Category: iNews

Category: iNews

SpaceX Postpones Debut Flight of Starship Rocket System
04/17/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Monday called off a highly anticipated launch of its powerful new Starship rocket, delaying the first uncrewed test flight of the vehicle into space. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the …

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Japan’s Sega to Buy Finnish Angry Birds Maker Rovio
04/17/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Japanese video games group Sega has offered to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio, valuing the Finnish company at over $770 million, the companies said Monday.    “Combining the strengths of Rovio and Sega presents an incredibly …

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‘Big Sponge’: New CO2 Tech Taps Oceans to Tackle Global Warming
04/17/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Floating in the port of Los Angeles, a strange-looking barge covered with pipes and tanks contains a concept that scientists hope to make waves: a new way to use the ocean as a vast carbon …

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Europe’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Kicks Off in Finland 
04/16/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Information in this article is confirmed with other sources and may be used without attribution to The Associated Press in broadcasts — websites still must use the attribution. The News Center has no plans currently …

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First Test Flight of SpaceX’s Big Starship
04/16/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It’s the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goal of ferrying …

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New US Proposal on Vehicle Emissions Seeks to Boost EV Sales
04/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week released proposals for the most aggressive vehicle emission standards in the country’s history, with the expectation that electric cars will account for two of every three cars being …

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First Image of Black Hole Gets Makeover With AI 
04/13/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The first image of a black hole captured four years ago revealed a fuzzy, fiery doughnut-shaped object. Now, researchers have used artificial intelligence to give that cosmic beauty shot a touch-up. The updated picture, published …

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New US Electric Vehicle Rule Would Speed Supply Chain Changes
04/13/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A Biden administration proposal would force U.S. automakers to sharply increase their production of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, lending greater urgency to the effort to build raw material supply chains that …

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ChatGPT Could Return to Italy if OpenAI Complies With Rules
04/13/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

ChatGPT could return to Italy soon if its maker, OpenAI, complies with measures to satisfy regulators who had imposed a temporary ban on the artificial intelligence software over privacy worries. The Italian data protection authority …

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In US, National Public Radio Abandons Twitter
04/12/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Broadcaster National Public Radio said Wednesday it would no longer post its news content on 52 official Twitter accounts in protest of the social media site labeling the independent U.S. news agency as “government-funded media.”  …

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Musk Says Owning Twitter ‘Painful’ But Needed To Be Done
04/12/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year. In an interview …

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China Unveils Proposed New Law Overseeing Artificial Intelligence Products
04/11/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

China’s internet regulator has unveiled a proposed law that will require makers of new artificial intelligence, or AI, products to submit to security assessments before public release. The draft law released Tuesday by the Cyberspace …

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Australia Aims to Make Industry More Resilient Against Cyberattacks
04/11/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Australian government is asking major banks and other institutions to take part in ‘wargaming’ exercises to test how they would respond to cyber-attacks. It follows recent mass data theft attacks on several large companies, which …

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News Presenter Generated with AI Appears in Kuwait
04/11/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A Kuwaiti media outlet has unveiled a virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence, with plans for it to read online bulletins.    “Fedha” appeared on the Twitter account of the Kuwait News website Saturday as …

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Reports: Tesla Plans Shanghai Factory for Power Storage
04/09/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale worldwide, state media reported Sunday. Plans call for annual production of 10,000 Megapack units, according to the …

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Mayor in Australia Ready to Sue over Alleged AI Chatbot Defamation
04/09/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A mayor in Australia’s Victoria state said Friday he may sue the artificial intelligence writing tool ChatGPT after it falsely claimed he’d served time in prison for bribery.  Hepburn Shire Council Mayor Brian Hood was …

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Samsung Cutting Memory Chip Production as Profit Slides
04/07/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Samsung Electronics said Friday it is cutting the production of its computer memory chips in an apparent effort to reduce inventory as it forecasted another quarter of sluggish profit.  The South Korean technology giant, in …

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Artemis Crew Looking Forward to Restarting NASA’s Moon Program
04/07/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The last time humans were on the moon was in 1972. Now NASA is preparing to set foot back on the moon in 2025, if all goes as scheduled. VOA’s Alexander Kruglyakov spoke with the …

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FBI Targets Users in Crackdown on Darknet Marketplaces
04/07/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Darknet users, beware: If you frequent criminal marketplaces in the internet’s underbelly, think again. Chances are you’re in the FBI’s crosshairs. The FBI is cracking down on sites that peddle everything from guns to stolen …

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Is Social Media Bad for Kids? What We Know
04/05/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The push to legally restrict children’s access to social media in the United States is gaining steam. So far, however, researchers say there are both negative and positive aspects of minors using the platforms, as …

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Biden Eyes AI Dangers, Says Tech Companies Must Make Sure Products are Safe
04/05/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it remains to be seen whether artificial intelligence (AI) is dangerous, but underscored that technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products were safe before making them …

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US Chip Controls Threaten China’s Technology Ambitions
04/05/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China’s leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, artificial …

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