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Apple to appeal US watch ban
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Apple said on Tuesday it will appeal a US ban on its latest smartwatch models after the Joe Biden administration opted to not veto a ruling on patent infringements.
Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» TAIZHOU (CHINA) - At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son.
Fake AI porn leads to real harassment in US high schools
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - When Ellis, a 14-year-old from Texas, woke up one October morning with several missed calls and texts, they were all about the same thing: nude images of her circulating on social media.
Polarised world threatens open internet: ICANN
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - After 25 years of keeping the internet strong and stable, the nonprofit ICANN -- responsible for its technical infrastructure -- is warning that increasingly polarised geopolitics could start cracking the foundations of the online world.
X fails to pay Australian fine for abuse-related content
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» SYDNEY - The social media platform X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday.
Tech giants jockey for position at dawn of AI age
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Whether they sell smartphones, ads or computer chips, the heavyweights of Silicon Valley have everything to prove to investors looking to see who is best placed in the race to dominate the generative artificial intelligence market.
Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free Europe subscriptions
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BRUSSELS - Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising from next month, Meta announced Monday, to comply with tougher European Union (EU) rules.
A year after Musk's Twitter takeover, X remains mired in turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - A year ago Elon Musk purchased X, formerly known as Twitter, taking the platform on a journey that has resulted in lost money, advertisers and trust.
Did a computer write this? Book industry grapples with AI
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» FRANKFURT, Germany - From low-quality computer-written books flooding the market to potential copyright violations, publishing is the latest industry to feel the threat from rapid developments in artificial intelligence.
Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» BLOOMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages -- and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition -- through new approaches such as children's books and smartphone apps.