Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion

04/12/2024

LONDON (AP) — Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. The social media platform said in a blog post…

Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke

04/01/2024

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool’s Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century…

Xiaomi takes aim at Tesla in Chinese auto market with $29,870 electric car

03/29/2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched a sporty electric car on Thursday with styling cues drawn from Porsche and priced below Tesla’s Model 3, highlighting the stiff competition from new entrants in an already crowded…

Musk’s xAI to launch improved version of chatbot

03/29/2024

(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an enhanced version of its chatbot Grok. The new version, called Grok-1.5, will be made available to early testers and existing Grok users on…

Instagram limits political content in new update: Here’s how to change it

03/25/2024

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Instagram has started an automatic clampdown on the amount of political content appearing in its users’ feeds, but there is a relatively quick and easy way to turn off the controls if you…

Rise of AI: Five business predictions in 2024

Zaza Soriano-Nicart 03/15/2024

Over the last decade, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) expanded steadily, though often unnoticed. Now, with generative AI tools becoming more accessible, people are becoming more aware of AI’s potential, and this trend is expected to…

There’s more to life beyond social media, smartphones — psychometrician

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — What is the first thing that you do the moment you wake up in the morning? Are you one of those who immediately reaches out for our smartphones to check for notifications in…

One Tech Tip: Don’t use rice for your device. Here’s how to dry out your smartphone

03/02/2024

LONDON (AP) — You were walking next to a swimming pool when you slipped and dropped your phone into the water. Or it slipped out of your hand when you were next to a filled bathtub or…

Zuckerberg meets LG, Samsung chiefs in Seoul as Meta ramps up AI plan

02/29/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed cooperation on extended reality devices with LG Electronics executives on Wednesday as part of his visit to South Korea that highlights Meta’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. South Korea…

In water-stressed Singapore, a search for new solutions to keep the taps flowing

02/26/2024

SINGAPORE (AP) — A crack of thunder booms as dozens of screens in a locked office flash between live video of cars splashing through wet roads, drains sapping the streets dry, and reservoirs collecting the precious rainwater…

PH to boost farming with space technology

Jordeene B. Lagare 02/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines —The Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) are using space technology to enhance farming and transportation efficiency. In an agreement they signed, the two agencies agreed to use…

Apple rolls out iMessage upgrade to withstand decryption by quantum computers

02/22/2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple is rolling out an upgrade to its iMessage texting platform to defend against future encryption-breaking technologies. The new protocol, known as PQ3, is another sign that U.S. tech firms are bracing for a…

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