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New AI video tools increase worries of deepfakes ahead of…
The video that OpenAI released to unveil its new text-to-video tool, Sora, has to be seen to be believed. Photorealistic scenes of charging woolly mammoths in c
Meta’s Instagram, Facebook hit by widespread outages
Facebook users unable to sign in while Instagram users’ feeds not refreshed.Users of Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have experienced login issues i
Far-left group claims attack on Tesla factory in Germany
Production halted at electric vehicle plant in Brandenburg after suspected arson attack causes power outage.Tesla has halted production at its German factory af
Could AI deepen inequalities in the world?
Doha, Qatar – At one of the world’s largest technology conferences, whether it was on the main stage, its side panels, or at the dozens of glitzy, towering
Iran launches ‘domestically developed’ imaging satellite from Russia
The launch of Pars 1 is fourth this year, with West accusing Iran of plans to use tech for military purposes.Russia has launched an Iranian-made research satell
AI takes centre stage as Web Summit kicks off in…
Doha, Qatar – Under blocks of flashing lights, entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders converged in central Doha on Monday as Web Summit, one of the wo
Supreme Court questions Republican laws to tackle alleged social media…
Conservative justices express concerns about Florida and Texas laws that curb platforms’ content moderation policies.The United States Supreme Court has cast
Canada unveils law to force tech firms to remove ‘harmful’…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the Online Harms Act and said web giants have failed to keep kids safe online.Canada has unveiled draft legislation tha
‘Tired not demoralised’: Ukraine’s tech workers fight growing war fatigue
When Russian forces crossed the Ukrainian border and surged towards Kharkiv, Serhiy Evdokimov got into his car and started driving. “The city was filled with
Arrests after Iran’s iPhone ban paves way for multimillion-dollar scam
Tehran, Iran – At least one person has been arrested and more are wanted after a company scammed people out of tens of millions of dollars, promising cheap iP
British economy slips into recession adding to PM Sunak’s woes
Britain’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.3 percent in the last three months of 2023, after contracting 0.1 percent in the third quarter.The United Kingdom
Elon Musk denies selling Starlink to Russia after Ukraine claims…
Moscow says SpaceX’s internet service ‘cannot be officially used here in any way’.Elon Musk has denied selling his Starlink internet service to Russia aft
