Telegram to hit one billion users within a year, founder says
April 16, 2024 – 11:46 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms, will likely cross one billion active monthly users within a year as it is spreading like “forest fire”, its billionaire founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday. Advertisement Telegram, based in Dubai, was founded […]
Meta oversight board reviews handling of AI-created celebrity porn
April 16, 2024 – 3:03 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ (META.O) Oversight Board is reviewing the company’s handling of two sexually explicit AI-generated images of female celebrities that circulated on its Facebook and Instagram services, the board said on Tuesday. Advertisement The board, which is funded by the social media giant but operates independently […]
OpenAI’s Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to large firms, including some Microsoft customers
April 12, 2024 – 5:55 AM PDT Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File photo (Reuters) – OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has hosted hundreds of Fortune 500 company executives in San Francisco, New York and London this month […]
EU’s new tech laws are working; small browsers gain market share
April 10, 2024 – 2:10 AM PDT STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Independent browser companies in the European Union are seeing a spike in users in the first month after EU legislation forced Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab, Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab to make it easier for users to […]
Google unveils Arm-based data center processor, new AI chip
April 9, 2024 – 6:02 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Tuesday revealed the details of a new version of its data center artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based (O9Ty.F), opens new tab, based central processor. Advertisement WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) are one of […]
Google’s contemplated mega deal would prompt new fight with regulators
April 8, 2024 – 8:25 AM PDT (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) contemplated acquisition of marketing software company HubSpot (HUBS.N) would likely spark opposition from regulators even as many experts agree it would not curb competition, and would require the technology giant to open a new front in its battle with antitrust watchdogs. Advertisement Reuters reported last week […]
Meta overhauls rules on deepfakes, other altered media
April 5, 2024 – 7:02 AM PDT People walk behind a logo of Meta Platforms company, during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta (META.O) announced major changes to its policies on digitally created and altered media on Friday, ahead of U.S. elections poised to […]
Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition
April 5, 2024 – 8:24 AM PDT Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo (Reuters) – Tesla has canceled the long-promised inexpensive car that investors have been counting on to drive its growth into […]
Google parent Alphabet weighs offer for HubSpot, sources say
April 4, 2024 – 7:56 AM PDT (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) has been talking to its advisers about the possibility of making an offer for HubSpot (HUBS.N), an online marketing software company with a market value of $35 billion, people familiar with the matter said. Advertisement If Alphabet moves ahead with a bid, it would be […]
Microsoft, Quantinuum claim breakthrough in quantum computing
April 3, 2024 – 6:03 AM PDT (Reuters) – Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Quantinuum on Wednesday said they have achieved a key step in making quantum computers a commercial reality by making them more reliable. Advertisement The move is the latest in a race to perfect quantum computing in which tech firms such as Microsoft, Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and […]