TikTok users watch the House vote during a protest outside the Capitol in Washington, DC Thu 14 March 2024: In a latest blow to big tech and China, the US House of Representatives passed a bill by an overwhelming majority that would outlaw the social networking site TikTok nationwide. The law was overwhelmingly supported […]
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Wed 13 March 2024: Elon Musk, the head of X (formerly known as Tesla) who is currently locked in a battle with ChatGPT maker OpenAI has recently stated that artificial intelligence (AI) will probably become smarter than any single human by next year (2025). Musk has sued Sam-Altman-run company, alleging it had been breaching the “founding agreement” […]
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Wed 13 March 2024: Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, has been working on adding a number of new features to its most recent updates with the goal of improving users’ instant messaging experiences. One of the features that will be added soon is the ability for users to turn photographs into stickers. […]
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Wed 13 March 2024: Al Jazeera investigates how social media moderation and censorship policies work and whether the treatment of pro-Palestinian content in Arabic is fair and impartial. Before the Israeli war on Gaza that began in October 2023, Al Jazeera investigated the disparity between Meta’s moderation of Israeli versus Palestinian posts. They set up […]
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Tue 12 March 2024: Nearly three out of four teenagers in the United States say they feel happy or peaceful when they do not have their smartphone with them, a survey has found, underscoring concerns about the effects of digital media on minors. But despite their positive associations with putting their smartphone away, only 36 […]
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Tue 12 March 2024: Porsche unveiled its most powerful production, or mass-produced, vehicle on Monday. Arriving this summer, the 1,093-horsepower electric Taycan Turbo GT has already broken two racing records for the fastest electric vehicle. It even beat a Tesla Model S record by an astonishing eighteen seconds. The Taycan Turbo GT set a world record lap time on Germany’s renowned Nürburgring Nordschleife, a tight, demanding track where automakers regularly test their most competitive sports cars. The previous record holder on the […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: The video that OpenAI released to unveil its new text-to-video tool, Sora, has to be seen to be believed. Photorealistic scenes of charging woolly mammoths in clouds of snow, a couple walking through falling cherry blossoms and aerial footage of the California gold rush. The demonstration reportedly prompted movie producer Tyler […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: The price of Bitcoin hit a new record level of $71,500 on Monday, increasing by 2.7% on a daily basis. Closing last week at around $69,000, the biggest cryptocurrency hit the $71,000 level, and it is at around $71,550 as of 11.30 a.m. (GMT0830). Bitcoin has been on an upward trend […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: Saudi Arabia has become the first country in the world to construct a mosque using 3D printing technology. This accomplishment surpasses the ambitions of the UAE’s Dubai, which had plans of its own to build the world’s first 3D-printed mosque by early 2025. The opening of the unique landmark comes just ahead […]
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Sun 10 March 2024: A major step forward in the current lunar exploration race is the joint pursuit by China and Russia of plans to build a nuclear power facility on the moon. The project, which is expected to be completed between 2033 and 2035, represents a ground-breaking partnership between the two countries to further […]
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