US senator urges AI company CEOs to take steps to address risks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday urged CEOs of several artificial intelligence (AI) companies to prioritize security measures, combat bias, and…
Inside Meta’s scramble to catch up on AI
By Katie Paul, Krystal Hu, Stephen Nellis and Anna Tong (Reuters) – As the summer of 2022 came to a close, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gathered his top lieutenants for…
QR codes – driven fashion: how coding is taking the catwalk by storm
QR codes in fashion have made a substantial comeback since the pandemic. For tech first created by automotive components company DENSO WAVE in 1994, they have once again soared in…
Australia to ban TikTok on govt devices over security concerns
By Kirsty Needham, Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government said on Tuesday it will remove TikTok from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming…
Musk, experts urge pause on training of AI systems that can outperform GPT-4
Βy Jyoti Narayan and Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training of systems…
At least 50 US govt employees hit with spyware, prompting new rules
By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, a senior administration official…
Mobile World Congress 2023: technology is much more than smartphones
The Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona has come to a close, and it is time to see what it leaves behind. This just ended was as important as it was unique…
Irish Digital Health Start-Up Launches New App that Interprets the Emotions of Non-Verbal People
seamlessCARE, an Irish digital health start-up, today announced the launch of Empathic. This new app uses artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret the emotions being expressed by non-verbal individuals. Video Empathic…
Meta’s year of efficiency started with inefficiency
Meta’s year: They are paid not to work. It seems impossible, but it is the reality experienced by some Meta employees, forced to remain idle due to decision-making delays within the company.…
Meta stuns Street with lower costs, big buyback, upbeat sales
By Katie Paul and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc’s stricter cost controls this year and a new $40 billion share buyback sent shares soaring on Wednesday, as CEO…