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Russia puts Facebook-owner Meta spokesman on wanted list
MOSCOW: Russia has added the spokesman of US technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country’s interior ministry.
Russian media reported that Meta…
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Sam Altman restored as OpenAI CEO
SAN FRANCISCO: ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup.
The company also agreed to revamp the board of directors…
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OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman moved to Microsoft, in a surprise turn of events that clouded the future of the startup at the heart of the artificial intelligence…
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Sam Altman will not return as CEO of OpenAI
Sam Altman will not return as the CEO of OpenAI and ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear will become the new interim CEO, media outlet The Information reported, citing board director Ilya Sutskever's statement to the company's staff.
Shear…
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Emu Edit: Meta launches AI-based video editing tools
Meta Platforms launched two new AI-based features for video editing that could be used for posting to Instagram or Facebook.
The first is called Emu Video and it generates four-second long videos with a prompt of a caption, photo or an…
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Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky apps on government devices
OTTAWA: Canada banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks.
The ban was announced after an assessment by Canada's chief…
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Rahul Gandhi accuses Indian govt of trying to hack lawmakers’ iPhones
NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of trying to hack into senior opposition politicians' mobile phones, after they reported receiving warning messages from Apple.
Some of…
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X to launch premium subscriptions soon
Elon Musk said social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will soon launch two new tiers of premium subscriptions.
"One is lower cost with all features, but no reduction in ads, and the other is more expensive, but has no ads,"…
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Google to start manufacturing Pixel smartphone in India
NEW DELHI: Google will start manufacturing smartphones in India and its flagship Pixel 8 will be available next year, as the tech giant joins global companies setting up facilities in the nation.
At a Google for India event, Rick…
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‘Not a Bot’: X to charge $1 annual subscription for likes, reposts
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said it will test a new subscription model under which it will charge $1 annual fee for basic features.
The new subscription termed as "Not A Bot" will charge users for likes, reposts…
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Global smartphone sales decline to lowest in decade
Sales of smartphones continued to shrink globally in the recently-ended quarter as consumers watched spending, market tracker Counterpoint reported.
Smartphone sales fell 8 percent, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of decline in…
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Cabinet approves auction of 5G spectrum: IT Minister
Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif said that the federal cabinet has given the green signal for the auction of the much-anticipated 5G spectrum.
The minister said that a Spectrum…
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Internet shutdown cost Pakistan Rs1.3 bn in direct loss: report
ISLAMABAD: A study conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) revealed that the closure of internet services for 24 hours results in a direct loss of Rs1.3 billion, which equates to 0.57% of the daily GDP average…
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Elon Musk’s X removes headlines from news story links
Social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform.
Now, X only displays an article’s lead image and a link to the story. Linked articles now appear as an image, and include…
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Prada to design NASA space suits for astronauts
Italian luxury fashion designer Prada will develop next-generation space suits for NASA’s Artemis III mission which will attempt to put boots on the moon in 2025.
The lunar mission is expected to be the first to put a woman on the moon…
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