TECHNOLOGY

YouTube stops removing fake US presidential election fraud claims
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The platform instituted elections misinformation policy focused on the integrity of past US Presidential elections in December 2020. Two years, tens of thousands of video removals, and one election cycle later, "we recognised it was time to reevaluate the effects of this policy in today's changed landscape", the company said in a statement.
Microsoft to end support for Cortana on Windows
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This change will only affect Cortana in Windows and will continue to be available in Outlook mobile, Teams mobile, Microsoft Teams display, and Microsoft Teams rooms, the tech giant said in a support page."Instead of clicking the Cortana icon and launching the app to begin using voice, now you can use voice and satisfy your.
Apple's AR headset may enter mass production in October
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"While we expect Apple's AR/VR headset to be unveiled next week, our supply chain checks suggest mass production won't start until October 2023, with general availability most likely ahead of the December holidays," Erik Woodring, an Apple analyst at Morgan Stanley, said in a research note obtained by MacRumors.
Musk 'loves' his AI avatar in sherwani, Twitterati welcomes 'Indian groom'
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The Twitter handle DogeDesigner tweeted the image of Musk wearing the traditional Indian dress, generally meant to be wornAon wedding occasions.A midjourney art of Elon Musk in an Indian attire is going viral in India," he posted. Musk replied: "I love it."Musk's AI-generated image in a sherwani left several Indian Twitter.
OpenAI CTO's Twitter account appears to have hacked to promote crypto scam
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Mira Murati, who has worked at OpenAI for over five years, lost control of her Twitter account around 6.03 p.m. Pacific Time (as per timestamps on the tweets), reports VentureBeat.Later, her account started promoting a new cryptocurrency called "$OPENAI" that was allegedly "driven by artificial intelligence-based language models".
Microsoft increases Bing Chat's turn limit to 30 chats per session
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"Good news, we've increased Bing Chat turn limits again to 30 per conversation and 300 per day," Microsoft CVP of Search & AI, Jordi Ribas tweeted on Thursday. Over the past couple of months, the tech giant has gradually increased the chatbot's limit to enhance its usability.
Hackers target iPhones with unknown malware via iMessages to spy on users
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Cybersecurity company Kaspersky discovered the mobile Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) campaign targeting iOS devices with previously unknown malware. Dubbed as 'Operation Triangulation', the ongoing campaign distributes zero-click exploits via iMessage to run malware gaining complete control over the device and user data, with the final goal to "hiddenly spy on users".
WhatsApp rolling out new 'Updates' tab on iOS beta
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The status tab on the platform has been modified and is now called "Updates," reports WABetaInfo. However, channels are not available in this version as they are still in development. With the first version of the new Updates tab, muted status updates are available within a separate section named "Muted Status".
Google introduces new 'Reading practice' feature for Play Books
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Now available in the US, the new feature will highlight the text as the user reads out loud, tracking where they are in the book and helping them to focus on the next word, the tech giant said in a blogpost on Thursday. If the user gets stuck on how to pronounce a word, they can tap it to hear what it sounds like.
Twitter's trust and safety head quits amid drama over film
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She joined Twitter in June 2022 and was appointed as head of trust and safety in November, replacing Yoel Roth who resigned after Elon Musk took over. According to reports, her departure coincides with the platform's ongoing challenges in retaining advertisers, primarily due to concerns from brands about their association with inappropriate content.
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