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Twitter Inc is working to introduce payments on the social media platform and has begun applying for regulatory licenses, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. New boss Elon Musk is pushing Twitter to create new streams of revenue as it faces a drop in advertising income, following his $44-billion takeover of the company in October. The development on the payments feature is being led Esther Crawford, a director of product management at Twitter, according to the report, which added that the executive was emerging to be a key lieutenant to Musk. Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Musk had previously said that the Twitter acquisition would be part of a master plan to create "the everything app", a service that would offer social net working , peer-to-peer payments and e-commerce shopping. Prior to Musk's takeover, Twitter in early 2021 was exploring allowing its users to...

BEIJING: Chinese internet search major Baidu Inc is planning to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT in March, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Technology firm plans to launch the service as a standalone application and gradually merge it into its search engine, said the person, who declined to be identified as the information is confidential. ChatGPT's Technology works by learning from vast amounts of data how to answer prompts by users in a human-like manner, offering information like a search engine or even prose like an aspiring novelist. Chatbots in China currently focus on social interaction whereas ChatGPT performs better at more professional tasks, such as programming and essay writing. Baidu plans to incorporate chatbot-generated results when users make search requests, instead of only links, the person said. Baidu declined to comment. Microsoft Corp has a $1 billion investment in San Fra...

WASHINGTON: The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of China's popular social media app TikTok in the United States, the committee confirmed on Friday. The measure, planned by the panel's chair Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican, would aim to give the White House the legal tools to ban TikTok over US national security concerns. "The concern is that this app gives the Chinese government a back door into our phones," McCaul told Bloomberg News, which reported the vote timing earlier. In 2020, then-President Donald Trump attempted to block new users from downloading TikTok and ban other transactions that would have effectively blocked the app's use in the United States, but lost a series of court battles over the measure. The Biden administration in June 2021 formally abandoned that effort. Then in December, Republican Senator Marco Rubio unveiled bipartisan legislation to ban TikTok, wh...

The United States and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, Health care, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric grid. A senior US administration official, discussing the initiative shortly before the official announcement, called it the first sweeping AI agreement between the United States and Europe. Previously, agreement s on the issue had been limited to specific areas such as enhancing privacy, the official said. AI modeling, which refers to machine-learning algorithms that use data to make logical decisions, could be used to improve the speed and efficiency of government operations and services. "The magic here is in building joint models (while) leaving data where it is," the senior administration official said. "The US data stays in the US and European data stays there, but we can build a model that talks to the European and the US...

A US diner has revealed her shock over a bizarre charge on the bill from one of her favourite Los Angeles restaurants. She was charged 5 per cent of the total for restaurant employee healthcare - a cost she had assumed the restaurant would foot. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Restaurant charge s customers for employee Health care. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Podcaster and clothing designer Ashley Nichole noticed the healthcare charge after dinner at Osteria La Buca on January 9 - but it turns out it is not new. “We enjoy our meal, we get the check, we’re paying our check and as we’re signing the tip we notice something,” she said in a video posted to TikTok. “There is a $US4.75 charge for employee Health . A 5 per cent charge . “As we’re walking out I go up to the hostess and I’m like: ‘Hey, quick question, just curious, I saw that you charged us $5 ... for employee health. I just had to ask, what is that?’. “And she goes: ‘Oh, that’s our healthc...

Bones thought to belong to soldiers killed at the Battle of Waterloo have been discovered in an attic in Belgium. Scientists are now analysing the human remains to try to learn more about the identity of those who died. The battle was fought near Waterloo village, south of Brussels, on June 18, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated here by the Duke of Wellington’s combined Allied army of 68,000, aided by 45,000 Prussians under Gebhard von Blücher. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> While more than 10,000 men are believed to have died during the battle, only two bodies have ever been discovered. Historians recently revealed that many of those who fell at Waterloo were later dug up by farmers, who sold their remains to the sugar industry for use in the industrial process. Last November, Bernard Wilkin, a senior researcher at the State Archives of Belgium, was in Waterloo giving a talk on the process – in which the bones used as a kind of char...

