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Facebook owner Meta restarts facial recognition tech in ‘celeb-bait’ crackdown

October 22 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Three years after Meta shut down facial recognition software on Facebook amid a groundswell of privacy and regulator pushback, the social media giant said on T...
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e-PMIS poised to enhance project implementation quality

October 22 2024 | TW News Correspondent

The introduction of the electronic Project Management Information System (e-PMIS) is set to significantly improve the quality of project implementation by providing real-time data and project status updates.

This observation was highlighted during a stakeholder consultation workshop on the dissemination of e-PMIS software, held on Monday at the NEC Auditorium on the campus of Bangladesh Planning Commi...
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S Korea team showcases drone that serves as 'flying shopping cart'

October 22 2024 | TW News Correspondent

South Korean researchers have developed a transport drone flying on multiple flexible rotors that self-correct to stay level in flight and can be used as a "flying shopping cart" to carry goods over uneven terrain such as stairs.

The prototype developed by a Seoul National University of Science and Technology team has a cargo platform mounted on top of a multi-rotor drone and is handled...
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Eutelsat uses SpaceX rocket to launch first satellites after merger

October 22 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Eutelsat, the world's third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday, using Elon Musk's SpaceX in its first move since the merger of two European...
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Three decades later, first brown dwarf ever found offers a surprise

October 22 2024 | TW News Correspondent

In 1995, astronomers confirmed the discovery for the first time of a brown dwarf, a body too small to be a star and too big to be a planet - sort o...
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How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

October 21 2024 | TW News Correspondent

The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean.

ChatGPT’s debut nearly two...
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IBM releases new AI models for businesses as genAI competition heats up

October 21 2024 | TW News Correspondent

"Granite 3.0" models will be made open-source, similar to other versions in IBM's Granite family of AI models. This approach differs from rivals such as Microsoft that charge customers for access to their models.

In turn, IBM offers a paid tool called Watsonx that helps run models inside data centers after they have been custo...
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Meta must face Massachusetts lawsuit over alleged social media addiction

October 21 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform to addict young users and deceived the public about the dangers it posed to the mental health of teenagers, a judge ruled.

Suffolk...
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US prosecutors see rising threat of AI-generated child sex abuse imagery

October 21 2024 | TW News Correspondent

US federal prosecutors are stepping up their pursuit of suspects who use artificial intelligence tools to manipulate or create child sex abuse images, as law enforcement fears the technology could spur a flood of illicit material.

The US Justice Department has brought two criminal cases this year against defendants accused...
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