Instagram, Facebook have breached EU law by failing to provide users with simple ways to complain or flag illegal content including child sexual abuse material and terrorist content, the European Commission has said.In a preliminary finding on Friday, the EU’s executive body said Meta, the $1.8tn California company that runs the social media services, had introduced unnecessary steps in processes for users to submit reports.It said both platforms appeared to use deceptive design – known as “dark patterns” – ...

Amazon has revealed the cause of this week’s hours-long AWS outage, which took everything from Signal to smart beds offline, was a bug in automation software that had widespread consequences.In a lengthy outline of the cause of the outage published on Thursday, AWS revealed a cascading set of events brought down thousands of sites and applications that host their services with the company.AWS said customers were unable to connect to DynamoDB, its database system where AWS customers store their data, due to ...

The oil price has jumped after Donald Trump announced new sanctions on Russia’s biggest producers, as the US president ramps up pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.Brent crude increased by 4.9% to $65.65 a barrel – a two-week high – on the news of the fresh restrictions on Moscow’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.All assets in the US belonging to the two fossil fuel firms have been frozen, and American companies and individuals will be barred from doing business with them.The ...

Despite record vehicle sales, Tesla saw a precipitous drop in profit in its most recent quarter.A rush to buy electric vehicles before a US tax credit for them disappears had boosted Tesla’s flagging sales, leading to the automaker exceeding some of Wall Street’s projections in its most recent financial quarter. Yet the company failed to meet earnings expectations and its stock fell in after hours trading.Tesla reported third-quarter earnings of 50 cents a share on Wednesday after market close, less than th ...

算法突破与性能表现 - 谷歌开发出一种量子算法，首次成功执行了超越传统计算机能力的可验证任务 [1] - 该算法使量子计算机的运算速度比经典计算机快13000倍 [3] - 该算法能够计算分子结构，为医学和材料科学领域的重大发现铺平道路 [1] 行业意义与专家评价 - 此次突破标志着量子计算领域的新里程碑，是迈向全面量子计算的新一步 [2] - 专家认为这展示了“量子优势”，即利用量子计算机完成了经典计算机无法实现的任务 [5] - 但该成就目前聚焦于一个狭窄的科学问题，尚未产生重大的现实世界影响 [4] 技术挑战与发展路径 - 实现完全容错的量子计算机仍需时日，需要能够承载数十万个量子比特的机器 [6] - 真正强大的量子计算机需要数百万甚至数十亿个量子比特，而当前硬件因量子比特的脆弱性尚无法管理 [7] - 谷歌采用的硬件类型需要冷却到极低温度，这使得实现百万级量子比特更为困难 [8] 应用前景与时间表 - 尽管取得算法突破，量子计算机的现实世界应用可能仍需五年时间 [8] - 公司对“量子回声”技术持乐观态度，预计五年内将看到只能在量子计算机上实现的实际应用 [11] - 量子计算机有望生成独特数据，这些数据输入AI模型后可使其更强大 [11] 技术原理与特性 - 经典计算机信息编码于比特中，以0或1表示并通过电脉冲传输 [12] - 量子计算机信息包含在量子比特中，量子比特是如电子或光子等粒子，可同时处于多种状态，此特性称为叠加 [12] - 量子比特可同时编码1和0的多种组合，并计算大量不同结果，但这需要高度受控的环境以避免干扰 [13] 行业影响与安全考量 - 谷歌等公司在量子计算领域的进展已引发网络安全专家的警告，认为其具有破解高级加密的能力 [14] - 这促使各方呼吁政府和企业采用抗量子密码学 [14]

Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy beamed as he met Keir Starmer in Downing Street’s garden to announce £40bn of UK investments in June. Starmer was equally effusive, gushing: “This deal shows that our plan for change is working –bringing in investment, driving growth, and putting more money in people’s pockets.”Four months later, and the tech company was left scrambling to fix a devastating global outage on Monday that left thousands of businesses in limbo – and shed light on the UK government’s reliance on ...

Warner Bros Discovery is considering an outright sale following interest from several potential buyers, the company said Tuesday, in what would be the latest shakeup across legacy media.Shares of the company rose 10.5% in morning trading. Netflix and Comcast are among the potential bidders, CNBC reported Tuesday, citing sources, following earlier reports that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison was also in talks to acquire the combined company.Warner Bros Discovery – home to CNN, HBO Max and the “Harry Pot ...

General Motors lifted its financial outlook for the year and slightly lowered its expected hit from tariffs, as the automaker awaits expected relief on tariffs in the US while confronting a weakening market for electric vehicles.The company now expects its annual adjusted core profit to be between $12bn and $13bn, compared with its prior estimate of $10bn to $12.5bn. The Detroit automaker said tariffs would hit its bottom line less than anticipated, lowering its updated impact to a range of $3.5bn to $4.5bn ...

A major internet outage has hit dozens of websites and apps around the world, with users reporting trouble getting online after problems at Amazon’s cloud computing service.The affected platforms include Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations including its main retail site and the Ring doorbell company.In the UK, Lloyds bank was affected as well as its subsidiaries Halifax and Bank of Scotland, while there were also reports of problems accessing the HM Revenue and ...

市场表现与直接诱因 - 美国地区银行股大幅下跌 Zions Bancorp股价下跌超过11% Western Alliance股价下跌超过10% Jefferies Financial Group股价下跌9% [2] - 抛售波及更广泛市场 标普500指数下跌0.7% 道琼斯指数下跌0.6% [2] - 下跌直接诱因是两家银行披露贷款问题 Zions Bancorp因其子公司加州银行与信托的两笔不良贷款产生5000万美元冲销 Western Alliance遭遇欺诈性借款人 [1] First Brands破产案详情 - First Brands申请第十一章破产 披露负债规模在100亿至500亿美元之间 资产规模在10亿至100亿美元之间 存在高风险表外融资 [3] - 债权人提交紧急法庭文件 称公司230亿美元资产“凭空消失” [3] - 司法部检察官正对此破产案展开调查 [4] 行业风险与潜在影响 - First Brands破产案引发对地区银行放贷行为的严格审查 市场担忧存在可疑的贷款操作 [4] - 部分银行风险敞口巨大 Jefferies和瑞银对First Brands均有数亿美元的风险敞口 Jefferies股价在过去一个月下跌25% [4] - 专家指出该破产案暴露了“影子银行”系统的裂痕 即借款人通过传统银行系统外的私人服务获取融资 First Brands以未支付发票作为抵押品 [5] - 摩根大通首席执行官Jamie Dimon对此类事件表示警惕 并引用“当你看到一只蟑螂时很可能还有更多”的比喻警示风险 [5][6]