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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Sun 07 January 2024: US-based tech firm Microsoft and artificial intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI were sued by two non-fiction book authors for copyright infringement. Authors Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage claimed in the lawsuit, filed in a Manhattan federal court on Friday, that their work has been “systematically pilfered” by Microsoft and OpenAI. The […]
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Sat 06 January 2024: Microsoft unveiled the first major change to the Windows keyboard in three decades on Thursday (Jan 4), saying that a new AI button, linked to Microsoft Copilot, will be added in laptops and other devices that will be released in the near future. The button will be known as the Copilot […]
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Wed 03 January 2024: Whether it’s Facebook’s News Feed or TikTok’s For You page, social media algorithms are constantly making behind-the-scenes decisions to boost certain content – giving rise to the “curated” feeds we’ve all become accustomed to. But does anyone actually know how these algorithms work? And, more importantly, is there a way to […]
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Tue 02 January 2024: The rampant increase of hate messages on social media is a scourge in today’s technology-infused society. Racism, homophobia, xenophobia and even personal attacks on people who have the audacity to disagree with someone else’s political opinion – these and other forms of online hate present an ugly side of humanity. The derision on social media […]
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Tue 02 January 2024: On Tuesday, the price of Bitcoin surpassed $45,000 for the first time since April 2022. The rise sparked hopes that the United States could launch a Bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) this year, allowing investors to buy products that match the price of bitcoin without the need for cryptocurrency. According to […]
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Sun 31 December 2023: Google Maps has introduced a new eco-friendly routing feature to help save more fuel. The new feature is currently available in the selected countries and is expected to launch in India soon (unspecified timeline). The new feature will help the users to use an alternative eco-friendly route, helping them to lower […]
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