Tag: Elon Musk
Roblox bans Under 13s messaging each other, Robot dogs patrol Trump’s resort
Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of new efforts to safeguard children. Child users will not be able to send direct messages by default unless a verified parent or guardian gives them permission. Parents will also be able to view and manage their child's…
VW and Rivian launch joint venture, Elon Musk to lead ‘DOGE’
Volkswagen Group (VW) and Tesla rival Rivian have launched a joint venture, with the German car giant increasing its investment in the partnership. The two companies say the deal is now worth $5.8bn (£4.55bn) - up from an initial pledge from VW of $5bn. Shares in the US electric vehicle (EV) maker jumped more than 9%…
Judi Dench to voice Meta AI chatbot, new battery tech could charge EV in minutes
Judi Dench. Image: Woodland Trust Instagram owner Meta says Dame Judi Dench and John Cena will be voice options for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Users will also be able to get information from AI versions of Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key or Kristen Bell. Meta will be hoping this use of celebrity…
TikTok removes Russian state media accounts, Telegram agrees to hand over some data
TikTok has said it has removed accounts associated with Russian state media for "engaging in covert influence operations". It's part of the site's efforts to prevent disinformation in the run up to November's US presidential election. Accounts affected are those from media group Rossiya Segodnya, which owns the RIA Novosti and Sputnik news services; and…
Google says Britain could get left behind in AI race, Huawei launches new blood pressure watch
Google has said that Britain risks being left behind in the global artificial intelligence race unless the government moves quickly to build more datacentres and let tech companies use copyrighted work in their AI models. The company pointed to research showing that the UK is ranked seventh on a global AI readiness index for data and…
Instagram boosts privacy with ‘teen accounts’, Meta bans Russian state media
Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents. The new “teen accounts”, for children aged 13 to 15, will force many privacy settings to be on by default, rather than a child opting in. Teenagers' posts will also be set…
Nvidia shares plunge nearly 10%, Huawei tri-fold smartphone image leaked
UK shares dropped on Wednesday morning following falls in Asian and US markets as concerns grow about the world's largest economy. Data showed US manufacturing activity remains subdued, with investors now focussed now on US jobs figures due on Friday. American chip giant Nvidia was hit particularly hard, slumping by almost 10% as optimism about…
Elon Musk’s Grok floods net with deepfakes, Huawei set to launch new blood pressure watch
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is flooding the web with “deepfake” images of everyone from Donald Trump to Musk himself – and the results range from totally wacky to downright disturbing. Since its launch last week, Grok users have been churning out fake images of Trump — robbing a convenience store or flying a plane…
Vogue publisher signs deal with OpenAI, Kindle launches on Peloton
Vogue, Wired and GQ publisher Conde Nast has done a multi-year deal with OpenAI. The artificial intelligence company announced the partnership on Tuesday, saying ChatGPT and its prototype tool SearchGPT would display content from "top brands like Vogue, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, Wired, Bon Appétit, and more". In…
Sexual abuse imagery warnings on WhatsApp, RealMe device fully charges phone in 5 mins!
Nothing is stopping child sexual abuse imagery spreading on WhatsApp, a safety group has warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is calling on Meta, which owns WhatsApp, to do more to protect children and put mechanisms in place. The group suggested these mechanisms could stop the spread of material like the content sent to disgraced BBC…
