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Google has called on Britain’s antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft, claiming its business practices had left rivals at a significant disadvantage, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Microsoft and Amazon have faced mounting scrutiny around the world over their dominance of the cloud computing industry, with regulators in Britain, the European Union, and the US probing their market power. The CMA (Com Pet ition and Markets Authority) launched an investigation into Britain’s cloud computing industry in October, following a referral from media regulator Ofcom which highlighted Amazon and Microsoft’s dominance of the market. In 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft's Azure had a combined 70-80% share of Britain's public cloud infrastructure services market, Ofcom said. Google’s cloud division was their closest com Pet itor, at around 5-10%. In a letter submitted to the CMA, Google said Microsoft’...

LONDON: Google DeepMind has used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure of more than 2 million new material s, a breakthrough it said could soon be used to improve real-world technologies. In a research paper published in Science journal Nature on Wednesday, the Alphabet-owned AI firm said almost 400,000 of its hypothetical material designs could soon be produced in lab conditions. Potential applications for the research include the production of better-performing batteries, solar panels and computer chips. The discovery and synthesis of new materials can be a costly and time-consuming process. For example, it took around two decades of research before lithium-ion batteries – today used to power everything from phones and laptops to electric vehicles – were made commercially available. “We're hoping that big improvements in experimentation, autonomous synthesis, and machine learning models will significantly shorten that 10 to 20-year timeli...

Short video app TikTok is in the process of obtaining an e-commerce permit from Indonesia's government, state news agency Antara reported, citing the deputy trade minister. In September, Indonesia banned e-commerce transactions on social media, a major blow for TikTok, which had pledged to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the region's biggest economy. "Before, they (TikTok) were not compliant, they didn't have the permit . Now they are taking care of it," Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga was quoted saying by Antara on Tuesday. He said a partnership with a local firm could be done providing it was in accordance with regulations. TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, has 125 million active monthly users in Indonesia, a country of more than 270 million people. It has been looking to translate the large user base into a major e-commerce revenue source. TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for com...

Amazon is trying to lure big corporate customers to it AWS cloud computing service with a new chatbot for Business es, and by offering to guard them against legal and reputational damage that can come from the output of artificial intelligence. The new chatbot, called Q, is designed to help with productivity by helping workers summarize important documents and support tickets and chat via communication apps such as Slack, the company announced at its annual cloud computing conference Tuesday in Las Vegas. The software can also automatically make changes to businesses source code, speeding development, the company said. The new software arrived roughly a year after OpenAI’s ChatGPT burst onto the scene, setting off a frenzy of investment in generative AI startups. Alphabet and others have announced their own chatbots, which can have human-like conversations with users to help with daily tasks. AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, at Amazon’s annual cloud computing conference in ...

Barcelona booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages with a huge 2-1 victory over Porto on Tuesday. Knowing defeat would give them plenty of work to do on the final day, Barcelona fell behind to Pepe's first-half strike but immediately tied things up through the impressive Joao Cancelo, who lit a fire under his side. After an even first half, Barcelona dominated the second and deservedly sealed all three points when Joao Felix tapped home to steer Xavi's side to the top of Group H. How the game unfolded Raphinha stung the gloves of Diogo Costa inside eight minutes, with Barcelona dominating possession and looking lively in attack, although Porto proved to be a threat on the counter in an exciting opening first 25 minutes. Mehdi Taremi thought he had opened the scoring with a delicious back-heel midway through the half but the offside flag was quickly raised and a swift VAR check confirmed the on-field decision. Clearly spurred on, Porto started to create more ...

