Fri 26 July 2024: Russia and China have formalized their plans to construct the International Scientific Lunar Station (ISLS) in three stages, according to an official agreement published on the Russian governmental portal. Work on five missions to the Moon has already commenced. Three-Phase Development Plan The agreement outlines the three stages: research, creation, and […]
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Thu 25 July 2024: The recent global technology outage triggered by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused an estimated loss of $5.4 billion to Fortune 500 companies, according to a report by the insurance firm Parametrix released on Thursday. The losses caused by the disruption, excluding Microsoft, affected 25% of Fortune 500 companies, said Parametrix. The most […]
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AEON is world’s first company to use AI to measure attitudes of customer-facing employees. — SCMP Wed 24 July 2024: A Japanese supermarket chain has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) system to measure the smiles of its employees. The system “Mr. Smile”, launched by the country’s largest supermarket operator AEON, aims to standardize staff […]
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Thu 25 July 2024: Cryptocurrency ether dropped as much as 7% on Thursday as it got caught up in the broad market sell-off and failed to get a lift from this week’s launch of the first U.S. exchange traded funds tracking the currency. The world’s second largest cryptocurrency was last down 6% at $3,170 in […]
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Wed 24 July 2024: CrowdStrike said Wednesday a content configuration update affected the Falcon Sensor, which protects key risk areas, and the Windows Operating System caused a global IT outage last week. The American cybersecurity technology firm said it released a content configuration update Friday for the Windows sensor to gather telemetry on possible novel […]
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Wed 24 July 2024: Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how people use their computers, promising to detect and predict how someone is feeling. It is used in contexts both mundane, like entertainment, and high stakes, like the workplace, hiring and health […]
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Wed 24 July 2024: Google has announced it will no longer eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, reversing its four-year effort to phase out the technology that enables businesses to track users online. This decision marks a significant shift from its initial plans to enhance user privacy through the Privacy Sandbox initiative. Impact on […]
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Tue 23 July 2024: Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz has terminated negotiations with Google parent company Alphabet regarding a proposed $23 billion acquisition, which would have marked Alphabet’s largest acquisition to date, according to Haaretz. Wiz CEO, Assaf Rappaport, stated that the company will now shift its focus towards an initial public offering and aim to achieve $1 billion […]
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Tue 23 July 2024: U.S.-based global electric carmaker Tesla will start using humanoid robots next year, CEO Elon Musk said Monday. “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026,” he wrote on his personal X account. Tesla’s humanoid robot named Optimus was first unveiled […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: WhatsApp is enhancing its platform with a new feature that translates messages using various language packs. This follows the recent introduction of voice note transcription, aiming to facilitate seamless multilingual communication within the app. Enhanced Communication with Instant Translation The new feature allows for instant message translation during chats, promoting smoother […]
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