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iOS 17 makes iPhone more personal and intuitive
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 07/06/2023
» Apple, on June 5, announced iOS 17, a major release that upgrades the communications experience across Phone, FaceTime, and Messages, making sharing even easier with AirDrop and providing more intelligent input that improves the speed and accuracy of typing.
Hackers breach encrypted file-sharing software
Business, Published on 07/06/2023
» NEW YORK: Cybersecurity experts are bracing for a potential wave of extortion demands after a vulnerability was discovered in encrypted file-sharing software, a flaw that hackers have already used to target a string of high-profile victims, including British Airways and the BBC.
Microsoft stock booming on AI run
Life, James Hein, Published on 07/06/2023
» It's not a good time to be working for Microsoft, but it is a good time to be a shareholder or executive. Stock is up over 30%, net income is up and the CEO Satya Nadella got a nice 10% raise. Regular workers received no pay rise, or effectively a 5% pay cut due to inflation. Microsoft has rationalised it as pat and generic reasons like a "competitive environment" and the "global macroeconomic uncertainties". In reality, Microsoft is using the money to jump into the AI wave through a multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI.
Here Comes the AI: Fans rejoice in 'new' Beatles music
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» WASHINGTON: When the Beatles broke up more than 50 years ago, devastated fans were left yearning for more. Now, artificial intelligence is offering just that.
Is the tech talent crunch over?
Business, Published on 02/06/2023
» Following numerous announcements of layoffs across the technology industry, many tech and business leaders have concluded that the tech talent crunch is over. Appearances can be deceiving, however.
AI political fakery sparks fears for US 2024 race
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of both men slinging insults. Fast-evolving AI technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say.
Teenagers resent social media and efforts to take it away
New York Times, Published on 24/05/2023
» NEW YORK: In Manhattan, one high school freshman said he is trying to cut down on scrolling through TikTok, but questioned whether age restrictions on social media use could ever effectively stop tech-savvy teenagers.
Filmmakers at Cannes grapple with 'tectonic' AI shift
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» CANNES, France: At an AI talk on a Cannes beach, a presenter's voice is cloned and used to say a random phrase in three languages, while another's face is replaced live on screen as they speak.
Online search to make up lost time with AI
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: Online search, dominated by Google for 25 years, has become as banal as making a phone call, but it could finally be getting a profound reset thanks to artificial intelligence.
The World Wide Web turns 30
Life, James Hein, Published on 10/05/2023
» The public version of the World Wide Web turned 30 recently. Back in 1989, Tim Berners-Lee proposed a global hypertext system called Mesh. The next year he added a hypertext GUI browser and editor and called the result the WorldWideWeb. Inside CERN, people loved it and by January 1993 the world had around 50 HTTP servers. By February, the first graphic browser appeared known as Mosaic and by April of that year, CERN decided the project belonged to humanity and the public domain version of the WWW was born. The rest and billions of web pages later, is history.