TECHNOLOGY

New Zealand To Ban Cellphones In Schools

New Zealand's schools once boasted some of the world's best literacy scores, but levels of reading and writing have declined to the point that some researchers fear there is a classroom "crisis"
Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday, as his fledgling government looks to turn around the country's plummeting literacy rates.
Montana's ban would be the first to come into effect in the United States

US Judge Halts Pending TikTok Ban In Montana

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a ban on TikTok set to come into effect next year in Montana, saying the popular video sharing app was likely to win its pending legal challenge.
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Altman announced late Tuesday that he would be returning to the helm of the ChatGPT creator

Sam Altman's Return Ushers In New Era At OpenAI

Sam Altman's shock return as chief executive of OpenAI late Tuesday -- days after being sacked -- caps a chaotic period that highlighted deep tensions at the heart of the Artificial Intelligence community.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit group that minds the internet's infrastructure, is worried about chatter at the United Nations about giving more control of the world wide web to individual governments

Polarized World Threatens Open Internet: ICANN

After 25 years of keeping the internet strong and stable, the nonprofit ICANN -- responsible for its technical infrastructure -- is warning that increasingly polarized geopolitics could start cracking the foundations of the online world.
Sam Altman founded OpenAi along with Elon Musk and others in 2015

Sam Altman: The 'Super Optimistic' Star Of AI

By recruiting former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman following his surprise ouster by ChatGPT's parent company, Microsoft is hiring a tech industry star at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution.
Boardroom blunders that drove out OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and have employees threatening to join him at Microsoft are a reminder that no matter how powerful artificial intelligence is, it is in the hands of people who make mistakes

AI Doomsayers Blamed In OpenAI's Undoing

OpenAI has gone from ruling the world of artificial intelligence with ChatGPT to chaos, its chief executive ousted seemingly for advancing too fast and too far with the risky technology.
A year after working with Amazon to let Snapchat users 'try on' glasses using augmented reality then buy pairs they like, the companies announce they will begin to let people buy things from Amazon without leaving the Snapchat app

Snapchat To Add In-App Amazon Shopping

Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it is partnering with Snapchat-parent Snap to let users of the ephemeral messaging service buy things from the online retail titan without leaving the app.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a new 'Turbo' version of its popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence software along with lower prices to make it cheaper to tap into the technology

OpenAI Sees A Future Of AI 'Superpowers On Demand'

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Monday moved to entice developers with lower prices and the ability to easily tailor artificial intelligence "agents" to help with anything from laundry advice to contract negotiations.
Even Apple was unable to escape questions during earnings season about its AI plans

Tech Giants Jockey For Position At Dawn Of AI Age

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.
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is attending

UK, US, China Sign AI Safety Pledge At UK Summit

Countries including the UK, United States and China on Wednesday agreed the "need for international action" as political and tech leaders gathered for the world's first summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants a collaborative approach to AI safety

UK Kicks Off World's First AI Safety Summit

The world's first major summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety opens in the UK on Wednesday, with political and tech leaders set to discuss possible responses to the society-changing technology.

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