Apple launches AI iPhone as Huawei casts shadow with tri-fold phone | Technology News

Apple launches AI iPhone as Huawei casts shadow with tri-fold phone | Technology News

Apple has unveiled its artificial intelligence-boosted iPhone 16, showing off the long-awaited phone hours after Chinese rival Huawei’s tri-fold phone began racking up orders. “The next generation of iPhone has been designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up. It marks the beginning of an exciting new era,” Chief Executive…

In the Philippines, users of loan apps decry deception, threats and debt | Technology News

In the Philippines, users of loan apps decry deception, threats and debt | Technology News

Manila, the Philippines – From the early morning hours to late at night, Lance receives hundreds of threatening texts and dozens of missed calls each day. When he answers the phone, the person on the other end of the line often immediately hangs up. Other times, a threatening voice tells…

X’s Grok2AI chatbot escalates problem of deepfakes ahead of US elections | US Election 2024 News

X’s Grok2AI chatbot escalates problem of deepfakes ahead of US elections | US Election 2024 News

In August, X, the social media company once known as Twitter, publicly released Grok 2, the latest iteration of its AI chatbot. With limited guardrails, Grok has been responsible for pushing misinformation about elections and allowing users to make life-like artificial intelligence-generated images – otherwise known as deepfakes – of…

US roll outs new export controls aimed at restricting China’s chip industry | Technology

US roll outs new export controls aimed at restricting China’s chip industry | Technology

US Commerce Department says curbs follow consultation with international partners. The United States has rolled out fresh export controls on quantum computers and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment amid concerns about the use of advanced technologies by rivals such as China. The US Department of Commerce said on Thursday that the export restrictions…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov hits out at ‘misguided’ arrest | Technology

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov hits out at ‘misguided’ arrest | Technology

Tech founder says French authorities are putting innovation at risk in first public comments since his detention. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has criticised French authorities for pursuing “misguided” criminal charges against him instead of approaching his company with their concerns in his first public comments since his arrest. In a…

What’s behind the arrest in France of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov? | Social Media

What’s behind the arrest in France of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov? | Social Media

Russia and Elon Musk condemn the action against the Russian-born co-founder of the messaging app. The CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is being held by French police. The detention of the Russian-born billionaire has been condemned by Moscow and Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X. Why is…

Hewlett Packard to pursue bn claim against late tech mogul Mike Lynch | Technology

Hewlett Packard to pursue $4bn claim against late tech mogul Mike Lynch | Technology

US tech company says it will continue case against Lynch’s estate following his death in a yacht wreck off Sicily. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has confirmed that it will pursue $4bn in damages against the estate of tech mogul Mike Lynch following his death in a yacht wreck off the…

Is Brazil’s ban of social media platform X legal or political? | Technology News

Is Brazil’s ban of social media platform X legal or political? | Technology News

Site failed to comply with court order to block accounts linked to disinformation. Social media giant X has been banned in Brazil. It is the latest development in a months-long dispute between a Supreme Court judge and tech billionaire Elon Musk over censorship and disinformation. Brazil isn’t the first country…

A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM | Women’s Rights

A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM | Women’s Rights

Kandabari, India – On a sunny morning in Kandabari village in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, a group of students is learning to code in a classroom. Kriti Kumari, 19, is one of 31 women at the Sapna Center, which trains rural women from marginalised backgrounds and requires…

Judge orders ‘immediate suspension’ of X in Brazil | Social Media News

Judge orders ‘immediate suspension’ of X in Brazil | Social Media News

The judge has ordered the full and immediate suspension of X in the country until all related court orders on X are complied with. A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday the “immediate suspension” of social media platform X in the country after a court-imposed deadline expired for the…