TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Unveils 'AI-ready' PCs

The Pivot to AI has been celebrated on Wall Street
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system.
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OpenAI and Microsoft are in a heated rivalry with Google to be generative AI's major player, but Facebook-owner Meta and upstart Anthropic are also making big moves to compete

OpenAI Gives ChatGPT New Powers To See, Hear

OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and even more human-like version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins its popular generative tool ChatGPT, making it free to all users.
OpenAI has announced the launch of a new tool aimed at detecting whether digital images have been created by artificial intelligence

OpenAI Unveils Tool To Detect DALL-E Images

OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence company behind the popular image generator DALL-E, on Tuesday announced the launch of a new tool aimed at detecting whether digital images have been created by AI. Authentication has become a major concern in the fast development of AI, with authorities worried about the proliferation of deep fakes that could disrupt society.
ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok, leaving the lawsuit as its only option to avoid a ban

TikTok Challenges Potential US Ban In Court

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a legal challenge against the United States on Tuesday, taking aim at a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban.
In slightly more than a decade there will be no more petrol and diesel cars in EU showrooms

EU Election Could Force Sharp Turn In Electric Car Policy

A change at the top of European institutions could herald a change in the 2035 target to phase out sales of internal combustion engine cars even though the automotive industry is already well down the road towards transitioning to electric vehicles.
Ukrainian sentenced to 13 years in US prison for role in REvil ransomware attacks

13 Years In US Prison For Ukrainian REvil Hacker

A Ukrainian man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in Texas on Wednesday for his role in ransomware attacks by the notorious Russia-based REvil hacking group, the US Justice Department said.
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg warned autonomous weapons systems would 'soon fill the world's battlefields'

Vienna Conference Urges Regulation Of AI Weapons

The world should establish a set of rules to regulate AI weapons while they're still in their infancy, a global conference said on Tuesday, calling the issue an "Oppenheimer moment" of the time.
The appetite for short-form video online is expected to remain strong even if TikTok is banned in the United States, boding well for rival platforms

TikTok Creators Fear Economic Blow Of US Ban

Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about books like those banned in schools in ultra-conservative parts of the United States.
US and other Western officials have voiced alarm over the popularity of TikTok with young people, alleging it allows Beijing to collect data and spy on users

TikTok To Fight US Ban Law In Courts

TikTok's CEO vowed Wednesday to fight in the courts to overturn a newly signed US law that could see the popular app banned due to allegations it is controlled by the Chinese government.
ASML employs around 42,000 in the world

China, Future HQ: New ASML Boss Faces Bulging In-tray

Frenchman Christophe Fouquet takes the reins of Dutch chip giant ASML on Wednesday with a daunting to-do list, top of which will be steering business with China as semiconductors become a geopolitical battleground.
TikTok says a ban on the app would violate freedom of expression

Bill To Ban TikTok In US Moves Ahead In Congress

The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.

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