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The Biden administration has banned the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its products in the United States over the company's links to Russia. Kaspersky, a Russia-based multinational company providing anti-virus software, will not be able to provide future software or offer updates to existing software in the US, the Commerce Department said. The US decision came after an investigation found Kaspersky's operations "presented a national security risk" to the country due to Russian cyber activities and influence over Kaspersky's operations. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industr...
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New York (AFP) - News Corp on Wednesday announced a deal to let ChatGPT-maker OpenAI use content from its publications in artificial intelligence products. OpenAI will get access to current and archived content from News Corp properties including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and The New York Post, according to a joint release. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal cited sources close to the company as saying it was valued at more than $250 million over five years and included credits for News Corp using OpenAI technology. Authors, artist...
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Green search engine Ecosia announced on Monday that it was launching its first “eco-friendly” web browser. Its aim is to produce clean energy with users’ browsing activity. In a statement released by the company, Ecosia promised a loading speed “up to three times faster than most mainstream browsers” and a built-in adblocker to reduce energy consumption. Until now, Ecosia was only a search engine, but the company announced that it’ll work with partner shops and a system of sponsored links to expand its sustainable business model. Funded in 2009, Ecosia was created by German entrepreneur Christ...
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San Francisco (AFP) - ChatGPT spewed nonsensical answers to users' queries for hours Tuesday into Wednesday before eventually returning to its senses. OpenAI, which makes the world-leading generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool, said a software tweak had "introduced a bug with how the model processes language". "Upon identifying the cause of this incident, we rolled out a fix and confirmed that the incident was resolved," it added. ChatGPT was giving "peculiar" responses, generating non-existent words, incomplete sentences and general gobbledygook, developers using the tool said in a dis...
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San Francisco (AFP) - After a years-long legal battle, Apple says it will begin allowing iPhone app developers to use alternative payment systems -- but they will still have to pay fees and meet various conditions. The California company laid out its plan to relax control of apps on iPhones and iPads in a court filing late Tuesday related to its lengthy legal battle with Epic Games, maker of the highly popular Fortnite. The move came after the US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear appeals by Apple and Epic of a lower court ruling in which the iPhone maker was seen as the victor. Epic in...
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Brussels (AFP) - Tech giants Meta and TikTok are contesting the scope of an EU law that from March will set new rules on competition in the digital marketplace. The European Commission has designated 22 big online companies as "core platform services" to be subject to additional scrutiny and obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) aiming to crack down on anti-competitive practices. The list includes familiar brands ranging from social networks Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, to so-called "intermediation" apps such as Google Maps, Amazon Marketplace and Apple's AppStore, to operating sy...
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San Francisco (AFP) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Monday moved to entice developers with lower prices and the ability to easily tailor artificial intelligence "agents" to help with anything from laundry advice to contract negotiations. Dreams of the benefits of generative AI -- along with fears of the technology's risks -- have been hot topics in the tech world since ChatGPT made its blockbuster debut a year ago. "We will be able to do more, to create more, and to have more," Open AI chief executive Sam Altman told developers at a gathering in San Francisco. "As intelligence is integrated everywhe...
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San Francisco (AFP) - The maker of hit videogame Fortnite, Epic Games, and Google faced off in federal court in San Francisco as a trial began over whether the internet giant wields monopoly power at its Play Store. Lawyers began opening remarks to jurors who will hear from witnesses including Google chief executive Sundar Pichai in the weeks ahead. Epic accused Google of turning its back on the "Don't be Evil" motto touted when the tech firm was founded in 1998. "Google has relegated its motto to nearly an afterthought, and is using its size to do evil upon competitors, innovators, customers,...
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Cupertino (United States) (AFP) - Apple on Monday unveiled its first mixed reality headset, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to tempt users beyond videogamers and tech geeks. The release was the most significant product launch by the iPhone maker since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015. The Vision Pro, which was generally well received on Monday, will cost a hefty $3,499 and be available early next year in the United States only, the company said. "There are certain products that shift the way we look at technology and the role it plays in our lives," said Apple CEO T...
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San Francisco (AFP) - A total ban of TikTok in the US state of Montana is set up to face an epic battle in the courts, but many experts wonder whether the law is even technically possible. Montana is the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app that is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. "You would have to build a Great Fire Wall of Montana," said Tarah Wheeler, chief of cyber security firm Red Queen Dynamics and a senior fellow for Global Cyber Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. "...
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