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UK to host world’s first global summit on Artificial Intelligence

UK to host world’s first global summit on Artificial Intelligence

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced a world-first summit on artificial intelligence, seeking a leading role for the UK in limiting potential doomsday risks as he visited Washington. MORE..

(0) Comments | June 8, 2023  2:40 pm
USAID and IREX to organize MoJo Lanka - Sri Lanka’s first Mobile Journalism Festival

USAID and IREX to organize MoJo Lanka - Sri Lanka’s first Mobile Journalism Festival

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) has announced the MoJo Lanka festival, a two-day event celebrating the power of mobile journalism and digital storytelling. MORE..

(0) Comments | June 6, 2023  3:42 pm
Scientists expand search for signs of intelligent alien life

Scientists expand search for signs of intelligent alien life

Scientists have expanded the search for technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations by monitoring a star-dense region toward the core of our galaxy for a type of signal that could be produced by potential intelligent aliens that until now has been ignored. MORE..

(0) Comments | June 1, 2023  2:46 pm
AI CEOs, experts worried about the “risk of extinction” from AI

AI CEOs, experts worried about the “risk of extinction” from AI

AI researchers, engineers, and CEOs have released a statement expressing their concern about the potential danger AI poses, that it could wipe off humanity, comparing the threat level to the pandemics and nuclear war. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 31, 2023  2:56 pm
Nvidia set to become first US chipmaker valued at over $1 trillion

Nvidia set to become first US chipmaker valued at over $1 trillion

Nvidia Corp was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 30, 2023  5:32 pm
China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as a new space race. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 29, 2023  3:53 pm
UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms

UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms

The UN convened the first-ever global meeting with education ministers from around the world to explore risks and rewards of using chatbots in classrooms, announcing on Friday a new roadmap to chart a safer digital path for all. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 27, 2023  11:33 pm
Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew

Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew

Chinese hackers targeted Kenya’s government in a widespread, years-long series of digital intrusions against key ministries and state institutions, according to three sources, cybersecurity research reports and Reuters’ own analysis of technical data related to the hackings. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 24, 2023  3:44 pm
WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages within 15 minutes

WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages within 15 minutes

WhatsApp says it will allow users to edit messages, in a move that will see it match a feature offered by competitors like Telegram and Signal. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 23, 2023  2:06 pm
G7 calls for developing global technical standards for AI

G7 calls for developing global technical standards for AI

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the development and adoption of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence (AI) “trustworthy”, saying governance of the technology has not kept pace with its growth. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 20, 2023  5:35 pm
Nasa reveals why you’ll lose weight in Sri Lanka but not Borneo in gravity study

Nasa reveals why you’ll lose weight in Sri Lanka but not Borneo in gravity study

Weight gain is a common complaint of holidaymakers. According to Nasa choosing a different destination could make a difference in how much you weigh. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 18, 2023  5:03 pm
WhatsApp will allow users to lock and hide conversations, Meta announces

WhatsApp will allow users to lock and hide conversations, Meta announces

WhatsApp users will soon be able to lock and hide conversations, thanks to a new feature. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 16, 2023  11:14 am
Elon Musk says he has found new CEO for Twitter

Elon Musk says he has found new CEO for Twitter

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the job. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 12, 2023  12:40 pm
In global rush to regulate AI, Europe set to be trailblazer

In global rush to regulate AI, Europe set to be trailblazer

The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications. Even European Union officials working on groundbreaking rules to govern the emerging technology were caught off guard by AI’s rapid rise. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 10, 2023  7:11 pm
IBM unveils new watsonx, AI and data platform

IBM unveils new watsonx, AI and data platform

International Business Machines Corp on Tuesday launched watsonx, a new artificial intelligence and data platform to help companies integrate AI in their business. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 9, 2023  4:56 pm
Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days

Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days

An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday after staying in orbit for 276 days, China’s state media reported, completing a landmark mission to test the country’s reusable space technologies. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 8, 2023  10:53 am
Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail

Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail

Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders’ names on Gmail to verify their identity, the company announced on Wednesday. The new blue checkmarks will automatically appear next to companies that have adopted Gmail’s existing Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 4, 2023  5:06 pm
Twitter down for thousands of users – Report

Twitter down for thousands of users – Report

Twitter Inc’s services were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. MORE..

(0) Comments | May 2, 2023  1:35 pm
Zimbabwe plans to launch digital currency backed by gold

Zimbabwe plans to launch digital currency backed by gold

Zimbabwe will launch a digital currency next month by introducing “tokens” that are backed by gold reserves and can be transferred between people and businesses as a form of payment, the country’s central bank said Friday. MORE..

(0) Comments | April 30, 2023  1:26 pm
WhatsApp announces multi-device feature to support more than one phone

WhatsApp announces multi-device feature to support more than one phone

WhatsApp is finally rolling out multi-device login support for more than one phone. MORE..

(0) Comments | April 26, 2023  11:53 am
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by end-2024, Standard Chartered says

Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by end-2024, Standard Chartered says

Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered said on Monday, saying that the so-called “crypto winter” is over. MORE..

(0) Comments | April 25, 2023  11:54 am
Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ for Twitter Blue subscription of selected celebrities as legacy ‘Blue Tick’ disappears

Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ for Twitter Blue subscription of selected celebrities as legacy ‘Blue Tick’ disappears

Twitter removed the legacy blue tick from verified accounts yesterday. This comes months after the company’s CEO Elon Musk announced the date to press users to sign up for Twitter Blue, its paid subscription service. MORE..

(0) Comments | April 21, 2023  12:10 pm
SpaceX successfully launches Starship, explodes before orbit

SpaceX successfully launches Starship, explodes before orbit

SpaceX’s massive Starship has launched, but failed to make orbit. MORE..

(0) Comments | April 20, 2023  9:10 pm
Seagate to pay $300 million penalty for shipping Huawei 7 million hard drives

Seagate to pay $300 million penalty for shipping Huawei 7 million hard drives

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC has agreed to pay a $300 million penalty in a settlement with U.S. authorities for shipping over $1.1 billion worth of hard disk drives to China’s Huawei in violation of U.S. export control laws, the Department of Commerce said on Wednesday. MORE..

(0) Comments | April 20, 2023  5:30 pm
Spotify back up for most users after global outage

Spotify back up for most users after global outage

Audio streaming platform Spotify was back up for most users, the company said on Wednesday, after a brief outage that disrupted service for tens of thousands of users globally. MORE..

(0) Comments | April 19, 2023  8:24 pm