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AI the new focus at Commart IT event
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/03/2024
» The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered computers should trigger demand among early adopters at the latest Commart Comtech IT event, stimulating consumer spending after a slowdown in the first two months, says the event organiser and IT product retailers.
YouTube hypocrisy deserves flagging
Life, James Hein, Published on 27/09/2023
» YouTube is behaving badly again. A prominent presenter I occasionally watch, who has millions of subscribers, has been demonetised, for some possible actions 20 years ago. This is not a commentary on potential innocence or guilt, but on YouTube's processes. There are people whose lives are supported by revenue from their presentations on YouTube. This ranges from small fries all the way up to the big fish like the one here. When an individual is demonetised they can lose the ability to support themselves. In this case allegations were made by the media, not the police or authorities, and at the time of writing there have been zero charges made. YouTube is essentially saying, bring us all your viewers so we can hit them with ads and we can make lots of money, but you will be getting nothing for your work.
Meta launches 'Twitter Killer' Threads app
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2023
» NEW YORK: Meta's Mark Zuckerberg delivered a blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday night, as the tech billionaires' rivalry went live with the launch of Instagram's much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitter.
From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels
Published on 08/01/2023
» Getting shot, standing in a downpour, being surrounded by bees: None are ideal, but for gamers, feeling the sensations of each is the goal.
From snoring to surgery, health gadgets shine at CES
Published on 04/01/2023
» LAS VEGAS: Pillows that stifle snores, urine-testing toilets, and “digital twins” for safer surgery were all on display in Las Vegas on Tuesday, ahead of the opening of the world’s biggest annual consumer electronics extravaganza.
Robots? Some Companies Find Only Humans Can Do the Job
Business, Published on 05/11/2022
» Robots are the future. In certain sectors, however, that's not anytime soon.
Tesla's cameras-only autonomous system stirs controversy
AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» LAS VEGAS: As it pursues the goal of fully autonomous driving, Tesla has bet entirely on cameras and artificial intelligence, shunning other commonly used tools such as laser detection.
Robot tractors cause furrowed brows at Vegas tech show
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» LAS VEGAS - Driverless ploughs and autonomous tools to weed vegetable plots are the latest innovations ready to help farmers juggling labor shortages, climate change and environmental protection, while trying to feed a growing world population.
CES tech fair prepares to draw crowds as Covid surges
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» LAS VEGAS: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the world's largest trade fairs, returns to Las Vegas in person this week under a newly resurgent pandemic that has supercharged the industry but threatens its downsized expo.
TikTok sued by content moderator traumatised by graphic videos
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/12/2021
» NEW YORK: TikTok’s 10,000 content moderators are exposed to a regular diet of child pornography, rapes, beheadings and animal mutilation, according to a lawsuit filed against the video-sharing platform and its its parent, ByteDance Inc.