WHATSAPP IS WORKING ON AI-POWERED EDITING TOOLS AND OTHER FEATURES

Thu 28 March 2024: It has been revealed that WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will use generative AI. Users will be able to alter their photographs with an AI-powered editing tool in the near future. It’s speculated that the tool will let users swiftly alter the background, style, or ‘expand’ an image using […]

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FLORIDA GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL RESTRICTING CHILDREN’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS

Wed 27 March 2024: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed into law a highly debated bill aimed at restricting children’s access to social media platforms. The HB 3 prohibits children under the age of 14 from becoming social media account holders, and allows 14- and 15-year-olds to become account holders with parental consent. “Social media […]

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EU TO INVESTIGATE APPLE, GOOGLE, META UNDER NEW DIGITAL LAW

Tue 26 March 2024: European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on Monday that it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital […]

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SPANISH COURT ORDER TO STOP USING TELEGRAM “AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”

Sun 24 March 2024: On the grounds of alleged improper use of audio and video content protected by copyright, the Spanish National Court decided on Saturday to halt the use of the instant messaging application Telegram. Judge Santiago Pedraz of the National Court considered the charges brought by Mediaset, Atresmedia, and Movistar Plus, and he […]

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NASA SPIES SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE UNLIKE ANY OTHER

  Image is for illustration purposes only. Sat 23 March 2024: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a supermassive black hole, classified as a quasar, which has confounded scientists’ expectations.  On its official website, NASA reported H1821+643, the closest quasar to Earth, located 3.4 billion light-years away within a cluster of galaxies, but seemingly less […]

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#NOFRIENDS: WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY’S ROLE IN THE LONELINESS CRISIS?

Fri 22 March 2024: In an age where technology is allowing people to connect in more ways than ever, why is concern over loneliness on the rise? The #IHaveNoFriends declaration is common on social media and experts say trends in friendlessness have only been made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. Now in the US, the nation’s surgeon […]

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