 Microsoft Corp on Monday announced a further multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI, deepening ties with the startup behind the chatbot sensation ChatGPT and setting the stage for more com Pet ition with rival Alphabet Inc's Google. Recently touting a revolution in artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft is building on a bet it made on OpenAI nearly four years ago, when it dedicated $1 billion for the startup co-founded by Elon Musk and investor Sam Altman. It has since built a supercomputer to power OpenAI's Technology , among other forms of support. Microsoft in a blog post has now announced "the third phase" of its partnership "through a multiyear, multibillion dollar investment" including additional supercomputer development and cloud-computing support for OpenAI. Both companies will be able to commercialize the AI tech that results, the blog post said. A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment on the terms of the latest investment, ...

OSLO: Nokia said on Monday it has signed a new cross-license patent agreement with Samsung following the expiry of a previous agreement at the end of 2022. "Under the agreement, which covers Nokia's fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies, Samsung will make payments to Nokia for a multi-year period beginning 1 January 2023," the Finnish company said. The terms of the agreement remain confidential, it added. The agreement is consistent with Nokia's previous long-term outlook disclosure, the company said.     Source: https://thefoxposts.com/nokia-signs-new-5g-patent-deal-with-samsung-TheFOXposts-11206.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Instagram's head Adam Mosseri admits that the platform intentionally focused on promoting videos and reels in 2022. In a Q&A session with the users, Mosseri admitted that Instagram is now working on creating a balance between videos /reels and photos shown to the audience. He said, "I think we were overfocused on video in 2022 and pushed ranking too far and basically showed too many videos and not enough photos." Read Netflix's ability to churn out hits gives it an edge over rivals He mentioned that both types of posts are getting equal attention now, which proves to be evidence of their work. Adam agreed that "photos are always going to be an important part of what we do. And there are always going to be people who love and are interested in finding photos on Instagram and elsewhere. And I want to make sure that we're very clear about that." The head of Instagram did mention how the efforts to change the app to a full-screen video exper...

One of the top most-visited sites, Wikipedia, just got its first makeover on a desktop after almost a decade. The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs the resource-based website, announced that the new interface was aimed to make the site more easy and accessible with additional features. The new additions have included an improved search, a more prominently located tool for switching between languages, an updated header offering access to commonly used links, an updated table of contents section for Wikipedia articles, and other design changes and improvements for a better reading experience. The new design has already been launched on hundreds of language versions of the site but is just now rolling out for Wikipedia English, reported Tech Crunch. Though subtle, the changes were deemed necessary by the foundation to keep up with the next generation of internet users, especially those unfamiliar with the internet. The improved search box will use both images and descriptions in its ...

A Melbourne woman is warning drivers of a little-known road rule that could result in a hefty fine and loss of demerit points. Lucinda McGarrity took to social media to share her experience after she was fined $500 for driving through an amber light. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The forgotten road rule that could save you from hefty fines. Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The Carlton-based woman said she found out in “a very dramatic fashion” that she could be fined for the act. “They say you learn something new every day,” she said on Monday on TikTok. “And today I learnt that it is illegal to drive through an amber light unless it’s 100 per cent necessary to do so.” McGarrity said she was pulled over in front of popular restaurant Florian on Rathdowne St. “So that was embarrassing. Everyone’s eating their salmon gravlax and tomato tartan while getting the show of their life,” she said. “Which is me getting drug-tested and breath-tested while bawling...

A Sydney couple have been slammed online after they left a mess at a popular beach following their romantic proposal. Photos and videos posted to a local Facebook page revealed trash and plastic flower Pet als scattered all over the sand “just metres from the ocean” at Balmoral Beach on Sydney’s lower north shore. The frustrated local asked members of the group if they had spotted the pair or captured a photo of the proposal on Sunday afternoon. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “Did anyone catch the contact details or take a photo of the engagement that happened on the south end of Balmoral yesterday afternoon?” she posted. “They left behind all of their trash, hundreds of plastic rose petals, sharp stakes sticking out of the sand and zip ties everywhere, just metres from our beautiful ocean. What a way to celebrate love hey?” A Sydney couple have been slammed online after they left a mess at a popular beach following their romantic proposal. Credit: ...

Apple's Health app contains all sorts of information regarding its user - from their name, heartbeat rate, blood type, sleeping pattern, or date of birth - and stores plenty of complex data that can be useful. The Health app allows the user to add a complete profile. The data points include name, date of birth, sex, blood type, skin type, and medication. It also asks if someone uses a wheelchair to keep track of the distance. If the users put in the data regarding Health conditions and appropriate medications, the app also gives a notification to remind the user to take their medicines for the day. Read Google says India antitrust ruling to drive up costs for app developers It gives a quick summary of the user's activity daily and shows all the details of their sleep pattern, medication, or exercise. Considering the app is collecting this data regularly, it can also analyse and show various patterns or trends in users' habits. The app allows the user to share any...

