Ampla, a Lender to Consumer Brands, Faces Financial Struggles

A popular lender backed by venture capital firms is struggling financially, sending shock waves through the small clothing and home furnishing companies that count on its financing. The lender, Ampla, spent years courting small direct-to-consumer brands with low rates and a pitch that it understood their needs. In recent weeks, its top executives have been…

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Meta Faces EU Investigation Over Election Disinformation

Meta, the American tech giant, is being investigated by European Union regulators for the spread of disinformation on its platforms Facebook and Instagram, poor oversight of deceptive advertisements and potential failure to protect the integrity of elections. On Tuesday, European Union officials said Meta does not appear to have sufficient safeguards in place to combat…

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TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive’ Features

European Union regulators on Monday threatened to fine TikTok over potentially addictive features on a version of its app called TikTok Lite, which was released to work more smoothly on slower wireless networks. The E.U. investigation adds to TikTok’s regulatory challenges as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would order the…

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Test Yourself: Which Faces Were Made by A.I.?

Tools powered by artificial intelligence can create lifelike images of people who do not exist. See if you can identify which of these images are real people and which are A.I.-generated. Was this made by A.I.? 1/10 How did you do? Were you surprised by your results? You guessed 0 times and got 0 correct….

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