Tech giant Meta has unveiled a partnership with horror film production company Blumhouse to road-test its latest AI video tool.
AFP news Oct 18, 2024
TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms' policies to detect harmful disinformation.
AFP news Oct 18, 2024
The robot artist Ai-Da, a humanoid powered by artificial intelligence, will be the first of its kind to have a painting sold at a major auction house, organisers said Wednesday.
AFP news Oct 16, 2024
A wave of touching photos showing great moments in time is fascinating amateur historians online.
AFP news Oct 16, 2024
More than half of the world's electricity will be generated by low-emission sources before 2030 but the deployment of clean energy is "far from uniform" across the globe, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
AFP news Oct 16, 2024
Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence.
AFP news Oct 15, 2024
Under the legislation, the cyber companies who were victims to ransomware attacks and paid hackers to regain the data, will have to report the payment to authorities.
Vidhya CK Oct 09, 2024
Fear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as to when the technology will turn a profit, raising talk of AI overenthusiasm.
AFP news Oct 04, 2024
As a bitterly contested US election campaign enters its final stretch, misinformation researchers have raised the alarm over threats posed by AI and foreign influence -- but voters appear more concerned about falsehoods from a more familiar source: politicians.
AFP news Oct 04, 2024
The EU voiced concerns about "harmful" content posted on Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube as it told the digital platforms on Wednesday to hand over more information on how their platforms recommend content to users.
AFP news Oct 03, 2024
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the bank accounts of Elon Musk's X in the country after the social media platform agreed to pay more than $5 million in fines.
AFP news Oct 02, 2024
Tech giant Oracle on Wednesday said it plans to invest more than $6.5 billion on cloud services data centres in Malaysia, joining a list of US titans rushing to build up their AI infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
AFP news Oct 02, 2024
"Fortnite"-maker Epic Games is suing tech giants Google and Samsung, it announced Monday, accusing them of illegally colluding to block competition on Samsung devices.
AFP news Oct 01, 2024
Germany's anti-cartel watchdog said Monday it had placed US tech giant Microsoft under closer surveillance for any possible abuse of its market position.
AFP news Sep 30, 2024
Many politics-themed memecoins have been surging overnight as the race between VP Kamala Harris and ex-President Donald Trump heat up on Polymarket, where crypto users gather to bet on who they think will be the 47th president of the United States.
Marvie Basilan Sep 27, 2024
Meta shows off its new AR glasses, along with a better AI chatbot with Judi Dench-like voice.
Ann Resuma Sep 26, 2024
Billionaire and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has seen his fair share of huge roles in the corporate world – now he wants a top position at what could be the most contentious agency for the crypto industry.
Marvie Basilan Sep 26, 2024
Vista and Blackstone are set to acquire Smartsheet for $8.4 billion in cash.
Ann Resuma Sep 25, 2024
Less than two months into the November elections, Polymarket bets on who will win the presidential race have passed $1 billion, and the numbers keep climbing.
Marvie Basilan Sep 25, 2024
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more "problematic content", weeks after his arrest in France on charges of failing to act against criminals using the app.
AFP news Sep 24, 2024
A years-long analysis shows that social media titans engaged in "vast surveillance" to make money from people's personal information, according to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
AFP news Sep 20, 2024
A group of companies including Meta and Spotify blasted the European Union Thursday for its "fragmented and inconsistent" decision-making on data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI).
AFP news Sep 19, 2024
The development of artificial intelligence should not be guided by market forces alone, UN experts cautioned on Thursday, calling for the creation of tools for global cooperation.
AFP news Sep 19, 2024
An EU court on Wednesday scrapped a 1.49-billion euro ($1.65 billion) fine imposed by Brussels against Google over abuse of dominance in online advertising.
AFP news Sep 18, 2024
Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disappointment Tuesday after US semiconductor giant Intel delayed plans to build a mega chip-making plant in Germany which had been championed by Berlin.
AFP news Sep 17, 2024
If you care about the environment, think twice about using AI.
Generative artificial intelligence uses 30 times more energy than a traditional search engine, warns researcher Sasha Luccioni, on a mission to raise awareness about the environmental impact of the hot new technology.
AFP news Sep 17, 2024
Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its belt following the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.
AFP news Sep 13, 2024
Apple on Thursday got a green light from US regulators to add a feature that would let upcoming AirPods Pro ear pieces be used as hearing aids, potentially disrupting that market.
AFP news Sep 13, 2024
ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Thursday released a new series of artificial intelligence models designed to spend more time thinking -- in hopes that generative AI chatbots provide more accurate and beneficial responses.
AFP news Sep 13, 2024
A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by becoming the first civilians to perform spacewalks, as NASA hailed "a giant leap forward" for the commercial space industry.
AFP news Sep 13, 2024