A couple’s gender reveal erupted into fits of laughter, rather than joy at having a girl or a boy, when the mother-to-be forgot her partner is colour-blind. In the video uploaded to TikTok, Jenna Cowann hands her partner a confetti cannon. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hilarious moment woman’s gender reveal goes wrong. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> However, when he pulls the handle and pink confetti goes flying all around the room, he appears confused. “What is it?” he says, before the pair break into laughter. “Oops,” the video’s caption reads. “Not me forgetting my boyfriend is colour-blind during our gender reveal .” A couple’s gender reveal erupted into fits of laughter, rather than joy at having a girl or a boy, when the mother-to-be forgot her partner is colour-blind.  Credit: Jenna Cowann / TikTok The video quickly gained a lot of attention, with more than 2.4 million views and hundreds of comments. Many users commented on the “adorable” c...

Shocking footage has revealed the moment brazen thieves stole trolleys full of alcohol from a bottle shop in Adelaide. A search for the four masked men was launched after the wild robbery at Springback Plaza BWS at Burton in Adelaide’s north on Saturday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Brazen thieves steal trolley full of alcohol at Adelaide BWS. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> A video uploaded to TikTok showed the group wearing hoodies and stacking cartons full of alcohol including raspberry Vodka Cruisers, cider and whisky and cola into trolleys. The thieves managed to shield their faces before running out of the store with the packed trolleys . Disgruntled staff and customers witnessing the robbery are heard in the footage yelling out to the men. “I hope you’re proud guys!” one man yells. “F****** w******s.” The video quickly gained a lot of attention on TikTok with over half a millions views and over 2,000 comments. Shocking footage has revealed...

A 3D print er is taking home building to a new level — literally. The enormous print er weighing more than 12 tons is creating what is believed to be the first 3D- print ed, two- story home in the United States. The machine steadily hums away as it extrudes layers of concrete to build the 4,000-square-foot home in Houston. Construction will take a total of 330 hours of printing , said architect Leslie Lok, co-founder of design studio Hannah and designer of the home. “You can actually find a lot of 3D-printed buildings in many states,” Lok said. “One of the things about printing a second story is you require, you know, the machine…And of course, there are other challenges: structural challenges, logistic challenges when we print a second-story building." The three-bedroom home with wooden framing is about halfway finished and is being sold to a family, who wish to remain anonymous, she said. The project is a two-year collaboration by Hannah, P...

A chihuahua has died from a suspected baiting incident on a suburban Melbourne street. It adds to a growing number of baiting reports in the surrounding areas, as dog owners are advised to be extra vigilant while walking their Pet s. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Council investigates dog baiting claims in Melbourne after chihuahua dies. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Local dog owners say they are now working with Victoria Police and the council to investigate the baiting claims, while warning others about potentially targeted areas. Armadale, Como Park, Fawkner Park, Prahran Square, Phoenix Square are flagged as areas of concern in a Stonnington Community Facebook group alert, posted by local dog owners who have been collating reports of suspected baiting. Stonnington Council told 7NEWS.com.au: “In response to recent concerns raised by members of the community about the potential presence of dog baits, Council is taking the extra precaution of erecting signs in...

A Melbourne mother penned heartfelt final words the afternoon of her death, after a battle with cancer that ended her life on Wednesday. Nicole Cooper has been remembered as a brave and inspiring woman by the celebrities, writers and influencers who she made a mark on. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tennis star Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy. For more Health & Wellbeing related news and videos check out Health & Wellbeing >> The 38-year-old writer and podcaster was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer in 2017, when she was just 33 and has documented her fight on her blog and through her Instagram feed. She was breastfeeding her eight-month-old son Joshua when she began to lose weight and feel a tiredness she first assumed was the result of new motherhood. Cooper was given 18-months to live, but fought the disease for six years, and was celebrating “a low-key Christmas” at home this year when her health began to rapidly decline. Her final words summarised her life and her unde...

