Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Emirati AI firm G42, takes minority stake
Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42, giving the US tech giant a minority stake and a board seat, the companies announced in a statement on Tuesday. Under the partnership, G42 will run AI applications and services on Microsoft’s cloud computing platform Azure, delivering advanced AI solutions to public sector customers […]
‘Always put burden on customers’
This is virtually impossible to substantiate. A former top video game executive suggests that players who have already devoted an arm and a leg to expensive top titles should next bring their excess chips into the virtual world – by paying up to 30% more in tips. is. Mike Ybarra, former president of major game […]
Key senator wants vote on TikTok sale-or-ban bill ‘sooner as opposed to later’
A leading Democratic senator says he will “sooner rather than later” on a bipartisan bill that could force a sale or outright ban on TikTok, despite some critics expressing displeasure about the timeline. He said he hopes a vote will be taken. Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is leading the Senate’s internal debate […]
World’s first AI beauty pageant to award hottest bot $13K — here’s who really gets the money
They are all real beauties, fake show. Sandra Bullock’s “Miss Congeniality” will no longer be the most iconic charlatan to disrupt the beauty pageant world. Now, the chatbot girls are in the running for the crown and over $20,000 in cash prizes. Subscription-based social site Fanvue will host the world’s first “Miss AI” contest in […]
X platform’s brand safety score for advertisers hurt by error for almost 5 months
Social Media Platform X’s brand safety score on DoubleVerify, one of the main sources for media holding companies to check the safety and suitability of a particular platform for advertising campaigns, erroneously showed a low number from late October last year until last month. It had been. DoubleVerify (DV) noted that the underlying data was […]
Apple hit with ‘mercenary spyware attacks’ — iPhone users warned worldwide
A horrifying and highly sophisticated cyberattack has affected iPhone users in at least 92 countries, including India. Reuters reported. Parent company Apple warned targeted users in an email that the hackers were aiming to “compromise iPhones remotely.” Updated guidance Wednesday about these cases of intrusion into highly sophisticated devices. These attacks, known as “mercenary attacks,” […]
Creep hacks into sleeping boy’s toy, starts speaking to him
This mom isn’t playing around. Kelly Medina Enos, mother of two and British media personality, shares a “really scary” cautionary tale about a toy she bought for her 4-year-old son George. Enos claims that somehow an “adult male” took control of the walkie-talkie he ordered on Amazon. “Fundamentally, IMO they are not safe children’s toys. […]
Apple Vision Pro users get black eyes, headaches, neck pain
Apple Vision Pro users report getting black eyes, headaches, and neck pain from their expensive goggles. Emily Olman, director of marketing for Hopscotch International, a California-based real estate photography company. told MarketWatch After wearing the Vision Pro for the first time, she suffered from two “extremely dark eyes.” “I couldn’t use it much for the […]
TikTok Notes app is ‘coming soon’ to rival Instagram with photo, text posts
TikTok Notes, the Beijing-born social media company’s photo and text sharing platform, appears to be the latest swipe on Instagram. The app seems very similar to Instagram’s platform and even has the same name as one of Instagram’s features. Some TikTok users say that when they share a photo post, they receive a pop-up notifying […]
Delta IV Heavy rocket takes to the skies one last time in breathtaking launch: photos
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a classified reconnaissance satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 12:53 p.m. Ta. ULA transported cargo destined for U.S. citizens. Reconnaissance station. This is the final flight of the Delta IV large […]