Fri 27 October 2023: High-interest rates are creating hurdles for climate regulators and automakers aiming to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). This concern was underlined by the termination of the GM-Honda partnership and a warning from LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery maker. While electric vehicle sales continue to grow, the pace […]
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Fri 27 October 2023: Malaysia’s communications regulator is set to issue a warning to tech giant Meta and popular short-form video hosting service TikTok over allegedly restricting content supporting the Palestinians on their respective platforms, its communications minister said on Thursday (Oct 26). Fahmi Fadzil took to his official X account and said that he […]
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Thu 26 October 2023: The war between Israel and Hamas has generated so much false or misleading information online that even fact-checkers and analysts are having a tough time keeping up. Social media is flooded with misleading posts and artificial intelligence is making things worse. Since the start of the war on 7 October, the […]
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Wed 25 October 2023: These days, cars are computer centers on wheels. Today’s vehicles can contain over 100 computers and millions of lines of software code. These computers are all networked together and can operate all aspects of your vehicle. It’s not surprising, then, that car theft has also become high-tech. The ones and zeros of […]
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Mon 23 October 2023: “Splinternet” refers to the way the internet is being splintered – broken up, divided, separated, locked down, boxed up, or otherwise segmented. Whether for nation states or corporations, there’s money and control to be had by influencing what information people can access and share, as well as the costs that are paid for this […]
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Sat 21 October 2023: On iOS and Android, users will now be able to respond to status updates using their avatars thanks to a new feature being released by Meta-owned WhatsApp. According to WABetaInfo, the company hopes to increase user engagement with status updates by giving customers another way to interact with their contacts and […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: A controversy emerged when Facebook and Instagram labelled Palestinians as ‘terrorists’. This issue became apparent in user profiles on Instagram featuring the word ‘Palestinian’, alongside the Palestinian flag emoji and the Arabic term “Alhamdulillah”. These were inaccurately translated into English as “Alhamdulillah, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom”. This scandal, initially reported by 404 media, ignited […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, may outperform primary care doctors in adhering to recognized treatment criteria for clinical depression while avoiding gender and social class biases that might occur in doctor-patient relationships, according to a new study, The study, which was published in the open-access journal Family Medicine and Community Health,, shows […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: Facebook-owner Meta Platforms has introduced temporary measures to limit “potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments” on posts about the Israel-Hamas war. Meta said it will change the default setting for people who can comment on new and public Facebook posts created by users “in the region” to only their friends and followers, Meta […]
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Thu 19 October 2023: On Thursday, Meta-owned WhatsApp revealed the option to have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time. In a blog post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that WhatsApp users would soon be able to log in to two accounts at the same time. “Switch between two accounts on WhatsApp. Soon […]
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