The Biden administration has determined that the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed the United States last week was operating with electronic surveillance technology capable of monitoring US communications, according to a senior State Department official. The balloon “was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations” and was part of […]
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Toxic gaming tackled by Ubisoft’s unique police alert system
Rape jokes, racism, bullying – if you’ve picked up a controller, or scrolled a mouse, to dabble in some online gaming then you’ve likely come across plenty. The gaming industry, like others where people interact online, has been trying to figure out how to get to grips with behaviour like […]
Bard: Google launches ChatGPT rival
Google is launching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbot called Bard to rival ChatGPT. Bard will be used by a group of testers before being rolled out to the public in the coming weeks, the firm said. Bard is built on Google’s existing large language model Lamda, which one engineer […]
With Talented, Enterprising Youths, Nigeria Will Not Be Left Behind In Technology – Osinbajo
The VP believes while there is much to be done, the youths will live up to expectation in using technology to transform the nation. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN presides over the Federal Executive Council at the State House, Abuja. 14th Dec, 2022. Photos: Tolani Alli With the rapid growth […]
Bird Statue Fetches $100,000 As Musk Auctions Twitter HQ Items
Among the 631 lots were espresso machines, ergonomically correct desks, televisions, bicycle-powered charging stations, pizza ovens and a decorative planter shaped like an “@” sign. This undated handout photo courtesy of Heritage Global Partners (HGP) shows a neon Twitter bird light electrical display, part of Elon Musk online auction of […]
Google To Cut Nearly 12,000 Jobs Worldwide
The move comes a day after Microsoft said it would reduce staff numbers by 10,000 in the coming months, following similar layoffs by Facebook owner Meta, Amazon and Twitter. Google’s parent company Alphabet announced about 12,000 job cuts globally on Friday, becoming the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale […]