Backlink: NDTV At $55.9 billion, Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth ranks 20th among global billionaires, his lowest spot since 2014. Mark Zuckerberg’s pivot into the metaverse has cost him dearly in the real world. […]
Read More… from Mark Zuckerberg’s $71 Billion Wealth Wipeout Puts Focus On Meta Struggle
Backlink: NDTV Elon Musk has announced that satellite internet service Starlink is now available on all seven continents, including Antarctica. The Starlink network is primarily designed for people in rural locations that don’t have access to ground-based telecommunication infrastructure. Last week, in a significant move of installing terminals at the most extreme locations in […]
Backlink: CURIOSMOS A paper published by Google Deepmind and Oxford University researchers warns that superintelligent AI is now “likely” to spell the end of humanity. In his book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Professor Hawking responds to the question, “Will artificial intelligence outsmart us?” by writing, “a super-intelligent AI will be extremely good […]
Read More… from Scientific Paper Warns Artificial Intelligence Could Obliterate Humans
Backlink: US NEWS South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers’ online behavior without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements. […]
Read More… from South Korea Fines Google, Meta Over Privacy Violations
Backink: NDTV The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU’s record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, reducing it only slightly for technical reasons. […]
Read More… from Google Loses Appeal Against EU’s Record Antitrust Fine, Gets It Slashed
Backlink: THE BL The announcement that Apple will start the production of its iPhone 14 in India at the end of October accelerated rumors that the company was looking to move its production out of China. Although it is not yet possible to cut off its dependence on the Asian giant, this first step could be […]
Read More… from Is the ship sinking? Big Tech begins to look for alternatives to ‘Made in China’
Backlink: SCIENCEALERT It’s been easy to feel disconnected over the past two and a half years, despite all the hours spent doing Zoom trivia and online gaming with friends. But it turns out that, even when we’re physically alone, our brains may be able to sync up with the minds of others we’re playing with better than expected. […]
Read More… from People’s Brains Sync Up When Gaming Together, Even When Nobody’s There
Backlink: THE BL A large number of overseas WeChat users received a notification on September 6, asking permission for WeChat to send users’ personal information back to a server in China. Scholars have called on Western lawmakers to block WeChat. Although WeChat is ostensibly divided into an international version and a domestic version, it […]
Read More… from WeChat ‘tears off mask,’ overseas Chinese urge Chinese people abandon the app
Backlink: REUTERS A U.S. order to ban exports of some advanced chips to China is likely to hit almost any major tech company running public clouds or advanced artificial intelligence training modules in the country, experts said. […]
Read More… from U.S. export ban on some advanced AI chips to hit China tech majors
Backlink: PR Newswire NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (“NetDragon” or “the Company”, Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that Ms. Tang Yu, an AI-powered virtual humanoid robot, has been appointed as the Rotating CEO of its flagship subsidiary, Fujian NetDragon Websoft Co., Ltd. The appointment […]
Read More… from A Chinese game company has appointed the world’s first humanoid robot as its CEO
Backlink: VISIONTIMES On Monday, Aug. 29, Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed his intentions to have his company release its new self-driving technology by the end of 2022, aiming for a widespread release in the U.S. and perhaps in Europe if regulatory approval is passed. Musk, however, has a tendency to exaggerate his own capabilities […]
Read More… from Elon Musk Confident Tesla Will Release Self-Driving Technology By Year’s End
Backlink: NDTV LastPass, a password manager used by more than 33 million people around the world, said a hacker recently stole source code and proprietary information after breaking into its systems. The company doesn’t believe any passwords were taken as part of the breach and users shouldn’t have to take action to secure their […]
Read More… from Password Manager Used By Millions Across the World Says It Was Hacked
Backlink: NIKKEI ASIA Logistics firms and restaurants are early adopters; delivery bots await new deregulations Major logistics companies have introduced transport robots to streamline package handling. A big food delivery service provider and a convenience store chain have begun testing fully automated robots to deliver products to customers’ homes. […]
Read More… from South Korean industry embraces robots to ease labor crunch
Link: THE BL The two Chinese tech giants, Alibaba and Tencent are experiencing sluggish sales for the first time after regularly talking to investors about innovation and new products in Financial Report Announcement meetings. However, the meeting turned to another topic – how to reduce costs. The same goes for Alibaba, which reported flat […]
Read More… from Rare poor quarterly earnings, two Chinese tech giants tightening their belts
