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Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on a PC
REDMOND: Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you're doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next.
The software giant on Monday…
Can we rid artificial intelligence of bias?
SAN FRANCISCO: Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines?
The question for some is extremely urgent.…
Study: Children who spend more time on social media ‘more likely to vape’
LONDON: Youngsters who spend a lot of time on social media are more likely to vape and smoke cigarettes, new British research suggests.
The more time children and young people spend on social media, the more likely they are to be regular…
El Salvador mined nearly 474 bitcoins, adding to state crypto holding, in last three years
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador has mined nearly 474 bitcoins since 2021 thanks to a volcano-fueled geothermal power plant, official data showed on Tuesday, bringing the government's total bitcoin portfolio to nearly $354 million at…
Sony restructures leadership of key games business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony announced two company executives would take new leadership roles at its games unit with responsibility for the technology and content sides of the business.
Hideaki Nishino will become CEO of Sony Interactive…
Internet use linked to higher wellbeing, study suggests
LONDON: Using the Internet may be good for your wellbeing, an international study has found.
The findings suggest that despite popular concerns to the contrary, the association between Internet use and wellbeing is likely to be positive.…
Phone bans are gaining ground in schools worldwide
All over the world, parents and experts are concerned about the harmful effects of smartphone use on young people. To limit these effects, some are campaigning for cell phones to be banned from school premises. Some countries have taken the…
SoftBank in talks to buy AI chipmaker Graphcore, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group is in talks to buy artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker Graphcore, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The months-long negotiations between the two companies…
Google stopped more than two million malicious apps getting into the Play Store in 2023
In 2023, Google prevented 2.28 million applications violating its security rules from getting into the Play Store. In addition, almost 200,000 app submissions were rejected or amended to ensure the correct use of sensitive permissions such…
Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to US home where she was killed
Uber is helping investigators look into an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death because he erroneously believed she was part of a scam that targeted him, the ride-hailing…