Category: Technology
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, became accessible to many Brazilian users after an update bypassed a block imposed by Brazil’s supreme court last month. The update utilized third-party cloud services, including Cloudflare, allowing users to access X…
Brasília (AFP) – A Brazilian Supreme Court judge threatened Wednesday to suspend X, formerly Twitter, if CEO Elon Musk doesn’t name a new legal representative for the social media site’s operations in the country. Brazil Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes…
San Francisco (AFP) – The United States sued TikTok on Friday, saying it had placed the safety of millions of children in jeopardy by collecting their personal data without parental permission. US justice officials say TikTok often failed to honor requests…
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, Brussels said Friday, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines. Elon Musk…
Paris (AFP) – When Google announced this week that its climate emissions had risen by 48 percent since 2019, it pointed the finger at artificial intelligence. Data centres, particularly those that power artificial intelligence programs, are driving surging demand for electricity ©…
Washington (AFP) – The United States unveiled sanctions Friday against 12 top leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, a day after banning the sale of its popular antivirus software on national security grounds. The US Treasury Department slapped sanctions…
Paris (AFP) – OpenAI was forced to apologise to actor Scarlett Johansson last week for using her voice –- or something very similar –- on its latest chatbot, throwing the spotlight on to voice-cloning tech. Scarlett Johansson voiced an AI in…
Perugia (Italy) (AFP) – The rise of artificial intelligence has forced an increasing number of journalists to grapple with the ethical and editorial challenges posed by the rapidly expanding technology. The arrival of ChatGPT sent shockwaves through the journalism industry © Kirill…
Microsoft and Quantinuum on Wednesday said they have achieved a key step in making quantum computers a commercial reality by making them more reliable. The move is the latest in a race to perfect quantum computing in which tech firms…
Stockholm (AFP) – Swedish video game group Embracer said Thursday it was selling Gearbox Entertainment, the developer of the popular first-person shooter franchise “Borderlands”, to US company Take-Two for $460 million. ‘Borderlands’ is a first-person shooter game set in a space…
