Social media could harm youth mental health, US Surgeon General warns By: Agencies on May 24, 2023Social media can profoundly harm the mental health of youth, particularly adolescent girls, the US Surgeon General warned in an advisory on Tuesday, and he called for safeguards from tech companies for children who are at critical stages of brain development. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that while social media offers some benefits, there are “ample […]
Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch By: Reuters on May 23, 2023May 23 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Tuesday started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including to ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as to cloud services – an expansive launch that seeks to narrow the gap with Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google. Among key changes is the rollout of live search results from Bing […]
WhatsApp allows users to edit messages By: Reuters on May 22, 2023May 22 (Reuters) – WhatsApp has granted users one of its most awaited features – the ability to edit messages. “For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp,” the Meta Platforms Inc-owned (META.O) messaging app said in a blog post on Monday. With the feature […]
Laying the digital foundations for a brighter future By: Khurram Sultan on May 22, 2023The Government of Pakistan has launched the Smart Village Pakistan project with the support of Huawei to overcome the extreme disparity between the urban and rural development indicators. The Smart Village project aims to achieve digital transformation in remote rural areas by closing the gap in access to technology and services between urban and rural […]
Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution By: Agencies on May 22, 2023The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it? OpenAI bled around $540 million last year as it developed ChatGPT and says it needs $100 billion to meet its ambitions, according to industry media The Information. “We’re going to be the […]
Facebook hit with record $1.3 bln fine By: Reuters on May 22, 2023Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) fine by its lead European Union privacy regulator over its handling of user information and given five months to stop transferring users’ data to the United States. The fine, imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), came after Meta continued to transfer data beyond […]
Tesla’s governance autopilot heads for disaster By: Reuters on May 17, 2023NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Portraying a CEO as a father figure is one way to tell there’s a lack of judicious oversight. Backing the company’s board despite obvious shortcomings is another. Tesla shareholders did both on Tuesday, with one of them playing the part of boss Elon Musk’s “son,” a robot the electric-car maker […]
Zoom to integrate chatbot By: webdesk on May 17, 2023According to the company’s article, Zoom is collaborating with Anthropic to develop an AI assistant for its platform, the first of which will be introduced to its Contact Center offering. Claude, Zooom’s chatbot, will be released in March, assisting customer support employees by developing “better self-service features” to lead clients toward potential answers to issues they may be experiencing. The chatbot will soon be able to supply agents with resources while they are helping consumers. The video-conferencing company hasn’t yet detailed how the chatbot would be implemented on other areas of the platform like Team Chat, Meetings, Phone, […]
OpenAI planning to release an open-source language model to the public as it gains attention from Silicon Valley By: Reuters on May 16, 2023OpenAI is preparing to release a new open-source language model to the public, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person with knowledge of the plan. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, known for producing prose or poetry on command, has gained widespread attention in Silicon Valley as investors see generative AI as the next big growth area for […]
Microsoft wins EU antitrust approval for Activision deal vetoed by UK By: Reuters on May 16, 2023Microsoft Corp won EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision on Monday, in a significant boost that could prompt Chinese and South Korean regulators to follow suit despite a British veto of the deal. The US software giant still faces a battle to clinch the world’s biggest gaming industry takeover, however. It has until May […]