Apple Inc is planning to start using its own custom displays in its mobile devices from 2024 onwards in an attempt to bring more components in -house , Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The company intends to begin by swapping out the display in the highest-end Apple Watches by the end of next year. Apple plans to eventually bring these displays to other devices as well, including the iPhone, according to the report. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is aiming to reduce its reliance on other partners such as Samsung Electronics and LG Corp. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment, while Samsung Display, a unit of Samsung Electronics, and LG Display declined to comment. The report added that the screens would upgrade the current OLED standard to a Technology called microLED. Bloomberg News had reported on Monday that Apple plans to replace Broadcom Inc c...

Meta has now introduced its new Variance Reduction System (VRS), ensuring a more equitable distribution of advertisements on its platforms. The conglomerate has initiated this step as it has been facing various allegations in this regard. Read Facebook, YouTube remove content backing Brazil attack The company was believed to be excluding certain groups from its marketing campaigns. As a result, it faced a lawsuit by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2019. We’ve worked with the DOJ over the past year to develop new Technology that helps distribute ads in a more equitable way on our apps. We’re launching this in the US first for housing ads, and we’ll expand it later to employment and credit ads.https://t.co/scF6mc8gQG — Meta Newsroom (@MetaNewsroom) January 9, 2023 Through the new system , Meta will be able to get data on the age, gender, race or ethnicity of its viewers. The data will be then compared with those who are eligi...

A conspiracy theorist urging Americans to burn voting machines, an anti-Muslim activist posting a photo with a gun, a retired general who called for a coup -- Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated thousands of once-banned accounts. Twitter has turned into what campaigners call a cesspool of misinformation , hate-filled conspiracies and racial slurs amid what appears to be reduced content moderation in recent weeks following mass layoffs and an exodus of key staff focused on user safety. Musk, a self-proclaimed free speech absolutist who completed his $44 billion buyout of the influential platform in October, has further stoked alarm by restoring what one expert estimates are over 27,000 accounts once suspended for fuelling falsehoods, harassment and violence. "Restoring these accounts will make the platform a magnet for actors who want to spread misinformation ," Jonathan Nagler, co-director of the New York University's Center for Social Media and Politics , to...

NASA's Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) is expected to enter Earth on Sunday, nearly four decades after the agency sent it to space .  After a long journey, the satellite is set to fall back into the planet today at approximately 6:40 PM ET, give or take 17 hours. Since the ERBS will mostly burn up when it reaches here, it is likely to be less harmful. Read Twitter further cuts staff overseeing global content moderation While the initial assumption was that the satellite would only survive for two years , it exceeded expectations. However, according to the Engadget, the ERBS only achieved a little. It was launched in 1984 to collect ozone and atmospheric measurements until 2005 and help in understanding how Earth absorbed and radiated solar energy. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/nasa-s-erbs-returning-to-earth-after-38-years-in-space-TheFOXposts-8783.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: ...

A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years, astronomers have said. The comet is called C/2022 E3 (ZTF) after the Zwicky Transient Facility, which first spotted it passing Jupiter in March last year. After Travel ling from the icy reaches of our Solar System it will come closest to the Sun on January 12 and pass nearest to Earth on February 1.  It will be easy to spot with a good pair of binoculars and likely even with the naked eye, provided the sky is not too illuminated by city lights or the Moon. The comet "will be brightest when it is closest to the Earth", Thomas Prince, a physics professor at the California Institute of Technology who works at the Zwicky Transient Facility, told AFP. Made of ice and dust and emitting a greenish aura, the comet is estimated to have a diameter of around a kilometre, said Nicolas Biver, an astrophysicist at the Paris Observ...

TikTok has added a video - scrubbing feature that makes it easier for users to find specific parts of a longer video . The feature was spotted by social media Analyst Matt Navarra and isn't yet available to everyone and only applies to new video uploads. Read  WhatsApp announces new proxy support feature to bypass internet shutdowns The video-scrubbing thumbnail will enable users to see exactly what they want to and which part they wish to watch, instead of blindly scrubbing the entire video, Tech Crunch reported. Such a feature was expected to emerge as TikTok is slowly inching into YouTube's territory, which has had video - scrubbing thumbnail s much before. Just recently, TikTok also increased the video uploading limit by up to 10 minutes, which has improved the viewer experience. The platform also tested a horizontal full-screen mode with select users last month. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/tiktok-adds-video-scrubbing-thumbnails-to-aid...