How Apple made its first ‘carbon neutral’ product, Apple Watch

Apple’s first “carbon neutral” products are versions of its smartwatch. Photo courtesy Apple In September, Apple announced its next-generation smartwatch models would all have a “carbon neutral” option, at the same price as the non-carbon neutral options, starting at $249. For Apple, making a product “carbon neutral” means that it changed its operations — including…

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DOJ scrutinizing Kazakh Freedom Holding after hit by short sellers

Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov speaks during a press interview in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Freedom Holding, a Nasdaq-traded Kazakh financial firm that’s been the target of prominent short sellers, is being investigated by federal prosecutors and Securities and Exchange Commission counsel over compliance issues, insider stock moves, and an…

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Snap AI chatbot investigation set in UK over teen-privacy concerns

The Snapchat application on a smartphone arranged in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, Jan. 29, 2021. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snap is under investigation in the U.K. over potential privacy risks associated with the company’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot.  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the country’s data protection regulator, issued a preliminary enforcement…

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