Category: iTechnology

Category: iTechnology

AI Firms Strike Deal With White House on Safety Guidelines 
07/22/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The White House on Friday announced that the Biden administration had reached a voluntary agreement with seven companies building artificial intelligence products to establish guidelines meant to ensure the technology is developed safely. “These commitments …

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US Tech Leaders Aim for Fewer Export Curbs on AI Chips for China 
07/20/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Intel Corp. has introduced a processor in China that is designed for AI deep-learning applications despite reports of the Biden administration considering additional restrictions on Chinese companies to address loopholes in chip export controls. The …

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UN Security Council Debates Virtues, Failings of Artificial Intelligence
07/20/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Artificial intelligence was the dominant topic at the United Nations Security Council this week. In his opening remarks at the session, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “AI will have an impact on every area of …

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Former Mombasa Dentist Develops App to Tackle Garbage Along Kenyan Coast
07/19/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Tayba Hatimy studied and practiced dentistry for seven years before she realized her real passion was caring for the environment. Since then, she has founded a garbage collection app that helps people in Mombasa, Kenya …

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Chinese Livestreamers Set Sights on TikTok Sales to Shoppers in US and Europe 
07/19/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Chinese livestreamers have set their sights on TikTok shoppers in the U.S. and Europe, hawking everything from bags and apparel to crystals with their eyes on a potentially lucrative market, despite uncertainties over the platform’s …

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Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Social Media 
07/19/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of our social media world on our cellphones and computers. Text, images, audio and video are becoming easier for anyone to create using new generative AI tools. As AI-generated …

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US Communications Commission Hopeful About Artificial Intelligence 
07/18/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Does generative artificial intelligence pose a risk to humanity that could lead to our extinction? That was among the questions put to experts by the head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission at a workshop …

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White House Partners With Amazon, Google, Best Buy To Secure Devices From Cyberattacks
07/18/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The White House on Tuesday along with companies such as Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet’s Google and Best Buy will announce an initiative that allows Americans to identify devices that are less vulnerable to cyberattacks. A new …

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Norway Threatens $100,000 Daily Fine on Meta Over Data
07/17/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Norway’s data protection agency said Monday it would ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal information of users for targeted advertising, threatening a $100,000 daily fine if the company continues.  The business …

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UK Watchdog Proposes Applying ‘Consumer Duty’ to Social Media
07/17/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Britain’s financial watchdog on Monday proposed toughening up safeguards against the illegal marketing of financial products on social media by applying a stringent “consumer duty” that is being rolled out to banks, funds and insurers …

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Musk Says Twitter Is Losing Cash Because Advertising Is Down and the Company Is Carrying Heavy Debt
07/16/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Elon Musk says Twitter is still losing cash because advertising has dropped by half. In a reply to a tweet offering business advice, Musk tweeted Saturday, “We’re still negative cash flow, due to (about a) …

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Sources: US Chip CEOs Plan Washington Trip to Talk China Policy
07/15/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The chief executives of Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc are planning to visit Washington next week to discuss China policy, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The executives plan to hold meetings with …

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Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Exploited Code Flaw to Steal US Agencies’ Emails 
07/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Microsoft says hackers used a flaw in its code to steal emails from government agencies and other clients.  In a blog post published Friday, the company said that Chinese hackers were able to take advantage …

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India to Launch Moonshot Friday
07/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

India is set to launch a spacecraft to the moon Friday. If successful, it would make India only the fourth country to do so, after the U.S., the Soviet Union, and China. It will take …

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Targeting of State Department, Others in Microsoft Hack ‘Intentional’  
07/13/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Hackers, possibly linked to China’s intelligence agencies, are being blamed for a monthlong campaign that breached some unclassified U.S. email systems, allowing them to access to a small number of accounts at the U.S. State …

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‘Meta Loses More:’ Zuckerberg Takes Threads Fight to EU
07/11/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. tech titan Mark Zuckerberg has plunged into a high-stakes game of brinkmanship with the European Union by withholding his new Threads app from users in Europe, but analysts say he will struggle to win …

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Europe Signs Off on New Privacy Pact That Allows People’s Data to Keep Flowing to US 
07/10/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The European Union signed off Monday on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies. …

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Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Overtakes ChatGPT as Fastest-Growing Platform 
07/10/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone.  Threads has been setting …

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New Handbook Highlights Ways to Develop Tech Ethically
07/09/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In a world where technology, such as artificial intelligence, is advancing at a rapid pace, what guidance do technology developers have in making the best ethically sound decisions for consumers?  A new handbook, titled “Ethics …

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AI Robots at UN Reckon They Could Run the World Better
07/08/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots told a United Nations summit Friday that they could eventually run the world better than humans. But the social robots said they felt humans should proceed with caution when …

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Chinese Regulators Fine Ant Group $985M in Signal That Tech Crackdown May End
07/08/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

HONG KONG — Chinese regulators are fining Ant Group 7.123 billion yuan ($985 million) for violating regulations in its payments and financial services, an indicator that more than two years of scrutiny and crackdown on …

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Iran Blocks Public Access to Threads App; Raisi’s Account Created
07/07/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Just one day after its launch, Threads, the latest social media network, was blocked by the Islamic Republic, denying access to the Iranian population. This action occurred even though an account had been created for …

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