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BRUSSELS: EU industry chief Thierry Breton will meet OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco next month to discuss how the company will implement the bloc's world-leading rules on artificial intelligence (AI), EU officials said on Tuesday. Breton will also discuss an AI pact with Altman with the goal of getting OpenAI to join a group of European and non-European companies to apply the AI rules ahead of their enforcement in 2026, the EU officials said, asking not to be named. Altman last week irked Breton after threatening to quit Europe if it becomes too hard to comply with the bloc's upcoming AI laws. In response, Breton, who devised the new rules, said they cannot be bargained. "Breton will discuss the practical aspects of the implementation of the AI Act. It will be a working session, with an in-depth discuss ion on datasets," one of the EU officials said. Last week, after meeting Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Breton said the U.S. tech giant...

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao urged Japan to halt semiconductor export controls, calling it a "wrongdoing" that "seriously violated" international economic and trade rules, a statement from his ministry said on Monday. China's latest condemnation of the export restrictions was made during Wang's talks with Japanese Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on May 26 at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Detroit. Japan, along with the Netherlands, in January agreed to match US  export controls that will limit the sale of some chipmaking tools to China, and has placed restrictions on the export of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to its neighbour. The U.S. imposed the restrictions last year aiming to slow China's work on supercomputers that can be used to develop nuclear weapons systems and artificial intelligence systems. Japan has not singled out China in its statements about the export controls, say...

He’s embarking on uncharted territory but, as a self-described “ space tragic ”, Daniel Joinbee is in his element. Joinbee, 33, owns and operates Australia’s only Indigenous space consultancy firm. His goal: Get more First Nations people involved in the space industry. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “Mob have been sleeping under the stars, hunting by the stars, navigating by the stars for over 60,000 years,” he told 7NEWS.com.au. “There’s a strong cultural connection to space and I think it’s really fitting, as the space industry is going through unprecedented growth in Australia, that we have some First Nations leadership and involvement in that conversation and those opportunities.” A proud Gunggandji man who grew up in Melbourne, Joinbee’s background is in defence aviation. Daniel Joinbee has set up Gunggandji Aerospace to increase First Nations participation in Australia’s space industry. Credit: Supplied He joined the Royal Australian Ai...

WASHINGTON: Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes , realistic looking but false content. In a speech in Washington aimed at addressing the issue of how best to regulate AI, which went from wonky to widespread with the arrival of OpenAI's ChatGPT, Smith called for steps to ensure that people know when a photo or video is real and when it is generated by AI, potentially for nefarious purposes. "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that are already taking place by the Russian government, the Chinese, the Iranians," he said. "We need to take steps to protect against the alteration of legitimate content with an intent to deceive or defraud people through the use of AI." Smith also called for licensing for the most critical fo...

Telstra customers are facing a price increase on their mobile phone plans of up to $72 a year, with the telco the latest to introduce bill price hikes despite cost of living pressures. Increases on mobile post-paid plans and mobile broadband plans will come into effect on July 4, with Telstra notifying customers of the changes earlier this month. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Telstra increases postpaid mobile plans . Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Telstra says the changes are in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the official measure of inflation, which currently sits at 7 per cent. For customers on Telstra’s cheapest mobile post-paid plan, this will mean an increase of $3 a month, or an extra $36 a year for 2GB of data. The telco’s “basic” plan will jump from $58 a month to $62 a month, while those on its “essential” plan will now pay $72 a month instead of $68. Increases to Telstra’s “premium” plan, its most expensive, will see customer...

DraGAN is taking the simplicity in photo editing to the next level, leaving behind Photoshop with its AI click -and-drag feature tool. Unlike most photo editing apps, the tools provided in DraGAN let you click on specific areas of the image to create points, and then drag them across to edit. Similar to dragging an element of the picture with your mouse, DraGAN will let you drag points to edit the image realistically without having to use complex photoshop tools. The Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) is currently in the form of a research paper but has garnered much attention with its concept that its demo site continuously crashed due to the sheer volume of visitors. Read: Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch While AI image editing and generating tools have been rapidly emerging since the popularity of ChatGPT took the world by storm, this first-gen-still-in research tool is simplifying image editing for users. Unlike MidJourney and Dall...

