WATCH | SPACEX, NASA LAUNCH 4 MORE ASTRONAUTS INTO ORBIT ON FLIGHT TO SPACE STATION

Sat 26 August 2023: The International Space Station received a successful Saturday launch carrying a four-person international crew, according to NASA. According to a statement from NASA, the launch occurred at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 GMT) from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The seventh commercial crew rotation trip to the International Space Station, according to the […]

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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WORSE AT DETECTING KIDS, DARK-SKINNED INDIVIDUALS ON STREET: STUDY

Fri 25 August 2023: Researchers discovered major fairness challenges connected to age and skin color in autonomous car recognition systems, suggesting that children and people with darker complexion are at greater risk on the road, according to a recent study. According to the study conducted by researchers at King’s College in London, a fairness analysis […]

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GIVING AI DIRECT CONTROL OVER ANYTHING IS A BAD IDEA – HERE’S HOW IT COULD DO US REAL HARM

Tue 22 August 2023: The release of the advanced chatbot ChatGPT in 2022 got everyone talking about artificial intelligence (AI). Its sophisticated capabilities amplified concerns about AI becoming so advanced that soon we would not be able to control it. This even led some experts and industry leaders to warn that the technology could lead to human extinction. […]

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HONG KONG BETS ON CRYPTO AS SECTOR’S STAR DIMS OVER CRACKDOWNS OVERSEAS

Tue 22 August 2023: The Chinese territory has issued its first licenses for retail crypto trading amid push to cash in on virtual assets. Hong Kong, China – Cryptocurrencies have had a rough ride in recent years, with prices spiralling through periods of boom and bust and the industry threatened by stunning downfalls as well as […]

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TECH GIANT GOOGLE DEVELOPING AI CHATBOT THAT OFFERS LIFE ADVICE

Mon 21 August 2023: Google is currently locked in a fight with Microsoft and OpenAI to develop the next big breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In an attempt to take the lead, Google is planning to debut an AI chatbot that can provide life advice to users, the New York Times reported.  The project is being […]

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WHATSAPP TEAM IS WORKING ON NEW MESSAGING TOOLS TO FORMAT TEXT

Mon 21 August 2023: WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, is reportedly developing new text formatting features for chatting, including syntax for blocking code snippets, quoting specific text, and creating text lists. According to WABetaInfo, the “Code Block” feature is expected to make sharing and viewing lines of code on the platform much more convenient […]

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