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'More sad than shocked': TikTok users brace for ban
by Julie Jammot - January 18, 2025 - 12:30pm
"I almost, like, don't know how to define myself without TikTok," content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities' scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular...
Race for AI isn't zero-sum, says Amazon cloud boss
by Julie Jammot - April 15, 2024 - 12:45pm
As Google races with Microsoft and OpenAI to create world-changing generative artificial intelligence, some critics see Amazon as lagging behind.
Gemini's flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans' power
by Julie Jammot - March 17, 2024 - 5:48pm
For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot cranked out images of Black and Asian Nazi soldiers was seen as a warning about the power artificial intelligence...
APEC finance chiefs agree to grow economies with eye on sustainability
by Julie Jammot - November 14, 2023 - 5:18pm
Leaders of Asia-Pacific economies want to boost output with an eye on issues like reducing inequality and protecting the environment, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday.
Disney+ adds subscribers amid cost-cutting campaign
by Julie Jammot - November 9, 2023 - 9:28am
Disney's streaming service has attracted nearly seven million new subscribers, the company said Wednesday, reversing a period of decline that had raised doubts about its rivalry with industry leader Netflix.
Meta technology chief defends tech titan's AI strategy
by Julie Jammot - October 1, 2023 - 1:39pm
Meta's chief technology officer is quick to push back on assertions that the company has fallen behind rivals like ChatGPT in the explosive surge across the tech industry in generative AI.
Slack CEO is ready to ride AI wave
by Julie Jammot - September 18, 2023 - 3:20pm
Artificial Intelligence is transforming Slack, the widely used workplace messaging platform, its CEO told AFP just nine months after taking on one of the most high profile jobs in Silicon Valley.
Twitter reinstates blue ticks for some media, celebrities
by Julie Jammot - April 23, 2023 - 4:13pm
Twitter's blue ticks were reinstated on some media, celebrity, and other high profile accounts Saturday -- a move protested by many of the recipients.
How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet
by Julie Jammot - March 19, 2023 - 12:03pm
The rise of artificial general intelligence -- now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley -- will bring change that is "orders of magnitude" greater than anything the world has yet seen, observers say. But are we...
Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription
by Julie Jammot - February 20, 2023 - 7:48am
Facebook, the social network that was supposed to stay free "always," and its stablemate Instagram launched on Sunday a paid subscription service, as the advertising-based business model that has long dominated the...
Endangered monarch butterflies face perilous storm
by Julie Jammot - February 5, 2023 - 11:19am
The colorfully winged insects that travel vast distances over the course of generations have been closely watched in the US state since they neared extinction just three years ago.
Stop and smell the metaverse roses: Virtual world on display at CES
by Julie Jammot - January 11, 2023 - 8:59am
Immersive technologies that can better lives, whether helping people treat dementia or learn to pilot fighter jets, is the future of the metaverse, virtual reality startups say.
The oven won't talk to the fridge: 'smart' homes struggle
by Julie Jammot - January 7, 2023 - 9:16am
The vision on display at CES remains far from reality as the "smart" devices are pricey and they do not yet talk to each other with any fluency.
From tracking moods to putting on a show, it's AI-everything at CES
by Julie Jammot - January 6, 2023 - 8:55am
Entrepreneur Antony Perzo introduces a small device called Emobot, which looks like a cross between a speaker and a piece of abstract art, and explains: "It's an emotional thermometer!"
Musk faces legal onslaught from angry ex-Twitter workers
by Julie Jammot - December 9, 2022 - 8:05am
The purge initiated by Elon Musk at Twitter when he took over the company left more than half of its 7,500 employees on the sidelines and now many of them are taking the SpaceX and Tesla tycoon to court.
Twitter aims to diversify beyond advertising, but can it be done?
by Julie Jammot - November 26, 2022 - 11:23am
Is it a pipe dream or a possibility? Elon Musk wants to meaningfully diversify Twitter’s revenue stream beyond advertising, but no major social network has managed so far to go without ads altogether...
Musk announces 'amnesty' for banned Twitter accounts after poll
by Julie Jammot - November 25, 2022 - 9:06am
Elon Musk said Thursday many previously suspended Twitter accounts would be allowed back on the platform after a landslide of users responding to an informal poll by the  new owner voted in favor of the mo...
Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts
by Julie Jammot - November 24, 2022 - 8:02am
New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday polled users on whether the site should offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, using the same method he used to handle the case of Donald Trump.
'Hardcore' Musk drives into a culture clash at Twitter
by Julie Jammot - November 23, 2022 - 7:45am
After snapping up Twitter, one of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies, Elon Musk swiftly introduced his no-holds-barred work ethic, setting up a bitter culture clash with thousands of workers who still believed...
Twitter fate in doubt as employees defy Musk ultimatum
by Julie Jammot - November 19, 2022 - 9:00am
The future of Twitter seemed to hang in the balance Friday after its offices were locked down and key employees announced their departures in defiance of an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk.
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