SpaceX rocket explosion illustrates Elon Musk’s ‘successful failure’ formula on April 21, 2023LOS ANGELES, April 20 (Reuters) – The spectacular explosion of SpaceX’s new Starship rocket minutes after it soared off its launch pad on a first flight test is the latest vivid illustration of a “successful failure” business formula that serves Elon Musk’s company well, experts said on Thursday. Rather than seeing the fiery disintegration of […]
Twitter drops ‘government-funded’ label on media accounts By: AFP on April 21, 2023Twitter has dropped “state-affiliated” and “government-funded” labels from media accounts, according to a review by AFP on Friday of many high-profile pages on the platform. Many major media outlets from Western nations, Russia, China and other countries that previously had either of those tags no longer displayed them, according to AFP. They included the accounts of […]
AI companies ask US court to dismiss artists’ copyright lawsuit By: Reuters on April 20, 2023Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt fired back Tuesday at a group of artists who accused them of committing mass copyright infringement by using the artists’ work in generative AI systems. The companies asked a San Francisco federal court to dismiss the artists’ proposed class action lawsuit, arguing that the AI-created images are not similar to […]
Apple, Google issue ‘warning’ to Amazon over Kindle App By: webdesk on April 18, 2023Apple and Alphabet-owned Google have warned Amazon after the companies learnt that sexually explicit photographs can be accessed by children on the popular Kindle app. The companies called on Amazon to strengthen its content moderation. “We’ve shared these concerns with the developer and are working with them to ensure their app is compliant with our guidelines,” a Reuters […]
Elon Musk says he will launch rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT By: Reuters on April 18, 2023Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls “TruthGPT” to challenge the offerings from Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Google (GOOGL.O). He criticised Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the firm behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, of “training the AI to lie” and said OpenAI has now become a “closed source”, “for-profit” organisation […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX set for debut flight of Starship rocket system to space By: Reuters on April 17, 2023Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system to space for the first time, on a brief but highly anticipated uncrewed test flight from the Gulf Coast of Texas. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 394 feet (120 m) high, was […]
Elon Musk plans AI startup to rival ChatGPT owner, OpenAI By: Reuters on April 15, 2023Billionaire Elon Musk is working on launching an artificial intelligence start-up that will rival ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, the Financial Times reported on Friday citing people familiar with his plans. Twitter-owner Musk is assembling a team of AI researchers and engineers, according to the FT report, and is also in discussions with some investors in SpaceX and […]
ChatGPT can resume in Italy if meets data watchdog’s demands By: Agencies on April 13, 2023Italy’s data protection agency set out a list of demands on Wednesday which it said OpenAI must meet by April 30 to address the agency’s concerns over the ChatGPT chatbot and allow the artificial intelligence service to resume in the country. Almost two weeks ago Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after the authority, […]
An artificial intelligence-obsessed photographer who tricked Instagram By: AFP on April 10, 2023PARIS: Jos Avery was given a camera almost four decades ago, sparking a lifelong fascination with photography. But last September he found a new creative outlet, one that led him to deceive thousands of people: the artificial intelligence programme Midjourney, which generates wild and wonderful images from brief text instructions. “Soon after starting with Midjourney, […]
Will Pakistan Witness This Unusual Hybrid Solar Eclipse? By: webdesk on April 10, 2023Hybrid solar eclipses are extremely rare, and this one is no exception. With just a few occurring every century, this one is guaranteed to leave an indelible impact on astronomy buffs. According to predictions, the solar eclipse will last five hours and twenty-four minutes, giving viewers plenty of time to catch a glimpse of the […]