Meta technology chief defends tech titan’s AI strategy

Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth tells AFP the Silicon Valley tech giant aims to make generative artificial intelligence tools easy for people to use. Meta’s chief technology officer is…

Microsoft-Google peace deal broke down over search on Duo

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A five-year truce between rivals Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. came crashing down in 2020 when the tech giants found themselves at odds over their competing…

UK airport scraps 160 flights over air traffic control shortages

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain London’s Gatwick airport said on Monday that it had been forced to cancel more than 160 flights between now and Sunday due to an exceptional shortage…

South Korea breezes through first day of League of Legends competition in Asian Games esports

Fans watch during the Arena of Valour Asian Games Version Semifinal 1 between Malaysia and Vietnam at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise…

Amazon steps up AI race with $4 bn Anthropic investment

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Amazon said on Monday it would invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic, as the online retail giant steps into an AI race dominated…

ESports makes debut as Asian Games medal event but women left behind

ESports is making its debut as an Asian Games medal event. ESports’ inclusion as a medal event at the Hangzhou Asian Games was hailed as a landmark, but out of…

Key issues in writers’ case against OpenAI explained

Copyright law expert Rebecca Tushnet. Credit: Jay Mallin There’s been a lot of buzz around ChapGPT, Bard, and other generative AI tools since they burst into public view back in…

machines take over at China’s Asian Games

A robot greets visitors at a bank in the Asian Games media centre. From autonomous bug zappers to android pianists and driverless ice-cream trucks, machines rule the world—at least at…

US farmers, tech tycoons square off over plans for utopian city

Swaths of rural land between San Francisco and Sacramento, in the western US state of California, were secretly purchased by tech tycoons keen on building a new city. A stealth…

US auto workers eye expanded strike as talks continue

United Auto Workers members marched at a rally in downtown Detroit on September 15 after the union launched a strike earlier that day. Uncertainty will be the most powerful weapon…