Greece’s former spy boss tells judges service did not use illegal malware in 2019-22

The former head of Greece’s EYP intelligence service has denied allegations that the state agency used illegal phone malware in 2019-2022 to spy on targets, court documents show.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) reached a tentative agreement with tech giant Apple on Friday over improvement in work-life balance, pay raises and job security.

SpaceX and NASA said on Friday they plan to launch the space agency’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Aug. 18.

The State of Michigan Retirement System, which oversees some $143.9 million in pension fund assets for state employees, has invested $6.6 million in the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF , it disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday.

The Paris Olympics will be a showcase of generative AI for American viewers but European audiences won’t see a similar approach, a contrast that reflects how global media companies are deliberating over the use of the technology.

An Italian unit of Amazon is being investigated by Milan prosecutors for suspected tax evasion, two sources said on Friday, but the inquiry was not linked to a multi-million euro seizure from another of the group’s Italian units this week.

YouTube speeds in Russia are set to sharply decline on desktop computers due Google’s failure to upgrade its equipment in Russia and its refusal to unblock channels of Russian media, a senior lawmaker close to the authorities said on Friday.

Apple Inc has signed U.S. President Joe Biden’s voluntary commitments governing artificial intelligence (AI), joining 15 other firms that have committed to ensuring that AI’s power is not used for destructive purposes, the White House said on Friday.

Turkey will launch a $5 billion package to boost its annual production of electric vehicles to one million cars, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, adding that Ankara would unveil other incentive packages for high tech areas totalling $30 billion.

LinkedIn agreed to pay $6.625 million to settle a proposed class action accusing the Microsoft unit of overcharging advertisers by inflating how many people watched video ads on its platform.

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