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Meta to ‘turbocharge’ work on generative AI products after losing bet on metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is pulling together a "top-level" product team to focus on generative AI integration across its platforms, including WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.
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China plans to crush Starlink fleet with constellation of satellites
China vows to launch of a constellation network of roughly 13,000 satellites in an effort to outshine Elon Musk's rival Starlink fleet.
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iPhone vs Samsung: which loses value faster and why
For years, the question of which smartphone is better – Android or iPhone – has been causing a heated debate. While there’s no right answer, Android-powered phones depreciate faster than Apple products. Why?
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Smartwatches, fitness trackers and other body scanning devices could trigger fatal heart attack
A new study found smartwatches, fitness trackers, and other wearable devices could trigger a potentially fatal heart attack in people with cardiac implants.
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YouTube trials podcast feature
The popular video-sharing platform continues its drive to host more digital talk shows with the introduction of a trial function that will allow users to upload programs with ease if approved.
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YouTube CEO steps down
Susan Wojcicki has spent 25 years with the Google team, acting as the CEO of YouTube for the last nine of them.
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ChatGPT’s answers could be nothing but a hallucination
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, or any other artificial intelligence-based service can inadvertently fool users with digital hallucinations.
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Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision could hinder competition, UK watchdog warns
Gamers would be left worse off if Microsoft acquired a California-based video games company, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned.
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Whistleblower web pages to be set up in EU countries
Companies in some parts of the EU will be adding dedicated back channels to their flagship websites that allow whistleblowers to anonymously report on wrongdoings such as bribery, corruption, and other illegal activities within their organizations.
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Neural networks used to map out human emotions in London and San Francisco
An analysis of geotagged tweets from London and San Francisco has shown people's emotions depend on where – and when – they are in the city.
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Millennials most worried ChatGPT will take their jobs
Millennials are 43% more concerned than other generations about losing their jobs due to the rise of ChatGTP, a study shows. Meanwhile, employees in marketing are not as irreplaceable as they think they are.
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Web blackouts don’t just silence dissent – they hurt your wallet too
The global cost of internet blackouts rose to $24 billion in 2022, more than quadruple the total for the previous year – although the lion’s share of that was suffered by Russia. Meanwhile, experts are warning that this economic toll may prove even more harmful to citizens of authoritarian countries than the human rights cost.
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Robot liquifies to escape jail Terminator-style
The robot's transformation has been widely compared to a scene from Terminator. Chinese researchers behind the technology claim to have been inspired by sea cucumbers.
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AI doctor will see you now: ChatGPT takes medical exams
A group of researchers had the viral chatbot take the same US medical licensing exams as aspiring doctors. It performed “comfortably within the passing range,” they said.
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Google axes 12,000 jobs
“We hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an email to employees.
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It can dance and it can do parkour – now, Atlas gets to work
Atlas, the humanoid robot, is “one step closer” to performing real-world manipulation tasks at human speed, developer Boston Dynamics said.
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Microsoft announces it will cut 10,000 jobs
Some employees will start receiving notices immediately as Microsoft joins the likes of Amazon and Meta with plans to cut thousands of jobs this year.
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Gas app sold to Discord
The Gas app, which encourages friends to compliment each other, will continue as a standalone app for the time being, Discord said.
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Despite Norton’s woes, passwords may not quite be done just yet
The recent hacking of Norton LifeLock brings the number of high-profile password manager breaches to two after LastPass was also compromised in 2022. This begs the question – if the very entities designed to safeguard our access codes cannot be trusted, is there any point in having either of them?
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Google Stadia is shutting down – Meta should take notice
Google envisioned its cloud gaming service as a Netflix for video games but quickly pulled the plug once it became clear the project would fail. Its problems were similar to those Meta faces in its metaverse gamble.
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