Category: iTechnology

Category: iTechnology

New Study: Don’t Ask Alexa or Siri if You Need Info on Lifesaving CPR
08/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday. Researchers asked voice assistants eight questions that a bystander might pose in a cardiac arrest emergency. In response, the

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Cybercrime Set to Threaten Canada’s Security, Prosperity, Says Spy Agency
08/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Organized cybercrime is set to pose a threat to Canada’s national security and economic prosperity over the next two years, a national intelligence agency said on Monday. In a report released Monday, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) identified Russia and Iran as cybercrime safe havens where criminals can operate against Western targets. Ransomware attacks on

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Tesla Braces for Its First Trial Involving Autopilot Fatality
08/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Tesla Inc TSLA.O is set to defend itself for the first time at trial against allegations that failure of its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to death, in what will likely be a major test of Chief Executive Elon Musk’s assertions about the technology. Self-driving capability is central to Tesla’s financial future, according to Musk,

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New Crew for Space Station Launches With Astronauts From 4 Countries
08/26/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts who have been living up there since March. A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn liftoff from Kennedy Space Center by fliers from Denmark, Japan and Russia.

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Thailand Threatens Facebook Shutdown Over Scam Ads
08/26/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Thailand said this week it is preparing to sue Facebook in a move that could see the platform shut down nationwide over scammers allegedly exploiting the social networking site to cheat local users out of tens of millions of dollars a year. The country’s minister of digital economy and society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, announced the planned

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Meta Faces Backlash Over Canada News Block as Wildfires Rage
08/26/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Meta is being accused of endangering lives by blocking news links in Canada at a crucial moment, when thousands have fled their homes and are desperate for wildfire updates that once would have been shared widely on Facebook. The situation “is dangerous,” said Kelsey Worth, 35, one of nearly 20,000 residents of Yellowknife and thousands

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Electric Vehicle ‘Fast Chargers’ Seen as Game Changer
08/25/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

With White House funding to help get more electric cars on the road, some states are creating local rules to get top technologies into their charging stations. Deana Mitchell has the story. …

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Q&A: How Do Europe’s Sweeping Rules for Tech Giants Work?
08/25/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people see online. The European Union’s groundbreaking new digital rules took effect Friday for the biggest platforms. The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted by

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US Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Refugees, Asylum-Seekers
08/24/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX for refusing to hire refugees and asylum-seekers at the rocket company. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, the Justice Department said SpaceX routinely discriminated against these job applicants between 2018 and 2022, in violation of U.S. immigration laws. The lawsuit says that Musk and other SpaceX

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AI Firms Under Fire for Allegedly Infringing on Copyrights
08/24/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

New artificial intelligence tools that write human-like prose and create stunning images have taken the world by storm. But these awe-inspiring technologies are not creating something out of nothing; they’re trained on lots and lots of data, some of which come from works under copyright protection. Now, the writers, artists and others who own the

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How AI Can ‘Resurrect’ People
08/23/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In 2023, a new way to use AI has come online. Some companies are using the tool to make lifelike avatars of people, even those who have died.  Maxim Moskalkov reports. Camera: Andrey Degtyarev. …

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US Seeks to Extend Science, Tech Agreement With China for 6 Months
08/23/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. State Department, in coordination with other agencies from President Joe Biden’s administration, is seeking a six-month extension of the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement (STA) that is due to expire on August 27. The short-term extension comes as several Republican congressional members voiced concerns that China has previously leveraged the agreement to advance

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Kenyan Court Gives Meta and Sacked Moderators 21 Days to Pursue Settlement  
08/23/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A Kenyan court has given Facebook’s parent company, Meta, and the content moderators who are suing it for unfair dismissal 21 days to resolve their dispute out of court, a court order showed on Wednesday. The 184 content moderators are suing Meta and two subcontractors after they say they lost their jobs with one of

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India Lands Craft on Moon’s Unexplored South Pole
08/23/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

An Indian spacecraft has landed on the moon, becoming the first craft to touch down on the lunar surface’s south pole, the country’s space agency said. India’s attempt to land on the moon Wednesday came days after Russia’s Luna-25 lander, also headed for the unexplored south pole, crashed into the moon.   It was India’s second

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Europe’s Sweeping Rules for Tech Giants Are About to Kick In
08/22/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. The first phase of the European Union’s groundbreaking new digital rules will take effect this week. The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted

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Meta Rolls Out Web Version of Threads 
08/22/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched the web version of its new text-first social media platform Threads, in a bid to retain professional users and gain an edge over rival X, formerly Twitter. Threads’ users will now be able to access the microblogging platform by logging-in to its website from their computers, the Facebook and Instagram

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Meta to Soon Launch Web Version of Threads in Race with X for Users
08/21/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Meta Platforms is set to roll out the web version on its new text-first social media platform Threads, hoping to gain an edge over X, formerly Twitter, as the initial surge in users waned. The widely anticipated web version will make Threads more useful for power users like brands, company accounts, advertisers and journalists. Meta

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Biden Administration Announces More New Funding for Rural Broadband Infrastructure
08/21/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in the rural U.S. “With this investment, we’re getting funding to communities in every corner of the country because we believe that no kid should have to sit in

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Russia’s Luna-25 Crashes Into Moon 
08/20/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon. “The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon,” Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said Sunday. On Saturday, the agency said it had a problem with the craft and lost contact with it.

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Russia Fines Google $32,000 for Videos About Ukraine Conflict
08/17/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A Russian court on Thursday imposed a $32,000 fine on Google for failing to delete allegedly false information about the conflict in Ukraine. The move by a magistrate’s court follows similar actions in early August against Apple and the Wikimedia Foundation that hosts Wikipedia. According to Russian news reports, the court found that the YouTube

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Texas OKs Plan to Mandate Tesla Tech for EV Chargers in State
08/16/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Texas on Wednesday approved its plan to require companies to include Tesla’s technology in electric vehicle charging stations to be eligible for federal funds, despite calls for more time to re-engineer and test the connectors. The decision by Texas, the biggest recipient of a $5 billion program meant to electrify U.S. highways, is being closely

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In Seattle, VP Harris Touts Administration Efforts to Boost Clean Energy
08/16/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Vice President Kamala Harris marked the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act by touting the Biden administration’s commitment to mitigating the climate crisis. Natasha Mozgovaya reports from Seattle. …

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