Tue 05 September 2023: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a group that works to combat antisemitism, is being sued by Elon Musk for erroneously charging him and X Corp (previously Twitter) of being antisemitic. The tech billionaire additionally blamed ADL’s role in X’s declining US advertising income. “To clear our platform’s name on the matter of […]
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Mon 04 September 2023: The popular instant messaging service WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, is launching a feature that will give community administrators more authority. The platform’s most recent change allows community administrators to control who can add members to their communities. The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.18.20 update, which is available on the […]
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Sun 03 September 2023: After 184 days on the International Space Station, UAE astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi will begin his journey down to Earth when the SpaceX Dragon capsule undocks at 3:05 p.m. UAE time on Sunday following a successful hatch closure. In the live broadcast from NASA, al-Neyadi could be seen aboard the capsule with […]
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Sun 03 September 2023: As artificial intelligence technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, post-apocalyptic depictions of killer robots may seem more and more realistic. But AI does not have to reach the level of true human-like consciousness to wreak havoc. In a world where media literacy is low and trust in institutions is […]
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Sun 03 September 2023: Women are disproportionately the victims of cell phone theft in South Africa, according to IOL that cited the insurance provider Dialdirect. According to the insurance company, an alarming 11,404 reported incidents of common robbery occurred in the first quarter of 2023, a 7.9% rise over the previous year, and South Africans […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: Elon Musk’s X formerly know as Twitter, is asking users for permission to start collecting their biometric information and employment history. The social networking platform revised its privacy policy to include carveouts for “biometric information” and “employment history”. “Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for […]
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Sat 02 September 2023: Aditya L1, India’s first space-based observatory to study the Sun, was launched successfully at 11:50 am on Saturday, September 2. The mission to study the Sun’s outermost layers represents another milestone for the Indian space programme after the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully soft landed on the lunar surface on August 23. Aditya L1, India’s […]
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UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan chairs AI company G42, one of the groups behind the Jais large language model. Fri 01 September 2023: An artificial intelligence group linked to the United Arab Emirates has unveiled what it has called the “world’s highest quality” Arabic AI software, as the Gulf state […]
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Thu 31 August 2023: The Narendra Modi-led Indian government is using powerful surveillance tools bought from Israeli firms to spy on the citizens, a recent Financial Times report claims. The report titled ‘India’s communications backdoor attracts surveillance companies’ has shed light on how India’s communications monitoring systems are creating ‘backdoors’ for surveillance companies to “enable the government […]
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Thu 31 August 2023: After accused the popular video-sharing app of “causing addiction” among children and harming their mental health, Kyrgyzstan said on Wednesday that it intended to outlaw TikTok. The culture ministry of the Central Asian nation claimed in a statement that it had received “frequent messages” from organizations voicing worry about the “harmful […]
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