APPLE FACES ALLEGATIONS FROM CONGO OF USING ‘BLOOD MINERALS’ FOR ITS PRODUCTS

Wed 18 December 2024: Apple “could not have been unaware” that its supply chain was contaminated with “blood minerals,” a lawyer representing the Democratic Republic of Congo said Tuesday. The trial in the capital Kinshasa marks the first in a series of legal actions against major corporations. Robert Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners said Apple was chosen as […]

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U.S. CONGRESS TELLS APPLE, GOOGLE THEY MUST BAN TIKTOK IN JANUARY AFTER COURT ORDER

Sat 14 December 2024: A pair of senior lawmakers penned a letter to Google and Apple on Friday, informing them that they must remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19. Representatives John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Republican and Democrat on the House Select Committee on the CCP respectively, told Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai “Congress has provided ample time—233 days […]

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THE TOP RISKS FROM TECHNOLOGY THAT WE’LL BE FACING BY THE YEAR 2040

Wed 11 December 2024: Bewilderingly rapid changes are happening in the technology and reach of computer systems. There are exciting advances in artificial intelligence, in the masses of tiny interconnected devices we call the “Internet of Things” and in wireless connectivity. Unfortunately, these improvements bring potential dangers as well as benefits. To get a safe future we […]

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HONG KONG MEDICS MOVE TO USE AI TO TREAT HIGH RISK PATIENTS AT EARLY STAGE

Tue 10 December 2024: Hong Kong public hospitals aim to incorporate artificial intelligence to identify and treat high-risk patients at an earlier stage, according to local media. Dr. Cheung Ngai-tseung, Hong Kong Hospital Authority’s head of information technology and health informatics, said that they were looking to integrate AI into the clinical management system to […]

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MAY 2025 IS THE DEADLINE FOR WHATSAPP TO STOP SUPPORTING THESE IPHONE MODELS

Thu 05 December 2024: WhatsApp, a Meta-owned social media platform has announced that it will discontinue support for certain older iPhone models starting May 5, 2025. Popular devices from Apple Inc., are likely to discontinue the support of the app on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. Which iPhones are affected? According […]

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