Twitter users have been reporting the reappearance of some of their deleted tweets on the platform. A security expert told ZDnet that approximately, 34,000 deleted tweets were restored randomly . While the bug seems to be affecting everyone, it seems most likely to affect those using third-party services like Redact or TweetDelete. A former Twitter Site Reliability Engineer says, that it “sounds a lot like they moved a bunch of servers between data centers and didn’t properly adjust the topology before reinserting them into the network.” The site has been plagued with a number of technical issues in the past few months. This has undoubtedly led to a decline in users and a golden opportunity for com Pet itors to swoop in and get more users to their platforms. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/twitter-bug-randomly-restores-deleted-tweets-TheFOXposts-23634.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology ...

Millions of people around the world are continuing to use passwords such as “12345” and “password” despite the increasing risk of data breaches and cyberattacks. Research conducted by an investigative team from Cybernews has found that of more than 15 billion publicly leaked passwords it analysed, only 2 billion were considered unique. The password “123456” was the most commonly used password, with “123456789”, “qwerty”, “password” and “12345” all featuring in the top five. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Almost ten million people used the year 2010 in their password , followed by 1987 and 1991. “The spike in 2010 usage in passwords could indicate parents whose child was born in that specific year or other special occasions,” Cybernews said. It also said a steady increase in the usage of years from 1940 to 1990 could directly relate to when the password creators were born. Alex was found to be the most popular name, with over 7 million people featuring it...

WASHINGTON: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will make his first appearance before a Senate panel next week as the US Congress grapples with how best to regulate artificial intelligence as the Technology becomes more powerful and widespread. Altman will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law on Tuesday on what laws might be needed to safeguard Americans as government and companies begin to use AI in everything from medicine to finance to surveilling workers. It will be Altman's first testimony before Congress, the panel said in announcing the hearing. Altman will also attend a dinner on Monday night for members of the House of Representatives, according to Representative Ted Lieu's office which is co-hosting the event. Altman was part of a White House meeting on AI last week that discussed how to ensure regulatory safeguards. In response to a question about whether companies agree on regulations, Altman told reporters: "We...

A savvy shopper has shared her bougie-on-a-budget haul at Kmart — and bargain hunters are going wild over her finds. Emma Hanson has more than 30,000 people following her account to watch her shopping hauls, including her latest one where she bought “nothing over $70”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie TikToker finds Chanel dupe for under $70 For more Lifestyle related news and videos check out Lifestyle >> “You are not gonna believe what I have found for under $70,” she said in the TikTok video, which now has nearly 85,000 views. Emma Hanson’s budget shopping haul sent her followers wild on TikTok. Credit: TikTok “Come unpack my haul with me. “Some of these pieces are as low as $4. What!? My coffee doesn’t even cost $4.” Kmart finds The first clothing items she showed off were knitted tank tops from Kmart. “I love the cut of this,” she said. “$15 from Kmart. “I love it so much I got it in brown as well. “I’ve seen so many of these knit basics... but for like $80 or $90. Not $15....

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by China, making it the first US state to ban the popular short video app. Montana will make it unlawful for Google and Apple's app stores to offer TikTok within the state , but will not impose any penalties on individuals using the app. The ban is to take effect Jan. 1, 2024, and is almost certain to face legal challenges. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, did not respond to a Reuters question asking if it planned legal action. Earlier, TikTok issued a state ment saying that the new law "infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok," and said it will "continue working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana." TikTok, which has over 150 million American users, has faced growing calls from US lawm...

WASHINGTON: The CEO of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, told a Senate panel on Tuesday the use of artificial intelligence to interfere with election integrity is a "significant area of concern", adding that it needs regulation. "I am nervous about it," CEO Sam Altman said about elections and AI, adding rules and guidelines are needed. For months, companies large and small have raced to bring increasingly versatile AI to market, throwing endless data and billions of dollars at the challenge. Some critics fear the Technology will exacerbate societal harms, among them prejudice and misinformation, while others warn AI could end humanity itself. "There's no way to put this genie in the bottle. Globally, this is exploding," said Senator Cory Booker, one of many lawmakers with questions about how best to regulate AI. Senator Mazie Hirono noted the danger of misinformation as the 2024 election nears. "In the election context, for example, I ...

