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Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year

Prime Minister Edi Rama said after meeting with parents' groups and teachers from across the country that the ban, part of a broader plan to make schools safer, will come into effect early next year

22 Dec 2024 6:57 am
Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy

Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices

21 Dec 2024 2:09 pm
Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros over privacy rules breach

Italy's privacy watchdog said on Friday it fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI 15 million euros ($15.58 million) after closing an investigation into its use of personal data

21 Dec 2024 10:02 am
U.S. judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

A U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favour of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software

21 Dec 2024 9:33 am
Are militants in Manipur using Starlink satellite internet? | Explained

The recovery of a Starlink satellite antenna and router in Manipurs Imphal East district in mid-December has sparked questions about whether Starlinks satellite internet can be used in India even without regulatory approval

21 Dec 2024 8:55 am
YouTube is cracking down on clickbait videos and false news in India

YouTube said it will take action against egregious clickbait and increase enforcement against videos where the title and thumbnail do not match the video contents

20 Dec 2024 3:15 pm
GitHub launches free version of Copilot for VS Code

GitHub Copilot Free will offer users with 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month

20 Dec 2024 11:42 am
Threads allows users to reshare photos, videos with credit without quote posting

Users will be able to add their own text with the reshared media while giving credit to the creator

20 Dec 2024 11:32 am
Senators urge Biden to grant ByteDance 90-day reprieve from law requiring sale

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will consider the legal challenge of TikTok and ByteDance, seeking an injunction to halt the looming ban or sale and will hold arguments on the matter on Jan. 10

20 Dec 2024 10:02 am
Amazon workers strike at seven U.S. facilities ahead of Christmas rush

Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco are taking part in the largest strike against Amazon

20 Dec 2024 9:51 am
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China, sources say

Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence models into iPhones sold in China

20 Dec 2024 9:49 am
Apple complains Meta requests risk privacy in spat over EU efforts to widen access to iPhone tech

Apple complained that requests from Meta for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Unions intensifying efforts to get the iPhone maker to open up

20 Dec 2024 9:40 am
U.S. asks Nvidia to investigate how its chips ended up in China: Report

The chip giant has asked big distributors such as Super Micro Computer and Dell Technologies to conduct spot checks of their customers in Southeast Asia, the report said

20 Dec 2024 9:36 am
Putin blames YouTube for slowing speeds in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blamed Alphabet's YouTube for slowing speeds on the video hosting platform in Russia

20 Dec 2024 9:25 am
Google Maps image of large bag in car helps Spanish police solve murder case

Chance images captured by a passing Google Maps camera showing a man leaning over a large bag or bags in a car trunk with what could be a human body gave police an extra clue in a murder investigation in Spain

20 Dec 2024 9:14 am
Micromax and Phison form JV to make NAND storage solutions in India

The JV will also focus on customised design solutions for AI and security applications

19 Dec 2024 12:35 pm
Apple Maps rolls out Look Around feature for web

The update was already available on iPhones since iOS 13 and gives users a 360-degree immersive view

19 Dec 2024 12:00 pm
OpenAIs ChatGPT comes to phones and WhatsApp

Users can talk to OpenAIs AI chatbot by calling it, or by sending a WhatsApp message to its number

19 Dec 2024 11:00 am
Amazon workers to strike at multiple U.S. warehouses during busy holiday season

The union had given Amazon a deadline of Sunday to begin negotiations, and workers at facilities voted recently to authorize a strike

19 Dec 2024 9:47 am
What happens next for TikTok after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app

19 Dec 2024 9:24 am
Apple's supply chain statement must be verified, says Congo

International lawyers for Congo welcomed Apple's decision to stop sourcing minerals from there due to worsening conflict, but said they would press ahead with their cases against the company in Europe

19 Dec 2024 9:16 am
Apple hits out at Meta's numerous interoperability requests

Apple on Wednesday hit out at Meta Platforms, saying its numerous requests to access the iPhone maker's software tools for its devices could impact users' privacy and security

19 Dec 2024 8:19 am
Instagram will let you schedule messages and send them later

Instagrams new scheduled sending feature for DMs will work for text-only messages and not those with media in them

18 Dec 2024 12:23 pm
YouTube to help celebrities manage their AI likenesses

These actors and athletes will then have the option to go through a privacy complaint process and request removal of videos with these AI likenesses on YouTube

18 Dec 2024 11:37 am
Google rolls out Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemini-Exp-1206 for eligible users

Gemini-Exp-1206 can better handle tasks related to coding, math, reasoning, and following instructions, according to Google

18 Dec 2024 11:01 am
OpenAI makes AI search engine available for all

The AI startup has also upgraded the built-in search engine with new features

17 Dec 2024 12:15 pm
YouTube to turn eligible doctors channels into official health info sources

YouTube said it would allow registered medical workers to apply and undergo verification so that their channels could receive official health product features

