Year: 2023

Year: 2023

Germany Could Block ChatGPT if Needed, Says Data Protection Chief
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Germany could follow in Italy’s footsteps by blocking ChatGPT over data security concerns, the German commissioner for data protection told the Handelsblatt newspaper in comments published on Monday. Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in …

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NASA to Reveal Crew for 2024 Flight Around the Moon
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

NASA is to reveal the names on Monday of the astronauts — three Americans and a Canadian — who will fly around the Moon next year, a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first …

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Congolese Student’s Device Makes Science Fiction Reality
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A student in Congo has developed a tool that allows people to control or move objects using their brain signals. Andre Ndambi visited the department of engineering at the University of Kinshasa and has this …

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Twitter Pulls ‘Verified’ Check Mark From Main New York Times Account
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are …

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Dutch Refinery to Feed Airlines’ Thirst for Clean Fuel 
04/02/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Scaffolding and green pipes envelop a refinery in the port of Rotterdam where Finnish giant Neste is preparing to significantly boost production of sustainable aviation fuel.  Switching to non-fossil aviation fuels that produce less net …

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Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns
04/01/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union data protection rules, the government’s privacy watchdog said Friday. …

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Namibia Looks East for Green Hydrogen Partnerships
04/01/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The administrator of the National Energy Administration of China, Zhang Jinhua, on Friday paid a visit to Namibia President Hage Geingob. The visit is aimed at establishing cooperation in the area of green hydrogen production. …

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Call for Pause in AI Development May Fall on Deaf Ears
03/31/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A group of influential figures from Silicon Valley and the larger tech community released an open letter this week calling for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence programs, arguing that they present …

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Is Banning TikTok Constitutional?
03/31/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. lawmakers and officials are ratcheting up threats to ban TikTok, saying the Chinese-owned video-sharing app used by millions of Americans poses a threat to privacy and U.S. national security. But free speech advocates and …

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Russia Using TikTok to Push Pro-Moscow Narrative on Ukraine
03/31/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

New data is suggesting at least some U.S. adversaries are taking advantage of the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app for influence operations. A report Thursday by the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) finds Russia “has …

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Chinese Hacking Group Highly Active, US Cybersecurity Firm Says
03/31/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A Chinese hacking group that is likely state-sponsored and has been linked previously to attacks on U.S. state government computers is highly active and focusing on a broad range of targets that may be of …

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Blinken Urges Democracies to Use Technology to Help Citizens
03/30/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged democracies around the world to work together to ensure technology is used to promote democratic values and fight efforts by authoritarian regimes to use it to …

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Tech Leaders Sign Letter Calling for ‘Pause’ to Artificial Intelligence 
03/30/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

An open letter signed by Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other prominent high-tech experts and industry leaders is calling on the artificial intelligence industry to take a six-month pause for the development of …

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Biden Says GOP Policies Would Surrender Tech Economy to China
03/29/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and help China dominate the world economy.  Speaking at a semiconductor maker in North Carolina to highlight his own …

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Curbed by US Sanctions, Huawei Unveils New 4G Smartphones
03/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

At a March 23 product launch in Shanghai, Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its signature P60 series of smartphones with high-end cameras and its Mate X3 series mobile phones equipped with folding screens. There were …

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Ford Battery Plant Using Chinese Tech Raises Alarms in Congress
03/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Ford Motor Company’s plan to create batteries for the rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) market could encounter congressional speed bumps because of the carmaker’s plan to use technology created by a Chinese company with ties …

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Twitter Celebs Balk at Paying Elon Musk for Blue Check Mark
03/27/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.  …

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Twitter: Parts of its Source Code Leaked Online
03/27/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday that was first …

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US House Speaker Says Lawmakers to Move Forward with TikTok Bill 
03/26/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the short video app’s user data. …

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Intel Co-Founder, Philanthropist Gordon Moore Dies at 94
03/25/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died. …

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Threat of US Ban Grows After TikTok Lambasted in Congress 
03/24/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A U.S. ban of Chinese-owned TikTok, the country’s most popular social media for young people, seems increasingly inevitable a day after the grilling of its CEO by Washington lawmakers from across the political divide.  But …

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TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression
03/24/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok, pushed back Thursday against calls from US lawmakers to ban the social media app, contending that the company is not connected to the Chinese Communist Party. VOA …

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