December 5, 2023
Marcelo Capobianco is a butcher in Buenos Aires, where he works in a white-tiled room surrounded by dangling hooks, slabs of beef, and a sign that reads “Long live freedom!” He livestreams prices on Facebook daily, but like many merchants in Argentina, he uses chalkboards in his store so he can update prices throughout the
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Actor Alia Bhatt was the recent public figure to have her deepfake video go viral on social media platforms. Earlier, Rashmika Mandanna and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi were subjected to such videos, pointing towards the rising menace of deepfake videos. So, what is the govt doing to tackle deepfakes? What can you do if
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The AFL is poised to revamp the bidding system for father-son and academy players at the draft after club frustrations reached fever pitch, report the Nine papers. The league and club GMs of football will meet on Thursday with one of the top agenda items to include a review of the current system. While it
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Eighteen countries on Sunday endorsed new global guidelines, developed by the US and the UK, to make artificial intelligence (AI) “secure by design” and “raise the AI cybersecurity bar”. Who are the countries, what are the guidelines and how significant is this agreement? An explainer. What do the guidelines deal with? Elevate Your Tech Prowess
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms is in hot water for illicit use of its platforms by children and negligence on its part to curb it. New unsealed legal documents show that the company has received over a million reports of users under the age of 13 on Instagram since 2019, and yet has shut down only
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As the tech world absorbed the news of Sam Altman’s exit from OpenAI, what went slightly under the radar was that last week, nearly three dozen venture capital firms in the US, representing hundreds of billions of dollars in capital, signed voluntary commitments to ensure that the startups they invest in develop artificial intelligence (AI)
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A cybercriminal group named Lockbit, which on Friday said it breached the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China(ICBC), has hacked some of the world’s largest organisations in recent months, stealing and leaking their sensitive data if they didn’t pay ransom. Here are some details about the group: WHERE IS LOCKBIT FROM? Elevate Your Tech Prowess
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As Spain’s Socialists have just signed a pact with the pro-independence Catalan party, we explain why the deal has sparked violent protests on the streets of Madrid. ADVERTISEMENT After six days of protests, tensions on the streets of Madrid appear to have eased as demonstrators sought to avoid clashes with police. On Tuesday night, around
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Here is the reason why your favourite TikTok videos are increasing in length By Zac Campbell Published: 05:44 EST, 8 November 2023 | Updated: 05:58 EST, 8 November 2023 TikTok has revolutionised the modern consumption of social media thanks to an availability that has been copied by rivals with the likes of YouTube Shorts and
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Beleaguered coworking firm WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States on Monday, as part of what it described as a “comprehensive reorganization” of its business. The startup, which was once worth about $47 billion, had started sending distress signals months in advance. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill Courses Offering
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