17 Dec 2024 11:00 am
Google Drive upgrades document scanner with new feature on Android

After capturing an image, users can use the tool on the Preview screen for white balance correction, shadow removal, contrast enrichment, auto sharpening, light improvement and other editing features

17 Dec 2024 10:58 am
Britain sets first codes of practice for tech firms in online safety regime

Britain's online safety regime came into force on Monday, requiring social media companies like Meta's Facebook and ByteDance's TikTok to take action to tackle criminal activity

17 Dec 2024 9:47 am
Samsung and Google team up for Gemini AI-powered XR headset

In the demo for theSamsung XR headset device, the user is seen summoning the AI assistant with the Hey Gemini, command instead of the usual Hey Google

16 Dec 2024 12:09 pm
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Projects to organise group tasks

Users will be able to organise group projects on ChatGPT by customising how the AI chatbot responds to requests around it

16 Dec 2024 11:02 am
False news of Luigi Mangione suicide was generated by AI; BBC complains to Apple

BBC said it had reached out to Apple to fix the issue after an AI-generated notification from the news outlet falsely stated that Luigi Mangione had died by suicide

16 Dec 2024 9:34 am
Who is Suchir Balaji, ex-OpenAI researcher who worked on ChatGPT and exposed AIs dark side?

Balajis sudden death has shocked the AI industry as the news comes three months after Balaji spoke against OpenAIs unabashed use of copyrighted data and how it was illegal and why it could ultimately harm the Internet

14 Dec 2024 3:29 pm
Meta urges California attorney general to stop OpenAI from becoming for-profit: Report

Meta said that allowing OpenAI to become a for-profit company would set a dangerous precedent of allowing startups to enjoy the advantages of nonprofit status until they are poised to become profitable

14 Dec 2024 10:17 am
AI with reasoning power will be less predictable, Ilya Sutskever says

An idea that his team had explored a decade ago, that scaling up data to pre-train AI systems would send them to new heights, was starting to reach its limits, he said

14 Dec 2024 9:59 am
Microsoft makes file-sharing between iPhones and Windows PCs easy

The feature is just limited to the Windows Insider Program for now

13 Dec 2024 11:35 am
WhatsApp rolls out updates for voice and video calls

Users will be able to select specific participants in a group chat to initiate a call without disturbing other group members

13 Dec 2024 10:59 am
Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience

Meta Motivo addresses body control problems commonly seen in digital avatars, enabling them to perform movements in a more realistic, human-like manner, the company said

13 Dec 2024 9:49 am
Microsoft releases new update for Copilot on Windows

The company also said that they had added several new features in the Copilot app including Copilot Vision and a preview of the AI-powered Recall feature

12 Dec 2024 1:33 pm
Apple adds ChatGPT to iPhone in latest iOS update

The ChatGPT integration will allow the company's Siri voice assistant tap the chatbot's expertise including on user queries about photos and documents such as presentations

12 Dec 2024 1:26 pm
YouTube expands AI-powered dubbing feature

English language videos of creators can be dubbed into French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese or Spanish

12 Dec 2024 11:09 am
US Supreme Court dismisses Nvidia's bid to avoid securities fraud suit

The plaintiffs accused Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang of violating a 1934 federal law called the Securities Exchange Act by making statements in 2017 and 2018 that falsely downplayed how much of Nvidia's revenue growth came from crypto-related purchases

12 Dec 2024 9:44 am
Google-parent Alphabet hits record high after Trump taps Andrew Ferguson as FTC chair

The agency became a political flashpoint under Lina Khan, who promoted antitrust enforcement as a check on corporate power

12 Dec 2024 9:35 am
OpenAI rolls out editing tool Canvas for all ChatGPT users

Canvas allows collaborative editing so both the user and ChatGPT can work on a document together with the chatbot giving specific feedback in the form of comments

11 Dec 2024 2:27 pm
Amazon joins India's quick commerce race with trials for 15-minute grocery delivery

Amazon will begin trials for quick commerce operations in India that would see it deliver grocery items in 15 minutes or less

11 Dec 2024 12:19 pm
Instagram rolls out trial reels for creators

Trial reels are for creators on Instagram to experiment with new ideas and check if the content resonates with non-followers who can see the reel

11 Dec 2024 12:12 pm
Google Docs starts rolling out Help Me Create AI tool

The feature will help users create an entire document with the appropriate cover image, stylised text, tables and content from files in their Google Drive

11 Dec 2024 12:06 pm
Google's biggest bet is AI for search, investment chief says

Alphabet has injected AI-generated overviews to queries with no obvious answer, in one example of its efforts

11 Dec 2024 9:38 am
Google parent Alphabet jumps on quantum chip breakthrough

Shares of Google parent Alphabet rose after it unveiled a new generation chip that the company said helped overcome a key challenge in quantum computing

11 Dec 2024 9:38 am
Google asks FTC to break up Microsoft's cloud deal with OpenAI: Report

Google has asked the U.S. government to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's tech on its cloud servers, the Information reported

11 Dec 2024 9:17 am