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From Sunak to Biden, race to become global AI leader enters crucial lap
In the US, President Joe Biden is reportedly going to deploy numerous federal agencies to monitor the risks of AI next week and develop new uses for the technology via an executive order.
Google investigating multiple profile update bug in Android 14
The problem was faced mostly by Pixel 6 owners as soon as the Android 14 update started rolling out. According to the reports, the problems ranged from missing apps to being locked out of internal storage on one of their device’s user accounts. A Google representative acknowledged the vulnerability, saying the team was working hard to fix this issue.
We're not naive, will do security check before turning on Starlink in Gaza: Elon Musk
Saying that the company is “not so naive", the billionaire said that no Starlink terminal has attempted to connect from Gaza as of now. “If one does, we will take extraordinary measures to confirm that it is used ‘only’ for purely humanitarian reasons,” the X owner commented in a fresh post.
Social media platforms wage war against growing pro-Hamas content
Israel-based social threat intelligence firm Cyabra found that from over 162,000 profiles engaged in conversations about Hamas’s attacks, 25 per cent -- more than 40,000 profiles -- were fake.
Elon Musk plans XWire to take on news distribution platforms
In an all-hands meeting with employees addressed by both Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the news wire initiative was discussed, reports Bloomberg.
Apple issues fix to address vulnerability in iOS privacy
The feature in iOS 14 would prevent nearby wireless routers and access points from gathering an Apple device’s unique MAC address, reports TechCrunch. A device’s MAC addresses can be used for tracking. The tech giant has fixed the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-42846, with the release of iOS 17.1 and iOS 16.7.2 for older devices that can run iOS 16.
Google paid $26.3 bn in 2021 to be default search engine across platforms: Report
The figure came out during the US Justice Department’s cross-examination of Google’s search head, Prabhakar Raghavan, reports The Verge. The $26.3 billion amount was made public after a debate between the tech company and Judge Amit Mehta over “whether the figure should be redacted”.
Tatas set to write new India iPhone manufacturing story post Wistron plant acquisition
Currently, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (second generation) are being manufactured/ assembled at Wistron's factory in Karnataka, which Tatas will take over.
Samsung leads India TV market for 5th straight year: Omdia data
Samsung ended 2022 with 21 per cent volume market share in India, according to Omdia data seen by IANS.
Apple releases iOS 17.2, adds new option for Action button
In September, Apple promised that there would be a Translate option for the Action button, but it wouldn't be available with the launch, according to MacRumors. The new option works when the Action button is set as Translate, and holding the button will bring up a Translate window that listens for spoken text.
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