Technology

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has been accused of containing mis- or disinformation posts. The European Union has leveled a high level of accusations against X. Does Elon Musk’s X contain mis- or disinformation posts? The European Union said that X, previously called Twitter, is the outlet for peddlers of disinformation. European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova also said …

In its ‘Wonderlust” event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 series (iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max), in addition to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a press release, the tech giant boasted of the more personal and intuitive experience one can have with the …

Popular messaging platform WhatsApp is redesigning and enhancing its interface to boost the overall user experience for iOS. There will be new colors and new buttons. Users will be able to filter chats.  The redesign will bolster Meta’s app with revamped buttons for the navigation bar, giving a modern and stylish look. Users will have a filter feature on the …

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Tesla, an American multinational automotive and clean energy company, and SpaceX, an American spacecraft engineering company, were helping the people of Hawaii. Wildfires have wreaked havoc on Hawaii’s Maui and the town of Lahaina. The wildfires have already claimed the lives of more than 110 people. Amid the crisis, Elon Musk’s two …

Google’s parent company Alphabet will allow users to experiment with new features using artificial intelligence (AI), as the company aims to maintain its position in a market. Alphabet Inc., an American multinational technology conglomerate created through a restructuring of Google, has introduced new features that display content created by artificial intelligence (AI). People can experiment with this feature while they …

Threads, an online social media and social networking service operated by Meta Platforms, has been struggling to maintain its initial user engagement.  SimilarWeb Ltd., a data aggregation company specializing in web traffic and performance, has reported a significant setback in user engagement. According to recent data by SimilarWeb, Threads by Instagram witnessed a 79 per cent drop in traffic within …

In a race with India to the moon’s south pole, Russia is set to launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on August 11. The launch will happen four weeks after Indian space agency ISRO sent up its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander, due to touchdown at the pole on August 23. The Luna-25 spacecraft would take five days to …

If medieval advances in the plough didn’t improve the livelihoods of Europe’s peasants and lift them out of poverty, it was largely because their rulers used the wealth generated by the new gains in output to build cathedrals instead. Taking lessons from history, economists say something similar could repeat with artificial intelligence if it becomes a part of the current …

Apple has withdrawn many generative AI apps from its China App Store before China’s new generative AI regulations, which are scheduled to go into force on August 15. The action was taken due to notifications sent to Chinese app developers citing “content that is illegal in China” as the justification for app removal. The rules, which were made public in …

Through her business, FarmWorks, Li Yi, a young Chinese businesswoman in her 30s, has made significant progress in improving agriculture in far-off Africa. Li set out on a mission to offer comprehensive solutions beyond the conventional strategy of giving loans because she recognised the unrealised potential and difficulties in African agriculture. Local small-scale farmers have benefited from FarmWorks’ focus on …