TECHNOLOGY

TikTok Battles US Ban Threat In Court

Social media app TikTok has come under scrutiny from the US government
TikTok faced pushback in a federal court on Monday in its efforts to stop a law that requires the app to divest from its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States.
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Apple chief executive Tim Cook said 'breakthrough' technology is driving breakthrough innovations like a new iPhone built for generative artificial intelligence

Apple Unveils New IPhone Built For AI

Apple on Monday unveiled new iPhones built for generative artificial intelligence as it seeks to boost sales and show it is keeping up in the technology race.
Screenshot of the Brazilian government's account on Bluesky

Brazilians Flock To Bluesky And Threads After X Suspension

Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has become the most spoken language in the few days since Elon Musk's X was shut down in the country.
Activists hold eye masks during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul

South Korea Opens Telegram Deepfake Porn Probe

South Korean police said Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly "abetting" the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit AI generated images of teenagers.
The DMA is a major law in the European Union's bolstered legal armoury to rein in the world's biggest digital companies

One Year In, EU Turning Up Heat In Big Tech Fight

If 2024 already looks like an annus horribilis for big tech in the EU, the months ahead could prove a winter of discontent as the bloc wields a fortified new legal armoury to bring online titans to heel.
Cambridge-based Riverlane produces a chip that detects and corrects the errors currently holding back quantum computing

After AI, Quantum Computing Eyes Its 'Sputnik' Moment

Quantum computing promises society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change, and on an unassuming English high street, the race to unleash the latest tech revolution is gathering pace.

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