ISRAEL AND UAE COMPANIES SIGN CYBERATTACK PROTECTION DEAL

Cyberint CEO (second from right) with Etisalat by e&’s SVP of cybersecurity Ayman A AlShehi (right) at the GISEC Global cybersecurity conference in Dubai, March 14, 2023. (GEC Media Group/Courtesy) Sun 19 March 2023: An Israeli security company signed a deal yesterday with United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s telecom operator Etisalat to protect its business from […]

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MICROSOFT LAUNCHES 365 COPILOT, OFFERS LOTS OF AUTOMATION

Sat 18 March 2023: The announcement came just two days following a similar reveal from Google, where the competing company introduced functionality-wise similar features for its Google Docs system. Microsoft demonstrated elements of its new AI Copilot for Microsoft 365. The product is now being tested in a limited environment, by around 20 selected enterprises. New […]

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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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