Category: iTechnology

Category: iTechnology

What Is Threads? Questions About Meta’s New Twitter Rival, Answered
07/07/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live. The app, billed as the text version of Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram, became available Wednesday night to users in more than 100 countries …

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Combat Drone Operator Describes Their Many Uses
07/07/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Ukraine has been using drones for reconnaissance and attacks since the start of Russia’18s invasion. But sometimes combat drone operators use them to save civilians — or even capture the enemy. Anna Kosstutschenko went to …

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Meta’s New Twitter Competitor, Threads, Boasts Tens of Millions of Sign-Ups
07/06/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Tens of millions of people have signed up for Meta’s new app, Threads, as it aims to challenge competitor platform Twitter. Threads launched on Wednesday in the United States and in more than 100 other …

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Meta Launches Threads App, a Challenger to Twitter
07/06/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook behemoth Meta officially launched Threads, its text-based rival to Twitter, on Wednesday — but its release in Europe has been delayed over data privacy concerns.  Threads is the biggest challenger yet to Elon Musk-owned …

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Ariane 5 Blasts Off for Final Time Amid Europe’s Rocketing Challenges
07/06/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming at a difficult time for European space efforts.    Faced with soaring global …

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Indian Court’s Dismissal of Twitter’s Petition Sparks Concerns About Free Online Speech
07/05/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In India, a recent court judgement that dismissed a legal petition by Twitter challenging the federal government’s orders to block tweets and accounts is a setback for free speech, according to digital rights activists.   The …

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Twitter Chaos Leaves Door Open for Meta’s Rival App
07/04/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival …

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LogOn: White House Expanding Affordable High-Speed Internet Access
07/04/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants every American to have access to high-speed internet. VOA’s Julie Taboh has our story about the United States’ more than $40 billion-dollar investment to expand the service. …

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Sweden Orders Four Companies to Stop Using Google Tool
07/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Sweden on Monday ordered four companies to stop using a Google tool that measures and analyzes web traffic, as doing so transfers personal data to the United States. One company was fined the equivalent …

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In US, 5G Wireless Signals Could Disrupt Flights Starting This Weekend
07/02/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Airline passengers who have endured tens of thousands of weather-related flight delays this week could face a new source of disruptions starting Saturday, when wireless providers are expected to power up new 5G systems near …

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In AI Tussle, Twitter Restricts Number of Posts Users Can Read
07/02/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down on the use of the site’s data by artificial intelligence companies.  …

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FBI Turning to Social Media to Track Traitors
07/01/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

If you logged onto social media over the past few months, you may have seen it – a video of the Russian Embassy on a gray, overcast day in Washington with the sounds of passing …

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Chipmaker TSMC Says Supplier Was Targeted in Cyberattack
06/30/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday that a cybersecurity incident involving one of its IT hardware suppliers has led to the leak of the vendor’s company data.  “TSMC has recently been aware that one of …

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Chinese, Russian Firms to Build Lithium Plants in Bolivia
06/30/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA – Chinese and Russian companies will invest more than $1.4 billion in the extraction of lithium in Bolivia, one of the countries with the largest reserves of the mineral used in electric car …

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Meta Oversight Board Urges Cambodia Prime Minister’s Suspension from Facebook
06/29/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Thursday called for the suspension of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for six months, saying a video posted on his Facebook page had violated Meta’s rules against violent threats. The …

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‘Godfather of AI’ Urges Governments to Stop Machine Takeover
06/29/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, on Wednesday urged governments to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society. Hinton made headlines in May when he …

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White House Expanding Affordable High-Speed Internet Access
06/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants to make sure that every American has access to high-speed internet. VOA’s Julie Taboh has our story about the United States’ more than $40 billion-dollar investment to expand …

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Cambodia’s Hun Sen Leaves Facebook for Telegram 
06/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, a devoted and very active user of Facebook — on which he has posted everything from photos of his grandchildren to threats against his political enemies …

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Generative AI Might Make It Easier to Target Journalists, Researchers Say
06/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Since the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT launched last fall, a torrent of think pieces and news reports about the ins and outs and ups and downs of generative artificial intelligence has flowed, stoking fears of …

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US Election Commission Not Acting on Deepfakes in Campaign Ads
06/28/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The commission that enforces rules for U.S. elections is not regulating AI-generated deepfakes in political advertising ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Deana Mitchell has the story. …

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LogOn: Robot Jellyfish Aims to Explore the Oceans
06/27/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Robot makers who want to explore the oceans are looking to one of Earth’s most successful sea creatures for design inspiration. Steve Baragona reports. …

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Lean Green Flying Machines Take Wing in Paris, Heralding Transport Revolution
06/24/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Just a dot on the horizon at first, the bug-like and surprisingly quiet electrically-powered craft buzzes over Paris and its traffic snarls, treating its doubtless awestruck passenger to privileged vistas of the Eiffel Tower and …

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