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…
more ...Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Social Media
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…
more ...Chinese Livestreamers Set Sights on TikTok Sales to Shoppers in US and Europe
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,…
more ...US Communications Commission Hopeful About Artificial Intelligence
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…
more ...White House Partners With Amazon, Google, Best Buy To Secure Devices From Cyberattacks
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…
more ...Norway Threatens $100,000 Daily Fine on Meta Over Data
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…
more ...UK Watchdog Proposes Applying ‘Consumer Duty’ to Social Media
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…
more ...Musk Says Twitter Is Losing Cash Because Advertising Is Down and the Company Is Carrying Heavy Debt
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…
more ...Sources: US Chip CEOs Plan Washington Trip to Talk China Policy
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…
more ...Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Exploited Code Flaw to Steal US Agencies’ Emails
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…
more ...India to Launch Moonshot Friday
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,…
more ...Targeting of State Department, Others in Microsoft Hack ‘Intentional’
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…
more ...‘Meta Loses More:’ Zuckerberg Takes Threads Fight to EU
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…
more ...Europe Signs Off on New Privacy Pact That Allows People’s Data to Keep Flowing to US
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…
more ...Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Overtakes ChatGPT as Fastest-Growing Platform
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…
more ...New Handbook Highlights Ways to Develop Tech Ethically
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? …
more ...AI Robots at UN Reckon They Could Run the World Better
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…
more ...Chinese Regulators Fine Ant Group $985M in Signal That Tech Crackdown May End
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…
more ...Iran Blocks Public Access to Threads App; Raisi’s Account Created
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…
more ...Combat Drone Operator Describes Their Many Uses
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…
more ...What Is Threads? Questions About Meta’s New Twitter Rival, Answered
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…
more ...Meta’s New Twitter Competitor, Threads, Boasts Tens of Millions of Sign-Ups
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…
more ...Ariane 5 Blasts Off for Final Time Amid Europe’s Rocketing Challenges
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…
more ...Meta Launches Threads App, a Challenger to Twitter
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…
more ...Indian Court’s Dismissal of Twitter’s Petition Sparks Concerns About Free Online Speech
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…
more ...Twitter Chaos Leaves Door Open for Meta’s Rival App
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…
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