Category: Tech

AUKUS Partners Make World-Leading Breakthrough in AI Technology

AUKUS partners Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom have announced a global breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, with the first live retraining of autonomous systems used on surveillance drone technology. The AUKUS coalition said that during a trial in Upavon in Wiltshire, UK, the alliance achieved several world-first breakthroughs with jointly made AI…


Which Australian MP Does ChatGPT Consider ‘Controversial?’

Australian right-leaning politicians appear to fare poorly when put to the test under the AI-powered ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. The emergence of ChatGPT, a widely accessible AI-powered tool that can engage the public in all sorts of conversations, has spurred questions over the truthfulness and possible left or right-wing bias of chatbots. Chatbots work by trawling…


Systems Error Affecting Electronic Gates Leaves Travelers to UK Waiting for Hours

LONDON—Travelers arriving in the UK faced long delays Saturday after a technical problem shut electronic border gates at airports across the country for most of the day, forcing everyone to have their passports checked manually on what was expected to be one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. The Home Office, the government…


New App Helps Users Practice Their Faith

The use of social media and smartphones doesn’t have to be a bad habit. At the National Religious Broadcasters conference, co-founder of pray.com, Mike Lynn, spoke about a new app that has revolutionized how people pray. In a world that has become addicted to social media, the app’s creators believe they have found a healthy…


Regulators Take Aim at AI to Protect Consumers and Workers

NEW YORK—As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation’s financial watchdog says it’s working to ensure that companies follow the law when they’re using AI. Already, automated systems and algorithms help determine credit ratings, loan terms, bank account fees, and other aspects of our financial lives. AI also affects hiring,…


China’s Ban on US Chipmaker Micron a Ploy to Divide the US-South Korea Alliance: Experts

Just after the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the Chinese regime announced that it is banning products from U.S. memory chip maker Micron, citing national security risks. The move has put the U.S.-led coalition against Beijing to the test, experts say. Beijing’s move to ban Micron was intended to use the market vacated by Micron…


Tresspassing TikTok Prankster Mizzy Charged Again 2 Days After Receiving Court Order

A teenage TikTok prankster was arrested and charged with breaching a court order two days after he was given the order for entering a private home without permission. Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, known on social media platforms as Mizzy, was charged on Friday with three counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. The Met said…


Trespassing TikTok Prankster Mizzy Charged Again 2 Days After Receiving Court Order

A teenage TikTok prankster was arrested and charged with breaching a court order two days after he was given the order for entering a private home without permission. Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, known on social media platforms as Mizzy, appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning, three days after he had appeared at the same court. O’Garro pleaded…


China’s Pay Back to the US With Micron Ban Could Signal Decoupling From Both Sides: Expert

China recently banned Micron chip sales to critical information infrastructure operators over cybersecurity issues. It came after the world economic power players showed their support for alternative and secure supply chains, and Micron announced its investment in Japan. China’s ban will only enhance the risk of foreign investors in China, and possibly force economic decoupling…


Twitter Engineering Chief Resigns Day After DeSantis Campaign Launch Glitches

A senior Twitter engineer resigned on Thursday following glitches that marred the highly anticipated Twitter Spaces event in which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his presidential bid. Foad Dabiri, whose LinkedIn profile says he is Twitter’s engineering lead for growth, announced his resignation but did not mention what prompted the move. In his resignation statement,…