Category: iTechnology

Category: iTechnology

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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US-Trained Woman Teaching Digital Skills to Children in Rural Kenya
04/04/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The digital divide is one of the biggest challenges to education in sub-Saharan Africa, where the United Nations says nearly 90% of students lack access to household computers, and 82% to the internet. In Kenya, …

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Ukraine’s Destruction Brought to Life Through Virtual Reality Exhibit
04/04/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

An exhibition currently on display in Poland uses virtual reality to show the level of destruction Russia’s war has brought on Ukraine. For some visitors, the VR videos that can be viewed at the “Through …

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TikTok Fined $15.9M by UK Watchdog for Misuse of Kids’ Data
04/04/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Britain’s privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty Tuesday for misusing children’s data and violating other protections for users’ personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office said it issued a fine of $15.9 million to …

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Australia Bans TikTok on Government Devices
04/04/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Australia said Tuesday it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears.    Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the decision followed …

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Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks Buyer
04/04/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will sell the business, the firm said in a statement Tuesday.    The California-based company said last week it …

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Germany Could Block ChatGPT if Needed, Says Data Protection Chief
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Germany could follow in Italy’s footsteps by blocking ChatGPT over data security concerns, the German commissioner for data protection told the Handelsblatt newspaper in comments published on Monday. Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in …

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NASA to Reveal Crew for 2024 Flight Around the Moon
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

NASA is to reveal the names on Monday of the astronauts — three Americans and a Canadian — who will fly around the Moon next year, a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first …

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Twitter Pulls ‘Verified’ Check Mark From Main New York Times Account
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are …

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Congolese Student’s Device Makes Science Fiction Reality
04/03/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A student in Congo has developed a tool that allows people to control or move objects using their brain signals. Andre Ndambi visited the department of engineering at the University of Kinshasa and has this …

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Dutch Refinery to Feed Airlines’ Thirst for Clean Fuel 
04/02/2023 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Scaffolding and green pipes envelop a refinery in the port of Rotterdam where Finnish giant Neste is preparing to significantly boost production of sustainable aviation fuel.  Switching to non-fossil aviation fuels that produce less net …

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