TELEGRAM CEO PAVEL DUROV TO FACE JUDGE IN PARIS AS DETENTION ENDS: REPORT

Wed 28 August 2024: Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was brought to court on Wednesday in Paris, according to media reports.  Durov’s detention, which started on Saturday and was extended once, ended on Wednesday, broadcaster BFMTV said. The investigating judge put an end to his custody in order […]

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SAFEGUARD YOUR SMARTPHONE: EXPERT WARNS AGAINST AI RISKS AND MALWARE

Wed 28 August 2024: Smartphones, which often store highly sensitive data, should be equipped with security apps to defend against potential malware, advises Vladislav Tushkanov, Director of Machine Learning Technology at cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. AI Assistants Pose Privacy Risks, Warns Expert Tushkanov highlights the risks associated with AI assistants, especially those that operate online. “Online […]

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ALGORITHM MANIPULATIONS CAN COMPROMISE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVITY: EXPERT

Tue 27 August 2024: Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and AI-powered tools have become more than widespread in today’s world, but these solutions are not without compromises, as AI responses to specific questions and topics can be manipulated by their developers, allegedly introducing biases, which renders the use of AI a potential risk, especially in politics. […]

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SAUDI ARABIA WRAPS UP ESPORTS WORLD CUP, AIMS TO BECOME GLOBAL GAMING HUB

  Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia addressed the assembly about the Global Esports Academy. Dec 16 2022. Sun 25 August 2024: Saudi Arabia is making significant strides in becoming a global hub for esports and gaming, according to Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, head of the Saudi Esports […]

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BOEING’S STARLINER ASTRONAUTS WILMORE AND WILLIAMS TO RETURN FROM SPACE NEXT YEAR: NASA

Sun 25 August 2024: Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station (ISS) in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA chief Bill Nelson has said. He told reporters on Saturday that issues with Starliner’s propulsion system are too risky to carry its first […]

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SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DOOMSCROLLING? THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE FOMO

Sat 24 August 2024: For as long as we have used the internet to communicate and connect with each other, it has influenced how we think, feel and behave. During the COVID pandemic, many of us were “cut off” from our social worlds through restrictions, lockdowns and mandates. Understandably, many of us tried to find ways to connect online. […]

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NASA WEIGHS STARLINER’S FATE: WILL ASTRONAUTS RETURN VIA SPACEX?

Fri 23 August 2024: NASA announced that it will decide by Saturday whether the two astronauts who flew Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will return to Earth using a SpaceX vehicle.   Starliner’s Journey: A Test Mission Turned Marathon Initially planned as an eight-day mission to test Starliner’s capabilities before NASA […]

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CHIPS TO REPLACE ANIMAL TESTING IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Tue 20 August 2024: Professor Haluk Külah, a member of the Board of Directors at the METU Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Center and a faculty member of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, provided insights into the scientific studies conducted under the OrChESTRA Project. Külah mentioned that they aim to become a regional center of excellence […]

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SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HAMPER TEENAGERS FIGURING OUT WHO THEY WANT TO BE. BANNING IT UNTIL 16 IS A GOOD IDEA

Sun 18 August 2024: Over recent months, a number of politicians have supported calls to ban social media for children under 16 in Australia. Currently, kids under 13 are not allowed to use social media. There’s some research that suggests social media can be helpful for certain young people by, for example, connecting them with like-minded peers. That […]

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MUSK SAYS X WILL PULL OPERATIONS FROM BRAZIL AFTER ‘CENSORSHIP ORDERS’

Sun 18 August 2024: Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the social media platform X would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” from the Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. X claims Moraes secretly threatened one of its legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if […]

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