It’s easy to understand why some people want to see the massive social media company broken up, or at the very least subject to stricter regulations, given that Meta platforms have up to 4 billion monthly active users. Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp are all owned by a single trillion-dollar […]
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A new artificial intelligence technology that can startlingly accurately replicate human speech has been demonstrated by OpenAI. The AI speech generator might be used for a variety of purposes, such as accessibility services, but it could also raise questions about abuse and false information. On Friday, Open AI released audio […]
As part of President Joe Biden’s attempts to assure the supply of cutting-edge chips, the US government intends to provide $6.6 billion to the largest semiconductor chip producer in the world to assist with the construction of three plants in Arizona. Along with over $5 billion in government financing, the […]
A popular app that diabetics used to check their blood sugar has since stopped functioning on some Apple devices due to an upgrade. A user’s body contains a small sensor that transmits data to an app while they are wearing it. The FreeStyle Libre gadget is made by Abbott, which […]
Apple has criticized the Online Safety Bill’s provisions that would allow users of encrypted messaging services like iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal to be forced to check conversations for references to child abuse. Its action follows a letter from 80 organizations and tech professionals to Technology Minister Chloe Smith requesting […]
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, has started a virtual reality (VR) subscription service in an effort to turn that area of its operations profitable. According to Meta, subscribers will have access to two new games each month. The VR division of Instagram’s parent firm lost $4 billion (£3.1 billion) […]
With effect from today, Monday, May 1, 2023, the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the telcos have made a shortcode available for the general people to use to confirm the numbers associated with their Ghana Cards. There have been numerous stories of users complaining about scammers who exploit loopholes to […]
If mandated by the Internet Safety Bill, WhatsApp claims it would prefer to be blocked in the UK than compromise its encrypted messaging system. Will Cathcart, the company’s CEO, declared that if asked to weaken the privacy of encrypted messages, the company would reject. The messaging software Signal previously […]