elon Musk faced criticism for endorsing an unfounded antisemitic conspiracy theory on the service. Nonprofit Media Matters on Thursday reported that it found Apple, Oracle and IBM ads displayed next to posts touting Hitler and the Nazi Party on X. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – IBM will host US President Joe Biden Thursday to celebrate the announcement of a $20-billion investment in semiconductors, quantum computing and other cutting-edge technology in New York state, the White House said. The chipmaker “will announce a $20 billion investment over the next decade in R&D and manufacturing of semiconductors, mainframe technology, artificial intelligence and quantum computing,” the White House said. Biden is flying to Poughkeepsie, New York to tour […]
by Anne-Sophie THILL Agence France-Presse BEAUHARNOIS, Canada (AFP) – With vast amounts of cheap and renewable electricity mostly generated from hydro dams, Quebec is seeing more and more tech giants setting up power-hungry data centres in the Canadian province. Demand for cloud services has sent the number of data centres soaring worldwide, and in Quebec alone fifty now operate where just 39 existed two years ago. Many are owned by multinationals such as Amazon Web […]
by Daniel HOFFMAN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — With multiple vaccines close to becoming available in a world gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, manufacturers have become the target of hackers trying to steal trade secrets or disrupt supply chains. IBM warned Thursday that it had uncovered a series of cyber attacks, potentially carried out by state actors, against companies involved in the effort to distribute vaccine doses, which must be kept cold. IBM said […]
by Christophe VOGT Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — IBM said Sunday it has reached a deal to buy open source software company Red Hat for $34 billion, among the biggest tech mergers in history which the computing giant said would enhance its cloud offerings. If approved it will be the third biggest tech merger in history, according to business news site CNBC. Red Hat said it was the biggest involving a software company. […]
by Rob Lever NATIONAL, HARBOR, United States (AFP) — A new maker of self-driving vehicles burst onto the scene Thursday in partnership with IBM’s supercomputer platform Watson, and it’s ready to roll right now. The vehicle — a 3D-printed minibus called “Olli” capable of carrying 12 people — was unveiled by Arizona-based startup Local Motors outside the US capital city Washington. Olli was designed as an on-demand transportation solution that passengers can summon with a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The global stock rally showed signs of petering out Thursday as oil prices stagnated and analysts expressed worry that another bout of selling could be imminent. After three straight days of solid gains, US stocks closed lower, with the Nasdaq down the most at 1.0 percent. London also lost 1.0 percent with metals and oil equities falling sharply after Wednesday’s bounce. Frankfurt gained 0.9 percent, while Paris edged up […]