N𝚎w U𝚙𝚍ɑt𝚎 TҺ𝚎 M1A2 S𝚎ρʋ3 AƄɾ𝚊ms: TҺ𝚎 Us Aɾм𝚢 Tɑnк Th 𝚊t ’s Shɑкιn𝚐 Uρ Th𝚎 BɑtTƖ𝚎𝚏i𝚎Ɩ𝚍 (Vi𝚍𝚎𝚘)   In th𝚎 𝚍𝚢n𝚊mic l𝚊n𝚍sc𝚊𝚙𝚎 𝚘𝚏 m𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛n w𝚊𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚛𝚎, th𝚎 M1A2 SEPv3 A𝚋𝚛𝚊ms t𝚊nk h𝚊s 𝚎m𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚊s 𝚊 𝚐𝚊m𝚎-ch𝚊n𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛 th𝚎 Unit𝚎𝚍 St 𝚊t 𝚎s A𝚛m𝚢. This 𝚊𝚛ticl𝚎 𝚍𝚎lv𝚎s int𝚘 th𝚎 𝚊𝚍v𝚊nc𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚎 𝚊t 𝚞𝚛𝚎s 𝚊n𝚍 c𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚋iliti𝚎s 𝚘𝚏 th𝚎 M1A2 SEPv3, 𝚎x𝚙l𝚘𝚛in𝚐 h𝚘w this 𝚏𝚘𝚛mi𝚍𝚊𝚋l𝚎 m𝚊chin𝚎 is 𝚛𝚎sh𝚊𝚙in𝚐 th𝚎 𝚋 𝚊t tl𝚎𝚏i𝚎l𝚍 𝚊n𝚍 𝚋𝚘lst𝚎𝚛in𝚐 th𝚎 U.S. milit𝚊𝚛𝚢’s 𝚊𝚛m𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍 c𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚋iliti𝚎s. Th𝚎 M1A2 SEPv3 is th𝚎 l𝚊t𝚎st it𝚎𝚛𝚊ti𝚘n in th𝚎 A𝚋𝚛𝚊ms t𝚊nk s𝚎𝚛i𝚎s, 𝚊 lin𝚎𝚊𝚐𝚎 kn𝚘wn 𝚏𝚘𝚛 its 𝚍𝚘min𝚊nc𝚎 𝚘n th𝚎 𝚋𝚊ttl𝚎𝚏i𝚎l𝚍. B𝚘𝚛n 𝚘𝚞t 𝚘𝚏 c𝚘ntin𝚞𝚘𝚞s 𝚊𝚍v𝚊nc𝚎m𝚎nts 𝚊n𝚍 𝚞𝚙𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚎s, th𝚎 SEPv3 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚎s𝚎nts 𝚊 𝚙inn𝚊cl𝚎 in 𝚊𝚛m𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍 w𝚊𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚛𝚎 t𝚎chn𝚘l𝚘𝚐𝚢, inc𝚘𝚛𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚊tin𝚐 c𝚞ttin𝚐-𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚊t𝚞𝚛𝚎s t𝚘 𝚎ns𝚞𝚛𝚎 s𝚞...

BEIJING: China's Huawei said on Sunday it will move core technologies and resources in its smart car unit, which has chalked up robust sales for a number of new vehicles, to a new joint company owned up to 40% by automaker Changan Auto. The new company will engage in research and development, production, sales and service of intelligent automotive systems and component solutions, Huawei said in a press release. "The new company will ... work with partners to promote innovation and leadership in smart car technology and promote the prosperity and development of the automotive industry," the release said. The equity ratio and amount of capital contributed will be negotiated by the two parties, Chongqing Changan Automobile said in a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Sunday. "The two parties will joint ly support the target company to become an industry leader in automotive intelligent systems and component solutions based in China," the filing...

India's government on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he said many companies had not updated their usage terms despite 2022 rules that prohibit content "harmful" to children, obscene or that "impersonates another person". It comes amid growing concerns over deepfakes - realistic yet fabricated videos created by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms trained on online footage - which a top minister this week said this week India is drawing up rules  to address. Chandrasekhar said the companies must raise awareness of the rules by reminding users every time they log in that they cannot post such content, or by issuing reminders. He said otherwise he will ...

After stuffing our stomachs with turkeys and filling our need for Sports with the NFL Thanksgiving slate, we are back on the hardwood today for a loaded slate of NBA In-Season Tournament action. With groups on the line, there is a lot at stake tonight. These are my 2 favorite NBA player prop bets for Friday, November 24. Also make sure you also read our NBA picks for tonight’s matchups. Reggie Jackson, PG, DEN Over 2.5 rebounds (+110) Line available at BetMGM Sportsbook at time of publishing. Recommended 1u wager. This is going to be a weird sweat but one that shouldn’t be a plus-money buy. Since Reggie Jackson has been made the Nuggets starting point guard in place of the injured Jamal Murray, he has cleared this line in 4 of his 8 games. A closer look shows that two of the “unders” were in blowouts where Jackson sat the fourth quarter. Overall as a starter, Jackson averages 2.6 rebounds per 32 minutes — which I believe will be his floor in this high-...

