NEW YORK: AI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US tech watchdog said in a study published April 30. The explosion in generative AI since the advent of ChatGPT has seen several startups launch apps focused on exchange and contact, sometimes described as virtual friends or...
With a large, tried-and-tested fleet of robotaxis operating in several major US cities, Waymo could, in the future, start selling fully autonomous vehicles and, in so doing, take the wind out of Tesla's sails. According to The Verge, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, Waymo's parent company, mentioned during a recent conference call the possibility that the...
SAN FRANCISCO: Signal, a popular messaging app, has come into the spotlight after reports that several senior Trump administration officials had used the tool to conduct war planning – inadvertently including a journalist in one message group and the wife, brother and personal lawyer of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in another. The app, which was started...
Perfect for lazy dogs or pet owners. A recent video featuring two dogs — one furry and one robotic — has been making the rounds online, piquing the curiosity of many. Filmed by a passerby in Chengdu, China, the clip shows a small pet dog comfortably seated atop a robot dog as it strolls down the street. The pampered pup was being ferried the...
LOS ANGELES: The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme. In an advisory posted earlier this week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa uses phishing campaigns as its main method for...
(Reuters) -Apple launched new versions of its mid-priced iPad Air on Tuesday, with an M3 chip and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, as it looks to attract customers into upgrading their devices. The cheapest variant, with an 11-inch screen, will start at $599 and the larger, 13-inch screen model will cost at least $799. Customers can pre-order the...
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire expects U.S. executive orders "imminently" from incoming President Donald Trump, which he said could allow banks to trade crypto, offer crypto investments to wealthy clients and hold it in portfolios. Circle is the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, a digital token pegged to the value of the U.S....
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese gaming company Nintendo will launch the Switch 2 console, successor to its hit Switch device, this year, it said on Thursday. The Kyoto-based company did not release pricing for the new device and said it would provide more details at a Nintendo Direct event on April 2. The company has said that existing Switch...
EMOJIS serve as a visual representation in text-based communications and often allow people to vividly express their feelings and emotions in their message. Most of them have a clear-cut meaning but some have been argued to be something entirely different, like the folded hands emoji. The long-standing urban legend is that it's not a prayer or a...
Japan Airlines Co. said it has resumed ticket sales for international and domestic flights after resolving a system malfunction caused by a cyberattack on Thursday morning. Ticket sales are back up and running after being halted as a result of the incident, the airline said in a statement at 2:19pm Tokyo time. Systems have been restored...
