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Apple delays update to its AI app - 03/03/2023

U.S. Apple has delayed approval of an update to its BlueMail email app with artificial intelligence tools because of worries that it might produce offensive content for minors, writes the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper noted that "Apple took action last week to block an update to its BlueMail email app due to concerns that a new artificial intelligence feature in the app could show...

Tesla recalls thousands of electric cars due to failures in autonomous driving software - 02/17/2023

American electric car company Tesla has recalled more than 360 000 vehicles in response to potential flaws in the autonomous driving software, according to a press statement from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to the press release, "Tesla is recalling any 2016-2023 Model S and Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles that have Full...

Nokia and Kyndryl extend cooperation in private 5G networks - 02/15/2023

Nokia and Kyndryl have extended their industrial automation partnership leveraging wireless 5G networks for additional three years. The companies signed their first contract a year ago, and now they have more than 100 clients. To be able to offer their customers, particularly industrial organizations, the use of private 5G networks, large technology companies are ready to collaborate with...

Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast to launch U.S. plant in 2024 - 02/13/2023

Even though the Vietnamese company VinFast is currently laying off some workers in its North American subsidiary, it has stated that its plans to begin producing electric cars in the United States in 2024 are still on track and will be carried out. In an interview with CNBC, VinFast CEO, "We still plan to commence production in 2024, like we were going to." The site for construction has already...

Google test launches ChatGPT’s competitor - 02/08/2023

A brand-new text generating service powered by artificial intelligence called Bard has been made available by Google for testing. Users will be able to respond to queries in the search engine. According to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the company expects to make the new service widely accessible in the upcoming weeks. On February 7th, Microsoft might present a ChatGPT-enabled version of its Bing...

Nigeria becomes the first African country where Starlink is available - 01/31/2023

Nigeria has become the first African nation to get access to the services of the space business SpaceX, which owns the internet satellite network Starlink. SpaceX was created by Elon Musk. SpaceX announced that "Starlink is now available in Nigeria, the first African country to receive the service." Nigeria is now indicated on a map on the Starlink website as the country where the network's...

Bloomberg: Germany plans to reuse "excess heat" from data centers - 01/16/2023

German data centers might recycle their waste heat to heat houses. According to Bloomberg, such is the suggestion made by the German government in an effort to lessen the industry's carbon impact and increase data center efficiency in the midst of the energy crisis. Ralph Hintemann, a senior researcher at the Borderstep research center, responded on the Cabinet plan by saying, "The problem here...

Japan, US join to develop next-gen nuclear reactors - 01/10/2023

A deal has been reached between Japan and the US to deepen bilateral collaboration on energy security and increase bilateral cooperation on building of nuclear reactors of the next generation. According to Kyodo News Agency, the agreement was made during a meeting between US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura. The...

Head of Zurich Insurance: Cyber attacks may no longer be insurable - 12/28/2022

In a Financial Times interview, the CEO of the Swiss insurance giant Zurich suggested that cyberattacks may soon no longer be covered by insurance. Mario Greco based his argument on the fact that the costs associated with cyber attacks are rising and that private insurance companies are no longer able to cover them. “What would happen if someone gained control over crucial elements of our...

South Park creators raise $20m for deepfake studio - 12/23/2022

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series South Park, have raised $20 million in funding for their own deepfake studio Deep Voodoo. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series "South Park," have raised $20 million in funding for the development of their own deepfake visual effects studio, Deep Voodoo. Parker and Stone's studio was primarily funded by Connect...
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