WHATSAPP TO INTRODUCE ENHANCED PRIVACY FEATURE FOR IOS USERS

Tue 08 April 2025: WhatsApp, Meta’s messaging app, is developing an enhanced chat privacy tool to restrict message forwarding, set to roll out in an upcoming update. This new feature is designed to give users greater control over their conversations by disabling automatic media downloads to the device gallery and restricting the ability to export […]

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DEEPSEEK INTRODUCES NEW METHOD FOR ENHANCING REASONING ABILITIES OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS

Mon 07 April 2025: Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek has introduced a new method for enhancing the reasoning abilities of large language models (LLMs), reportedly surpassing current approaches. DeepSeek developed a dual technique that combines generative reward modeling (GRM) and self-principled critique tuning in collaboration with researchers from Tsinghua University, the South China Morning […]

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SURVEILLANCE TECH IS CHANGING OUR BEHAVIOUR – AND OUR BRAINS

Sat 05 April 2025: From self-service checkouts to public streets to stadiums – surveillance technology is everywhere. This pervasive monitoring is often justified in the name of safety and security. But our recent study, published in Neuroscience of Consciousness, reveals a disturbing side effect. Surveillance isn’t just changing our behaviour – it’s altering how our brains process information, […]

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TURKIYE SCIENTISTS TO SEARCH OCEAN DEPTHS FOR INSIGHTS INTO SPACE HABITATS

Sat 05 April 2025: Turkish scientists are set to explore the depths of oceans and seas for clues about life in space through the METU Institute of Marine Sciences’ “DeepTrace” project, Anadolu Agency reports. The team will conduct research at depths of up to 2,600 meters in the Black Sea, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Mustafa Yucel, deputy […]

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TIKTOK OWNER SAYS ANY AGREEMENT WITH US SUBJECT TO CHINESE LAW

Sat 05 April 2025: Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok said Saturday that negotiations with the US continue, but any agreement with Washington will be subject to Chinese law, according to state-run media. TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, said in a statement that there are important matters to be resolved. The company “has been in discussion with the […]

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STARS’ MELODIES DECODE MILKY WAY EVOLUTION: AUSTRALIAN STUDY

Fri 04 April 2025: A recent Australian study has shed fresh light on stellar evolution by examining the “sounds” of stars in a cluster 2,700 light-years from Earth. Published in Nature on Wednesday, this breakthrough offers astrophysicists a new method to chart the past and future of the Milky Way and beyond, according to researchers […]

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MUSLIM MARRIAGE APP FACES BOYCOTT AFTER SECRET SALE TO COMPANY WITH PRO-ISRAEL CEO

Fri 04 April 2025: Muslim dating app Salams has come under fire following its quiet acquisition by US-based Match Group — the company behind Tinder, Hinge and OKCupid. The deal, finalised in October 2023, was only disclosed in a February 2024 earnings report, with no official announcement or communication to Salams’ 7.5 million users. The […]

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TRUMP TARIFFS SLAM APPLE, WIPING OUT $250 BILLION IN MARKET VALUE

Thu 03 April 2025:  Apple’s market value plummeted by over $250 billion on Thursday, marking it as one of Wall Street’s hardest-hit victims of Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff campaign, even after CEO Tim Cook’s attempts to build ties with the administration. The iPhone giant’s stock dropped by up to 8.5% at the opening of trading […]

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CHINA SENDS NEW SATELLITE INTO ORBIT FOR RADAR CALIBRATION BOOST

Thu 03 April 2025: China has announced that it has successfully launched a new satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province. The satellite, Tianping-3A 02, was launched at 10.12 a.m. Beijing time (0212GMT) aboard a Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully, Xinhua News Agency reported […]

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