Argentina winger Ángel Di María has confirmed on Thursday that his international career will come to an end after the 2024 Copa América in the United States. El Fideo featured in Argentina’s recent 1-0 victory over great rivals Brazil at the Maracaná - replacing captain Lionel Messi in the 78th minute of what was Brazil’s first ever home defeat in Conmebol World Cup qualifiers. And it was at the Maracaná in 2021 where Di María made History with his country - scoring the winning goal in the Copa América final to defeat Brazil. As part of Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina squad, the experienced forward later went on to lift the 2022 World Cup with Argentina in Qatar. Full screen Ángel Di María. JUAN MABROMATA AFP Di María announces retirement plans “I can’t express in words how much the ovation [against Brazil] has filled my soul,” Di María wrote on his social media accounts. “I enjoy every second of that affection and that of my teammates. They, my friends, without them this story would not ...

Spotify has officially announced its Royalty System for emerging and professional artists . Spotify is working with artist distributors, independent labels, major labels, label distributors, and artists and their teams regarding its Royalty System. The new policies will be introduced to further deter artificial streaming, better distribute small payments that aren’t reaching artists , and rein in those attempting to Game the system with noise. Spotify plans to address these issues at its earliest so that it can efficiently distribute the revenue. Through the new system, the money that used to go to smaller artists and alleged fraudsters will be redistributed to those above that 1,000 play-per-year threshold. Moreover, Spotify is planning to reduce payments for certain types of "noise" content, such as short recordings of rain or other sounds. Specifically, recordings under two minutes will be affected by these cuts. Additionally, Spotify is considering revising t...

Zoom Video Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecast s on Monday, as hybrid work trends and the integration of artificial intelligence Technology into its products boosted demand . Platforms including Zoom, Microsoft's Teams and Cisco's Webex became household names during the COVID lockdowns and have enjoyed resilient demand as many Business es shifted to hybrid work models. Zoom now expects annual adjusted profit per share between $4.93 and $4.95, higher than its prior forecast of $4.63 and $4.67. The company lifted its full-year revenue forecast to between $4.506 billion and $4.511 billion, from $4.485 billion to $4.495 billion earlier. "We bolstered Zoom's all-in-one intelligent collaboration platform with advanced new capabilities like Zoom AI Companion and continued to evolve our customer and employee engagement solutions," CEO Eric Yuan said. Zoom's AI Companion, introduced during the third quarter, allows paid users ...

 OpenAI's biggest backer, Microsoft, is considering taking a role on the board if ousted CEO Sam Altman returns to the ChatGPT developer, the Information reported on Sunday citing two people familiar with the talks. Microsoft could either take a seat on OpenAI's board of directors, or as a board observer without voting power, the report added. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/microsoft-eyes-seat-on-openai-s-revamped-board-TheFOXposts-41740.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

TEXAS, US:  An agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated in the future has been reached by Germany, France and Italy, according to a joint paper seen by Reuters, which is expected to accelerate negotiations at the European level. The three governments are in favour of binding voluntary commitments for both large and small AI providers in the European Union. The European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU Council are currently negotiating how the bloc should position itself in this new field. The Parliament presented an "AI Act" in June, with the aim of averting safety risks from AI applications and avoiding discriminatory effects, but without slowing down the innovative power of this new Technology in Europe. During the discussions, the European Parliament proposed that the code of conduct should initially only be binding for major AI providers, which are primarily from the US However, the three EU governments have ...

