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Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation


November 11, 2023

Russia has been spreading “disinformation” about the situation in the Middle East, the president of Microsoft said on Saturday, as tensions soar in the region due to the Israel-Hamas war. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, was asked about the role of the US tech giant in promoting peace at an international peace forum in Paris. He said that …

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Samsung to add real-time translation to smartphone model


November 10, 2023

South Korean smartphone giant Samsung Electronics will roll out a real-time translation service on calls using AI technology next year, a company representative told AFP on Friday. Samsung is the world’s largest smartphone maker accounting for a fifth of global sales between July and September, as Apple trails in second with 16 percent of the market, according to market tracker …

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Industrial robot kills one in South Korea


November 9, 2023

SEOUL: A man was mauled to death by a robot in South Korea after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the boxes of produce it was handling, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. The man, a robotics company worker in his 40s, was inspecting the robot’s sensor operations at a distribution centre for agricultural produce in South Gyeongsang province. …

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Europe’s Euclid space telescope releases first images


November 8, 2023

DARMSTADT: The first images from Europe’s Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse’s head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and even “circumstantial evidence” of elusive dark matter. Euclid blasted off in July on the world’s first-ever mission aiming to investigate the enduring cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. It will do so partly by …

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Nintendo reveals new Black Friday offers Switch hardware


November 7, 2023

For those in search of Nintendo Switch holiday deals, Nintendo has revealed a couple of exciting bundles that will soon be available in stores. Starting from November 19, gamers who are interested in purchasing the Switch console hardware can take advantage of an enticing offer – the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model system bundled with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate + …

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How to use AI to create highlight videos in Google Photos


November 7, 2023

Google Photos has become one of the best platforms for stylizing and editing photos, but not only that it also offers several AI-backed features. In recent updates, Google Photos now offers several AI-backed features that allow users to generate short video clips using the stored photos and videos uploaded to the platform. This AI-backed feature can be generated on smartphones …

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Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group


November 4, 2023

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI will release its first AI model to a select group on Saturday, the billionaire and Tesla CEO said on Friday. This comes nearly a year after OpenAI’s ChatGPT caught the imagination of businesses and users around the world, spurring a surge in adoption of generative AI technology. Musk co-founded OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, in 2015 …

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Scientists observe chimpanzees using human-like warfare tactic


November 3, 2023

On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol climbs a rocky hill to conduct reconnaissance. Detecting the sounds of adversaries a bit too close for comfort, the squad retreats. There is no reason to risk a fight with the odds against you. It is a scenario that has unfolded innumerable times …

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Apple loses bid to block suit over iPhone batteries


November 2, 2023

LONDON: Apple Inc on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $2 billion which accuses the tech giant of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones. The lawsuit was brought by British consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of around 24 million iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann is seeking damages from Apple …

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Huge ‘blobs’ inside Earth are from another planet: study


November 2, 2023

PARIS: Scientists proposed a novel idea on Wednesday that could solve two of the world’s mysteries at once — one that passes over our heads every night, and one that sits far below our feet. The first mystery has puzzled everyone from scientists to inquisitive children for millennia: where did the Moon come from? The leading theory is that the …

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