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The past year has seen a steep rise in generative AI systems that claim to be open. But how open are they really? New research shows there's widespread practice of "open-washing" by companies like Meta and Google: claiming brownie points for openness while evading actual scrutiny.

French mining group Eramet and China's Tsingshan on Wednesday inaugurated a lithium production plant in Argentina to supply the booming electric car industry.

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated and discriminated against employees who took protected leave, including parental and disability, the California Civil Rights Department announced Wednesday.

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A number of lawsuits claim CDK was negligent in protecting customer data from cybercriminals.

The EU on Wednesday announced its conditional approval for German airline Lufthansa's proposed stake in ITA Airways, a deal that Italy called a "big European success".

Microsoft is to invest 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in a huge data center project in northeastern Spain, regional authorities said Wednesday as the area seeks to establish itself as a cloud storage hotspot.

More Australians than ever are riding electric bikes—a fact you may have noticed on the streets of our cities and towns.

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While recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the U.S., actual rates of recycling are "abysmal," according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET, the plastic commonly used in beverage bottles. However, their findings suggest some ways to change this.

Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.

The number of international patent filings for innovations using cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence have surged eightfold in six years, the UN said Wednesday, the majority from China-based innovators.

The AI revolution is upon us with companies around the world looking to jump headfirst into the technology made famous by ChatGPT.

U.S. new-vehicle sales rose only slightly in the second quarter, despite larger discounts and slightly lower prices.

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Microsoft already has a board seat as well.

Tesla's global sales fell for the second straight quarter despite price cuts and low-interest financing offers, another sign of weakening demand for the company's products and electric vehicles overall.

Norwegian battery recycling firm Hydrovolt said Tuesday that it will expand internationally by opening a facility in France, boosting a nascent hub for producing electric vehicle batteries.

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