Category: iTechnology

Category: iTechnology

Canada Opens Investigation Into Submersible Implosion
06/24/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has opened an investigation into the implosion of the Titan, the underwater sea vessel that imploded with five people onboard as it was traveling to the wreckage of the …

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Indian PM Modi Wraps Up Washington Trip With Appeal to Tech CEOs 
06/24/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology executives in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit where he agreed to new defense and technology cooperation and addressed challenges …

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Big Names in Fashion, Tech, Entertainment Attend DC Dinner for India’s Modi
06/23/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Titans of business, fashion, entertainment and more made the guest list for Thursday’s big White House dinner in honor India’s Narendra Modi, with the likes of designer Ralph Lauren, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and tennis …

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AI Helping South African Wildlife Rangers Fight Poaching
06/22/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Artificial intelligence is changing how wildlife reserves prevent poaching, with smart cameras, drones, and other technology helping rangers protect endangered species. Kate Bartlett and Zaheer Cassim report from Limpopo, South Africa. Video editor: Jason Godman. …

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Kenya Video Gamers Unite to Bridge Africa’s Esports Server Gap
06/22/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Kenyan video gamers are joining forces to advocate for bringing to Africa more world-class gaming servers that provide greater stability and control. Apart from South Africa, many African countries lack servers, placing players at a …

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Submarine Exploring Titanic Wreck Missing, Search Underway
06/19/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A submarine on a tourism expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic has gone missing off the coast of southeastern Canada, according to the private company that operates the vessel. OceanGate Expeditions said in …

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Netherlands Soon to Announce Controls on IT Exports to China
06/19/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Dutch government is soon to join the United States and Japan in rolling out new semiconductor export control measures aimed at keeping sensitive technology away from China due to concern for potential misuse, the …

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Microsoft Says Early June Disruptions to Outlook, Cloud Platform, Were Cyberattacks 
06/18/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed responsibility, saying it …

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Australia Activates First Renewable Power Station on Decommissioned Coal Plant Site
06/16/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The first large-scale battery to be built at an Australian coal site has been switched on in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, east of Melbourne. The 150-megawatt battery is at the site of the former Hazelwood power …

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US Energy Dept., Other Agencies Hacked
06/16/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. security officials say the U.S. Energy Department and several other federal agencies have been hacked by a Russian cyber-extortion gang. Homeland Security officials said Thursday the agencies were caught up in the hacking of …

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Experts Divided as YouTube Reverses Policy on Election Misinformation
06/15/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

An announcement by YouTube that it will no longer remove content containing misinformation on the U.S. 2020 presidential election has some experts divided. In a June blog post, YouTube said it was ending its policy …

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Security Firm: Suspected Chinese Hackers Breached Hundreds of Networks Globally
06/15/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies …

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Chinese EV Makers Make Progress in Bid to Dominate British Market
06/15/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Chinese manufacturers of electric vehicles are stepping up their push to dominate the European market. As Amy Guttman reports from London, they are making progress in Britain, where car shoppers are eager to buy the …

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Cambodian Facial Recognition Effort Raises Fears of Misuse
06/15/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Experts are raising concerns that a recent Cambodian government order allocating around $1 million to a local company for a facial recognition technology project could pave the way for the technology to be used against …

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Bill Gates Visits China for Health, Development Talks
06/15/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates was in China on Thursday for what he said were meetings with global health and development partners who have worked with his charitable foundation. “Solving problems like climate change, health inequity …

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As Deepfake Fraud Permeates China, Authorities Target Political Challenges Posed by AI
06/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Chinese authorities are cracking down on political and fraud cases driven by deepfakes, created with face- and voice-changing software that tricks targets into believing they are video chatting with a loved one or another trusted …

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EU Lawmakers Vote for Tougher AI Rules as Draft Moves to Final Stage
06/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

EU lawmakers on Wednesday voted for tougher landmark draft artificial intelligence rules that include a ban on the use of the technology in biometric surveillance and for generative AI systems like ChatGPT to disclose AI-generated …

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Bill Gates in China to Meet President Xi on Friday – Sources 
06/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp’s co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi’s first meeting …

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EU Regulators Order Google To Break up Digital Ad Business Over Competition Concerns
06/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

European Union antitrust regulators took aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business in an unprecedented decision ordering the tech giant to sell off some of its ad business to address competition concerns. The European Commission, …

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Big Amazon Cloud Services Recovering After Outage Hits Thousands of Users
06/14/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Amazon.com said cloud services offered by its unit Amazon Web Services were recovering after a big disruption on Tuesday affected websites of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and The Boston Globe, among others. Several …

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India Denies Dorsey’s Claims It Threatened to Shut Down Twitter
06/13/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts critical of the government’s handling of farmer protests, co-founder Jack Dorsey said, an accusation Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government called an …

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McCartney: ‘Final Beatles Record’ Out This Year Aided by AI
06/13/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A “final Beatles record”, created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released later this year, Paul McCartney told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. “It was a demo that John (Lennon) …

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