The Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday will consider banning smartphones for its 429,000 students in an attempt to insulate a generation of kids from distractions and social media that undermine learning and hurt mental health. The proposal was being formulated before U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called for a warning label …
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The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tons per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous shipping startup Orca AI showed on Tuesday. The use of the technology could reduce the need for maneuvers and route deviation from close encounters with high-risk marine …
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Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google must face trial on U.S. antitrust enforcers’ claim that the internet search juggernaut illegally dominates the online advertising technology market, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, denied Google’s motion during a hearing, according to court records. Google had argued for a win without a …
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Growing competition from China is weighing on the outlook for Germany’s robotic industry, which is already struggling with falling orders in a weak domestic economy, a representative of the VDMA engineering association told Reuters. “Competition is fierce,” Frank Konrad, head of VDMA’s robotics and automation department, said in comments published on Monday. “Many Chinese suppliers …
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Airtel Kenya has made significant strides in expanding its 5G network infrastructure, now covering 39 counties and 285 wards across the nation. With over 690 operational 5G sites, the telco is capitalizing on the surging demand for 5G connectivity among Kenyan users. Fueled by the market’s enthusiasm for its services, Airtel Kenya plans to launch …
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Hackers have attacked the accounts of the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations (UN), compromising both the official email account and YouTube channel. The break-in occurred on Friday evening and targeted the email ID used by the information department. Sources revealed that the mission’s YouTube channel was also compromised and its name, banners …
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has voiced concerns about the potential for OpenAI to access his phone following the appointment of former US Cyber Command chief Paul Nakasone to the company’s board of directors. Musk’s apprehension, expressed in a post on X (formerly Twitter), comes amidst his escalating criticism of OpenAI, the company …
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OpenAI, the company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT, is reportedly considering a significant shift in its governance structure, according to a report by The Information. CEO Sam Altman has informed some shareholders that the company may transition to a for-profit business model that would no longer be controlled by its current nonprofit board. One potential …
OpenAI CEO Says Company Could Become For-Profit Corporation, Report Says. Read More »
YouTube is experimenting with a range of new features designed to enhance user experience and empower creators, the platform announced. These experimental features, currently available to a limited group of testers, include AI-powered live chat summaries, Google Lens integration in the search bar, and QR codes for channels. For creators who livestream on the platform, …
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Indonesia is prepared to shut down social media platform X if it does not comply with a regulation barring adult content, the country’s communications minister said on Friday.Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country, has strict rules that ban the sharing online of content deemed obscene. Minister Budi Arie Setiadi told Reuters he had sent a …
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