Friday, 29 Mar, 2024

Tech

UNSC to discuss potential threats of artificial intelligence to world peace

The UN Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the potential threats of artificial intelligence to international peace and security, organised by the United Kingdom which sees tremendous potential but also major risks about AI's possible use for example in autonomous

Europe’s Euclid space satellite launched to explore ‘dark matter’

A European-built orbital satellite blasted off from Florida on a quest to explore the mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 percent of the known universe. The telescope Euclid, named for the ancient Greek

Twitter temporarily restricts tweets users can see: Elon Musk 

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, owner Elon Musk has said. In a tweet of his own, Mr Musk said unverified accounts are now limited to reading 1,000posts a day. For new unverified accounts, the number is 500. Meanwhile, accounts

NASA warns of solar storm that may cause 'internet apocalypse': Report

These powerful geomagnetic storms can disrupt high-frequency radio communications and GPS systems and also lead to an internet outage or shutdown. US space agency Nasa has issued a warning about an upcoming solar storm that could potentially lead to months-long disruption of the

Meta: Facebook owner launches virtual reality subscription service

Facebook owner Meta has launched a virtual reality (VR) subscription service as it tries to make that part of its business profitable. Meta says paying users will get access to two new games a month. For the first three months of the year, the parent company of Instagram saw a $4bn

AI chip giant Nvidia 'extremely likely' to invest in Europe

The CEO of Nvidia on Friday said that the world's most valuable chipmaker is "extremely likely" to invest in Europe. Nvidia's Jensen Huang told reporters that expanding in Europe was a "wonderful idea." By investing money in Europe, Nvidia would join

Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada

Meta has said it will begin to restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial online news bill. The bill forces big platforms to compensate news publishers for content posted on their sites. Meta and Google have both already been testing

Apple's Vision Pro Headset: A New Era of Visual Search and Interaction

Apple's latest innovation -- the Vision Pro headset -- is set to revolutionize the way we interact with the world around us. Powered by the visionOS operating system, the headset introduces a groundbreaking feature known as "Visual Search." This feature, reminiscent of the

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight

Two of the world's most high-profile technology billionaires - Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg - have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was "up for a cage fight" with Mr Zuckerberg. Mr

Australia gives Twitter 28 days to sort out ‘toxicity and hate’

Australia’s internet safety watchdog has given Twitter 28 days to clean up “toxicity and hate” on its platform, threatening to fine the company if it fails to comply. Twitter has become Australia’s most complained about platform since Elon Musk, one of the

Musk vows to take Tesla to India after meeting Modi 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the electric carmaker will be in India "as soon as humanly possible". His comments followed a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a state visit to the US. The Indian government said it had invited Mr Musk to explore

Chinese tech giant Alibaba names next CEO

Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced on Tuesday that it will replace chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang with current executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai in September. Zhang said in a statement it was "the right time" for him to step down as the firm looks to implement a full

SpaceX launches satellite to boost Indonesia's Internet coverage

Elon Musk's company SpaceX and Indonesia have launched a satellite from the United States aimed at bringing high-speed internet to remote areas across the sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. Over a third of Indonesia's population do not have access to the web,

Twitter sued by music publishers in copyright case

A group of 17 music publishers in the US has sued Twitter, claiming the platform enabled copyright violations involving nearly 1,700 songs. The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) is seeking more than $250m (£197.7m) in damages. In a lawsuit filed at the Federal

Five key challenges to make AI safe

Artificial-intelligence experts generally follow one of two schools of thought - it will either improve our lives enormously or destroy us all. And that is why this week's European Parliament debate on how the technology is regulated is so important. But how could AI be made safe?

India threatened to shut Twitter: Jack Dorsey

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has alleged that the Indian government had threatened to shut the platform and raid employees' houses in the country. In an interview with a US-based YouTube channel, Mr Dorsey said India requested removal of several tweets and accounts linked to the

Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp

Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make the app a “private broadcast messaging product.” Users in Colombia and Singapore will be the first to receive access to Channels. Over the coming months, Meta

UK to host world's first AI summit

Britain will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence [AI] later this year, in a bid to broker a common approach by countries to limit the technology's potential doomsday risks while harnessing its potential, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. "AI has an

Apple unveils a $3,500 headset to hit world of virtual reality

Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination. After years of

Microsoft Will Pay $20M to Settle U.S. Charges of Illegally Collecting Children's Data

Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console. The agency charged that Microsoft gathered the data without notifying parents or obtaining