Wed 17 January 2024: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature to some beta testers that will let users share polls in channels on iOS. As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, some beta testers can explore a new poll option right within their own channels. The channel owner can see if […]
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Tue 16 January 2024: Saudi Arabia is planning to launch air taxis to transport pilgrims for the Islamic Hajj and umrah pilgrimages, in the latest innovative technological development to be implemented in the Kingdom. According to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA), authorities will enable the operation of air taxis to transport pilgrims from King Abdulaziz […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: While self-driving vehicles are being deployed in numerous cities globally, persistent controversies continue to challenge their deployment. Recently, Tesla recalled more than two million cars after the US regulator found problems with its driver assistance system. Tesla did not agree with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) analysis, but agreed to […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: When South Africa became a constitutional democracy in 1994, it replaced its apartheid-era intelligence apparatus with a new one aimed at serving the country’s new democratic dispensation. However, the regime of former president Jacob Zuma, 2009-2018, deviated from this path. It abused the intelligence services to serve his political and allegdly corrupt ends. Now […]
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Fri 12 January 2024: A code within the latest version of the ChatGPT Android app suggests that it could be set as the default assistant on the device. The rise in popularity of generative AI apps, such as Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has rendered typical AI voice assistants, such as Siri and Google Assistant, […]
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Thu 11 January 2024: On Tuesday, Meta Platforms said that it would block additional content from being viewed by minors on Facebook and Instagram. This occurs after global regulators pushed the social media giant to shield kids from inappropriate information on its platforms. In a blog post, Meta said that all teens will now be […]
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Wed 10 January 2024: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Tuesday that it had not yet granted approval of spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), despite a post appearing on its official X account saying it had done so. “The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. The SEC has not […]
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Tue 09 January 2024: Palestine and Israel continue to dominate the news cycle. Then one learns that several Members of Parliament and leaders belonging to political parties opposed to the ruling regime in this country, those working in the office of Rahul Gandhi, a few individuals apparently on the other side of the divide, not […]
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Mon 08 January 2024: In 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) truly entered our daily lives. The latest data shows four in five teenagers in the United Kingdom are using generative AI tools. About two-thirds of Australian employees report using generative AI for work. At first, many people used these tools because they were curious about generative AI or wanted to […]
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Sun 07 January 2024: A US youngster has accomplished a feat previously only accomplished by artificial intelligence: beating the popular computer game Tetris and forcing it into a game-ending glitch. As other players tracked his progress online, 13-year-old Willis Gibson, also known as “blue scuti,” became the first person to reach the puzzle game’s “kill […]
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