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Microsoft Introduces More Protections to AI Tool that Created Taylor Swift Deepfakes
Microsoft has introduced more protections to its AI text-to-image generation tool Designer that users were utilizing to create nonconsensual sexual images of celebrities.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
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OpenAI Partners Common Sense Media to Minimise AI Risks for Teens
Facing intense scrutiny and government probes, OpenAI has announced to partner with nonprofit organization Common Sense Media to minimize AI risks for young adults.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Apple App Store Changes ‘a Step in the Wrong Direction’: Microsoft
After Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Microsoft has also criticized Apple App Store changes in the EU, calling those "a step in the wrong direction."
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
1st Human Gets Brain Implant from Neuralink, Recovering Well: Musk
Elon Musk has announced that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink has successfully achieved its first human implant, and the test subject is recovering well.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
TikTok Encourages Users Horizontal Videos to Rival YouTube’s Dominance
Chinese-owned short video-making app TikTok wants users to turn their phones around and start shooting horizontal videos.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Amazon Terminates $1.7 Bn Deal to Acquire iRobot Amid Regulatory Hurdles
Amazon announced it has terminated its $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, the maker of consumer robotic vacuums, on mutual conditions.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Italian Regulator Notifies OpenAI about Violating Europe’s Privacy Laws
The Italian regulator notified Sam Altman-run OpenAI about breaching European data privacy law, giving the ChatGPT developer 30 days to respond to the allegations.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Samsung to Make Galaxy AI Available on 100 Mn Devices This Year: TM Roh
Samsung will make it's 'Galaxy AI’ available across 100 million mobile devices this year, as customers are eager to try new technologies and AI is no exception, TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile Experience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics, said here on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 29, 2024
2 min read
Samsung Opens New Research Lab for Next-Gen 3D DRAM Development
Samsung has created a new research lab in the United States to focus on developing next-generation three-dimensional (3D) DRAM, industry sources said on Sunday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 29, 2024
1 min read
NASA Prepares for Humanity’s First Return to Moon in Over 50 Yrs
In December 1972, the US successfully attempted its last crewed moon landing with Apollo 17, the 11th and final mission of NASA's Apollo program.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2024
1 min read
Musk’s X to Finally Hire 100 Employees for Content Moderation Team
Elon Musk-run X is reportedly hiring 100 full-time employees for a new trust and safety office in Austin, Texas, after Musk had disbanded the trust and safety teams globally after acquiring the company.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2024
2 min read
Social Media Platform X Blocks Taylor Swift Searches
X (formerly Twitter), owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has blocked searches for Taylor Swift after deepfake images went viral on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2024
1 min read
Global Chip Revenues Decline 8.8% in 2023: Report
The global semiconductor industry’s revenue declined 8.8 percent in 2023 due to a slowdown in enterprise and consumer spending.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
2 min read
Very Concerning: Elon Musk on New Apple App Store Changes in EU
X owner Elon Musk on Saturday joined the debate around Apple’s App Store changes in the European Union (EU) ahead of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in March, saying these changes are “very concerning”.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
1 min read
Spotify CEO Calls Apple’s New EU App Store Changes ‘Extortion’
Swedish music streaming service Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek has criticized Apple's proposed App Store changes ahead of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), saying the changes are "at best vague and misleading" and a "new low for the company".
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
2 min read
Fossil Group to Stop Making Smartwatches, Gen 6 to Be the Last
Fossil Group has announced to stop making smartwatches and the Gen 6 series will be the last of its wearable devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
1 min read
Taylor Swift Deepfakes: White House Seeks Law, Nadella Says It’s ‘Alarming’
The White House has pitched for legislation to protect people from deepfakes generated by AI after the spread of fake photos of Taylor Swift went viral on social media this week.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Teams Suffers Mega Outage, Company Says Fixing
Microsoft Teams experienced a mega outage in several parts of the world, and the company saw “significant improvements or full remediation in many of the Teams features affected by this incident” after hours.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
1 min read
Samsung Replaces Google AI with Baidu AI on Galaxy S24 Devices in China
Samsung will not use Galaxy AI features in its Galaxy S24 lineup in China and would instead rely upon Chinese tech giant Baidu’s Ernie AI, owing to Google’s limited presence in the country.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
1 min read
UK Regulator Launches Antitrust Probe into $19 Billion Vodafone-Three UK Merger
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Friday launched a formal probe into the proposed $19 billion merger between Vodafone and CK Hutchison-owned Three UK.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
1 min read
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