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Web Summit 2024: Tech leaders in Lisbon to debate Trump’s impact on Europe

November 12 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Lisbon is set to host the Web Summit, Europe's largest annual tech conference, where industry titans and policymakers will tackle pressing issues in technology, including the implications of Donald Trump's return to the White House, according to a recent report by...
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Meta's nuclear-powered AI data centre has a bee problem

November 12 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Meta's plans for a nuclear-powered AI data centre in the United States have reportedly been thwarted by an unexpected discovery of a rare bee species. According to the Financial Times, the presence of these bees, found at a site adjacent to the proposed facility, became a significant factor in halting the tech giant's plans.

During a recent inter...
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X tests free version of Grok AI chatbot in selected regions

November 12 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Social network X, previously known as Twitter, is reportedly testing a free version of its AI chatbot, Grok, which has so far been limited to its premium subscribers. The chatbot, developed by Elon Musk's AI company xAI, i...
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OpenAI's ChatGPT back up after brief outage

November 12 2024 | TW News Correspondent

"Issues with ChatGPT have now been resolved," OpenAI said in a statement on its website. Access was restored to most users by 4:34 p.m. PT (0034 GMT on Saturday), OpenAI said, adding that a small number of customers faced issues until 5 p.m. (0100 GMT on Saturday).

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that ChatGPT had been down for 30 minutes, adding a frown emoji and saying, "We are much, much better at reli...
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Baidu bolsters AI lineup with text-to-image generator, no-code app builder

November 12 2024 | TW News Correspondent

The country's leading search engine company is among tech firms shifting their focus to the commercialization of large language model (LLM) applications after nearly two years of heavy investment in research and development in models that they tout as alternatives to OpenAI's GP...
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Meta's Zuckerberg not liable in lawsuits over social media harm to children

November 12 2024 | TW News Correspondent

A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media.

US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California rejected accusation...
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Google is testing a real-time conversational feature within Search

November 12 2024 | TW News Correspondent

OpenAI's entry into the search engine market with ChatGPT Search has prompted Google to intensify its AI efforts, aiming to secure its lead in search.

According to Mashable, Google’s latest feature-a conversational voice-to-search tool-lets users speak queries directl...
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imo takes serious measures against 179,000 hacker devices and 667,000 harassment accounts

November 06 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Popular instant messaging platform, imo takes a giant leap in combating cyber security threats. In Banaladesh market, throughout the months of January to September, the company detected and banned 179,000 devices involved in hacking, harassment...
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Global Smartphone Market Saw Positive Year-On-Year Growth of 5%

November 06 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Samsung continues to dominate the global smartphone market, securing its leading position with a record-breaking 57.5 million units shipped in Q3 of 2024. According to recent data from Canalys, a globally acknowledged analyst firm,...
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