YOUTUBE FULLY RESTORES DONALD TRUMP’S ACCOUNT “FOR VOTERS TO HEAR EQUALLY”

Fri 17 March 2023: YouTube has lifted restrictions on Donald Trump’s channel, becoming the latest social media network to fully restore the former United States president’s account more than two years after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol. The decision on Friday comes as the race for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election starts […]

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WHATSAPP’S NEW BETA FEATURE LET BUSINESSES BOOST STATUS UPDATES

Fri 17 March 2023: The messaging service WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, is introducing a new “Boost Status” shortcut for companies on Android and iOS beta that enables them to promote their status updates on Facebook and Instagram. The new feature allows businesses to forward status updates to the Facebook or Instagram application. Beta […]

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CHINESE FIRM BAIDU UNVEILS CHATGPT RIVAL ERNIE

Fri 17 March 2023: Investors give cool response to pre-recorded event showing off AI chatbot’s capabilities. Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese search engine giant Baidu has revealed its artificial intelligence-powered chatbot Ernie, the latest rival to OpenAI’s groundbreaking ChatGPT. Baidu Chief Executive Robin Li said on Thursday that Ernie, known as Weixin in Chinese, was the result […]

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UNITED KINGDOM LATEST COUNTRY TO BAN TIKTOK FROM GOVERNMENT DEVICES

Thu 16 March 2023: The United Kingdom banned the use of the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok on government electronic devices on Thursday. Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden told MPs that TikTok would be banned on security grounds immediately, and that the ban would apply to all government corporate devices across all departments. “The security of […]

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SPACESUITS FOR FUTURE US MISSIONS TO THE MOON UNVEILED BY NASA

Thu 16 March 2023: Future US astronauts who walk on the moon will do so in sleeker, more flexible spacesuits thanks to NASA’s decision to do away with the bulky white suits Neil Armstrong and his fellow Apollo astronauts wore 50 years ago. The first prototype of a brand-new next-generation spacesuit, custom-fitted and equipped for […]

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WITH ‘HUMAN-LEVEL’ PERFORMANCE, OPENAI UNVEILS CHATGPT SUCCESSOR

Wed 15 March 2023: The long-awaited sequel to ChatGPT is now available, boasting of “human-level performance” in university-level exams. GPT-4, the next generation of OpenAI’s artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, was described as a “milestone” in the development of deep learning, which mimics how humans learn. “We’ve spent 6 months iteratively aligning GPT-4 using lessons from our […]

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DATA THEFT FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS SPIKES BY 300%: REPORT

Tue 14 March 2023: Cyber-security researchers said they have discovered a massive 200-300 per cent spike in YouTube videos containing links to malware that can steal sensitive financial data from the computers. YouTube is the most popular platform for watching videos and has over 122 million daily active users, according to Global Media Insight. The […]

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