Network fee on Big Tech not a viable solution to boost EU digital rollout

Network fee on Big Tech not a viable solution to boost EU digital rollout

The European Commission does not think that imposing a network fee on Big Tech companies is a viable solution to the debate over who should fund the rollout of 5G and broadband, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Thursday. The issue pits Deutsche Telekom, Orange , Telefonica and Telecom Italia against Alphabet’s Google, […]

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Meta may revive its smartwatch project with a focus on camera

Meta may revive its smartwatch project with a focus on camera

Due to its collaboration with Ray-Ban on smart glasses and a line of virtual reality headsets, Meta has found itself at the centre of a wearable revolution. According to a DigiTimes report, Meta has plans to revive the smartwatch project it abandoned in 2022. It said that the company may be considering reintroducing wrist-based devices […]

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Mark Zuckerberg says AI ‘Superintelligence’ vision will help people achieve personal goals but what does that mean?

Mark Zuckerberg says AI ‘Superintelligence’ vision will help people achieve personal goals but what does that mean?

Mark Zuckerberg, the most powerful person in Silicon Valley, doesn’t want to take the path where artificial intelligence automates everything and puts people out of their jobs. Instead, his vision for creating “personal intelligence” is rooted in the idea that people should use AI to achieve their personal goals. “Meta’s vision is to bring personal […]

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Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines

Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines

Microsoft will likely sign the European Union’s code of practice to help companies comply with the bloc’s landmark artificial intelligence rules, its president told Reuters on Friday, while Meta Platforms rebuffed the guidelines. Drawn up by 13 independent experts, the voluntary code of practice aims to provide legal certainty to signatories. They will have to […]

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Tech giants’ indirect emissions rose 150% in three years as AI expands, UN agency says

Tech giants’ indirect emissions rose 150% in three years as AI expands, UN agency says

Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies rose on average by 150% from 2020-2023, due to the demands of power-hungry data centres, a United Nations report said on Thursday. The use of artificial intelligence by Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta drove up their global indirect emissions because of […]

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Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed to prove its case at a high-stakes antitrust trial. At the trial, which began on April 14 in Washington, the FTC has sought […]

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Silicon Valley is ready for a makeover: Why time is running out for iPhone, Google Search and Facebook

Silicon Valley is ready for a makeover: Why time is running out for iPhone, Google Search and Facebook

If someone asks you about the common thread among the iPhone, Google Search, and Facebook, it’s that all three have changed the tech landscape, and have lasted far longer than the average product. The iPhone debuted in 2007, Google in 1998, and Facebook in 2004. All three tech giants and their core products still dominate […]

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Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app

Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google. The standalone app comes as Meta looks to boost the AI assistant’s usage, apart from being available within the company’s family of platforms – WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. It […]

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