A listing for a tiny rental for $520 per week in Bundaberg has been slammed for suggesting the property could house up to three people. TikTok i NFL uencer Rach McQueen, known for highlighting the nation’s most shocking rentals, detailed the living arrangement, which she said would strip tenants of their dignity for an eye-watering sum. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bundaberg loft-style rental slammed for charging $520 per week. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> While compact dwellings for a similar rental price might be common in larger cities, the “apartment-style” loft is nearly 400km north of the nearest capital city, Brisbane. “Google Bundaberg,” McQueen said. “This location is not comparable to any of those cities, and certainly doesn’t justify this.” She called the listing, which appeared to have been advertised on Facebook Marketplace but has since been removed, a “monstrosity of a rental property”. McQueen took her thousands of followers on a virtual tou...

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the job. Musk said in a tweet: "Excited to announce that I've hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!" Musk said he will transition to the role of chief Technology officer of the social media platform within the next few weeks. Musk, who took over as CEO of Twitter when he completed his $44 billion purchase of the company in October, said in December that he would step aside as CEO once he found "someone foolish enough to take the job." He said that he would then run Twitter's software and servers teams. The WSJ cited people familiar with the situation in saying that Yaccarino was in talks for the top post. Reuters reported after Musk's tweet that Yaccarino could be his choice to lead Twitter, acco...

Meta has fixed an error on Facebook that sent automatic friend requests when users would visit any profile. The bug was spotted on Friday when many users took it to different social media sites and complained about the privacy breach. Some users even named it "the end of stalking" as they believed Facebook now automatically sends friend requests when a user stalks/checks any profile. Read  Linda Yaccarino: the advertising executive Musk picked as new Twitter CEO "We fixed a bug related to a recent app update that caused some Facebook friend requests to be sent mistakenly. We've stopped this from happening, and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused," a spokesperson for Meta told The Daily Beast. The glitch caught more attention as Meta was in the middle of laying off more employees. Many believe it to be an error due to the lack or inefficiency of staff. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/facebook-fixes-bug-sending-aut...

Telstra will more than double what it charges customers who choose not to pay their bills electronically. From May 20 the telco will bump, from $1 to $2.50, the fee imposed on customers who pay over the counter at Australia Post, in Telstra’s own stores or by cheque. The fee will apply to every payment and is on top of the $2.20 charge for those who receive their bill in the mail. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Telstra, which was forced to scramble to correct major outages across the country earlier this week, defended the move, arguing it is not alone in charging customers this fee and said it had been in place for years. “The rate we charge our customers is still lower than what we get charged to accept these payments,” a spokesperson for Australia’s largest telecommunications company said, adding customers could avoid these fees by making the switch to electronic billing. Fee exemptions Another way to avoid the fee is via an exemption, whi...

A Melbourne man has claimed his car has been severely damaged by an Uber Eats driver’s vehicle after it rolled down a street during a food order drop-off. Wyndham Vale resident Alex Wilson posted about the incident on social media, which occurred late on Sunday night on Mermaid Cres. He shared a series of CCTV images, which appear to show the Uber Eats driver dropping food off at a neighbouring house at 9.51pm. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Wilson claims that while the Uber Eats driver was delivering the food, the man’s vehicle began rolling down the street. “I’ve got him on multiple CCTV, he’s running after his car down the street,” Wilson said. “He (hadn’t) realised his car was rolling away.” A Melbourne man posted pictures online of damage allegedly done to his car by an Uber Eats driver. Credit: Facebook It was only on the following morning that Wilson noticed his black Toyota Yaris had been severely damaged, as he subsequently photos posted to soci...

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments. "Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform, so you can talk to people anywhere in the world without giving them your phone number," Musk said in a tweet on Tuesday. The call feature on Twitter will bring the micro-blogging platform into line with the likes of Meta's social media applications, Facebook and Instagram, which have similar features. Musk said a version of encrypted direct messages will be available on Twitter starting Wednesday, but did not say if calls will be encrypted . Twitter this week said it will start a cleansing process by removing and archiving accounts...

Two space events are set to take place in the sky this weekend, coinciding in the early hours of Saturday morning. A meteor shower will brighten the sky with the debris of Halley’s comet as the full moon is engulfed by the Earth’s shadow in a penumbral eclipse. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower set to light up the cosmos is named after the Aquarius constellation, and made from the debris trail left by Halley’s Comet. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> While we only see Halley’s comet once every 76 years — it is next due for a peek in 2061 — we pass through its debris bi-annually. As we do, the debris hits the Earth’s atmosphere and burns up brightly, creating a stunning sky show that will this year peak in the early hours of Saturday, May 6. During its peak, another celestial event will also be visible from Australia — a penumbral eclipse. ANU astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker told 7NEWS.com.au the convergence of two space events, both visible without tec...