On February 22, a fire swept through a 14-story apartment block in the Campanar neighborhood of Valencia, Spain. Ten people died in the blaze. Smartphone footage showed an awning on a seventh-floor balcony catching fire at around 5:30pm CET, before the flames rushed upwards. Within 15 minutes, the entire building was engulfed, aided by 40 […]
Read MoreApple has asked the Indian government to exempt existing iPhones from new rules that require smartphones sold in the country to have a USB-C charging port, reports Reuters. India wants to replicate an upcoming European Union rule that requires all smartphones to implement the USB-C charging standard. However, according to a new report, Apple has […]
Read MoreRecently, EU officials wrote to Elon Musk to remind him of his company’s legal obligations regarding the European Commission’s Digital Service Act. However, a person close to Elon Musk said that he would rather block X to the whole region and make the X app unavailable for Europeans than comply with the rules. The latest […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know There are rising concerns over generative AI’s impact on humanity. Microsoft has indicated that it would be possible to establish control over the technology with elaborate measures. Exports controls have been placed on US-based companies manufacturing AI chips to prevent China from tapping into the technology. In the past few […]
Read MoreSam Altman, PDG d’OpenAI, le dit lui-même : l’intelligence artificielle représente un danger pour notre société. Dans un billet de blog, ce dernier appelle ainsi les gouvernements à mettre en place un système de régulation de cette industrie en plein essor, sur le même modèle que ce qui a été mis en place pour le nucléaire. […]
Read MoreApple in iOS 17 will for the first time allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Otherwise known as sideloading, the change would allow customers to download apps without needing to use the App Store, which would mean developers wouldn’t need to pay Apple’s […]
Read MoreReuters has reported that India aims to enforce new security regulations that would require major operating system updates to be screened and will compel smartphone manufacturers to permit the removal of pre-installed apps. The new rules could also apply to Samsung’s device lineup, given that the company pre-installs proprietary applications on its phones and tablets. […]
Read MoreEU is pressuring TikTok to comply with the newly adopted Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA is meant to improve content moderation on social media platforms, including creating transparency on why certain content was removed and how advertisers target users. European Commissioner Thierry Breton told Shou Zi Chew that TikTok must start adhering to the […]
Read MoreAlthough officially still unconfirmed, Reuters reports that Biden’s administration is preparing a new set of sanctions that would stop the exports of sub-14nm semiconductors with AI capabilities as well as chipmaking tools. The Commerce Department already sent out letters to some of the big companies in the industry that work with China and provide chips […]
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