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Year: 2023
Year: 2023
FBI Echoes Warning on Danger of Artificial Intelligence
Just as many in the United States are starting to explore how to use artificial intelligence to make their lives easier, U.S. adversaries and criminal gangs are moving forward with plans to exploit the technology …
DetailsWater-Starved Saudi Confronts Desalination’s Heavy Toll
Solar panels soak up blinding noontime rays that help power a water desalination facility in eastern Saudi Arabia, a step towards making the notoriously emissions-heavy process less environmentally taxing. The Jazlah plant in Jubail city …
DetailsSomalia’s Digital ID Revolution: A Journey From Standstill to Progress
For more than three decades, Somalia’s digital identity system remained stagnant, untouched by the major technological changes sweeping the globe. That standstill is now coming to an end, says Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre. …
DetailsHackers Say They Stole 6 Terabytes of Data From MGM, Caesars Casinos
The Scattered Spider hacking group said on Thursday it took six terabytes of data from the systems of multibillion-dollar casino operators MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment as both companies probed the breaches. Speaking to …
DetailsTikTok Popular in Kenya, but Facing Backlash and Call for Ban
One of the world’s most popular apps, TikTok, is under growing scrutiny in Kenya over what critics see as explicit and offensive content, and hate speech. An activist has petitioned parliament to ban the Chinese …
DetailsFrench Agency: iPhone 12 Emits Too Much Radiation, Must Be Taken Taken off Market
A government watchdog agency in France has ordered Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market, saying it emits levels of electromagnetic radiation that are too high. The National Frequency Agency, which oversees …
DetailsIndia’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels
At bus stops and metro stations in the Indian capital and towns around it, passengers are accustomed to the familiar call by three-wheel electric rickshaw drivers to take an eight-cent, shared ride to their offices, …
DetailsApple’s New iPhones Get Faster Chips, Better Cameras and New Charging Ports
Apple unveiled its next generation of iPhones Tuesday — a lineup that will boast better cameras, faster processors, a new charging system and a price hike for the fanciest model. The showcase at Apple’s headquarters …
DetailsSwiss Students Break World Record for Electric Car Acceleration
From zero to 100 kph in less than a second: A racing car built by students has broken the world record for electric vehicle acceleration, a Swiss university said Tuesday. Students from the Swiss Federal …
DetailsUS Cyber Teams Are on the Hunt in Lithuania
For at least the second time this year, U.S. cyber forces have come to the aid of a Baltic ally, as concerns linger about potential cyberattacks from Russia and other Western adversaries. U.S. Cyber Command …
DetailsUS Federal Antitrust Trial Against Google Begins
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors will argue that Google has violated antitrust law by allegedly bribing big-name web browsers and essentially forcing software developers to make the search engine users’ default option. The Justice Department brought …
Details‘Cybersecurity Issue’ Prompts Computer Shutdowns at MGM Resorts Across US
A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across the U.S., a company official reported Monday. The incident began Sunday and the extent of …
DetailsGoogle’s Rivals Get Day in Court As Momentous US Antitrust Trial Begins
DuckDuckGo, which has long complained that Google’s tactics have made it too tough to get people to use their search engine on a mobile phone, will be one of many rivals to the online search …
DetailsSweden Brings More Books, Handwriting Practice Back to Its Tech-Heavy Schools
As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice and devoting less time to tablets, …
DetailsAI Technology Behind ChatGPT Built in Iowa Using Lots of Water
The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon …
DetailsWorld Public Broadcasters Say Switch From Analog to Digital Radio, TV Remains Slow
Members of the International Radio and Television Union from about 50 countries, meeting this week in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, say a lack of infrastructure and human and financial resources remains a major obstacle to …
DetailsHuawei Phone Kicks off Debate About US Chip Restrictions
It started with an image of U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on her China trip last month, reportedly taken on what the Chinese tech giant Huawei is touting as a breakthrough 5G mobile phone. Within …
DetailsUkraine, US Intelligence Suggest Russia Cyber Efforts Evolving, Growing
Russia’s cyber operations may not have managed to land the big blow that many Western officials feared following Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but Ukrainian cyber officials caution Moscow has not stopped trying. Instead, …
DetailsReport: China Using AI to Mess With US Voters
China is turning to artificial intelligence to rile up U.S. voters and stoke divisions ahead of the country’s 2024 presidential elections, according to a new report. Threat analysts at Microsoft warned in a blog post …
DetailsJapan Launches Rocket Carrying Lunar Lander, X-Ray Telescope
Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as well as a small lunar lander. The launch of the HII-A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in …
DetailsWhat Is Green Hydrogen and Why Is It Touted as a Clean Fuel?
Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing. The India-led International Solar Alliance launched the Green Hydrogen …
DetailsUkrainian Drone Operator Revolutionizes Use of Civilian Drones
Yuriy Fedorenko got his call sign Achilles for bravery and independence. Before the war, he was working full time as a Kyiv city council deputy; today, he is fighting against Russian forces in Donbas as commander of an attack drone squadron. Anna Kosstutschenko has his story. VOA footage by Pavel Suhodolskiy …
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