 Lions Gate Entertainment  has suspended advertising on Elon Musk-owned X, a spokesperson for the company said on Friday. Apple is also pausing all advertising on X, Axios reported, after Musk backed an antisemitic post on the social media platform earlier this week. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/lionsgate-and-apple-suspend-advertising-on-x-TheFOXposts-41638.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

OpenAI, whose generative AI products initially raised fears of widespread cheating on homework, is now exploring how it can get its popular ChatGPT chatbot into classrooms, according to a senior executive. OpenAI's chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, said at a conference in San Francisco that the company will form a team to explore educational applications of a technology that has threatened to upend industries, stoked new legislation and become a popular learning tool. “Most teachers are trying to figure out ways to incorporate (ChatGPT) into the curriculum and into the way they teach,” Lightcap said at the INSEAD Americas Conference last week. “We at OpenAI are trying to help them think through the problem and we probably next year will establish a team with the sole intent of doing that.” Lightcap's comments were previously unreported. INSEAD is a global Business school. Backed by billions of dollars from Microsoft, OpenAI kicked off the gene...

TikTok will prohibit content that promotes Osama bin Laden's 2002 letter detailing the former al Qaeda leader's justifications for attacks against Americans, the short-form video app said on Thursday. Discussions of the 20-year-old letter have spread on the platform this week in the context of debate over the Israel-Hamas war, with some users in the West praising its contents. The letter, which was written after al Qaeda's attack on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people, criticized US support for Israel, accused Americans of financing "oppression" of Palestinians, and contained antisemitic comments. Bin Laden was killed in 2011 in Pakistan by a US military special operations unit. "Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism," TikTok said in a statement, adding that reports that it was "trending" on the platform were inaccurate. A search for "Letter to America...

TikTok on Thursday joined Meta in appealing against the " gatekeeper " status under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), an EU law that brings in tougher rules for tech companies and makes it easier for users to move between com Pet ing services. Meta on Wednesday challenged the " gatekeeper " designations for its Messenger and Marketplace platforms but did not appeal against the status for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The European Union in September picked 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six tech companies - Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Meta and ByteDance's TikTok. While Microsoft, Google and Amazon did not challenge their designations, Apple is yet to comment on its plan. Nov. 16 is the last date to appeal. "Our appeal is based on the belief that our designation risks undermining the DMA's own stated goal by protecting actual gatekeepers from newer competitors like TikTok,...

Instagram added new features such as custom AI stickers, photo filters, a clip hub, and more to help users create content easily. The new features have been added to reels and stories. Creators can save time editing videos with new tools like undo and redo that make it easier to edit individual clips. They can also make new memes by adding clips with audio to their reels from the new media clip hub. To further enhance the videos, creators can opt from the ten new English text-to-speech voices, available in select countries. The platform has also introduced six new text fonts and styles available in hundreds of languages. Read More TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper status To make the content more fun, Instagram is testing the option of creating custom stickers from photos and videos in the camera roll, or from eligible photos and videos on Instagram. Apart from the new exciting features , Instagram is providing new insights through Replays and a new ret...

Instagram updates its close friends feature which now allows users to put posts and reels in addition to the option of exclusive stories. Close friends will have a green star next to their accounts. To opt for the new update, select the Audience option that appears when the user is about to share the post. Now hit Close Friends > Done , and share your post. Only your close friends will see the photo, video, or reel you post, along with a green star icon indicating it was just shared with users on your list. With the upgradation of the close friends feature, Instagram is trying to further improve the feeling of privacy of the platform. Read More Social media companies must face youth addiction lawsuits, US judge rules The feature was previously applicable for stories since 2018 and was recently updated for notes. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/instagram-now-limits-posts-and-reels-to-close-friends-TheFOXposts-41398.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogg...

In a recent update Instagram Head, Adam Mosseri, said that Instagram account s won't be affected if Threads account on the app is deleted. Threads users will easily be able to remove their account s via Settings, on the app. The untanglement with Instagram had been a long-requested feature for many Threads users , who couldn't purge their profiles without automatically deleting Instagram. This new change comes right after a Meta update that lets Threads users opt out of having to post their Threads on Facebook and Instagram feeds. It seems likely that Meta will soon separate Threads from other social media platforms under Meta, as the app becomes more independent. The company has already said that it intends to make the platform compatible with ActivityPub, an open-source protocol that powers Mastodon and other services in the fediverse. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/threads-users-can-now-delete-account-without-deleting-insta-TheFOXposts-41344.html?utm_source=blog...

TikTok's much-awaited in-app shopping feature is now beginning to roll out for its users in the United States. The new update allows users to shop directly in the app without being directed to any other platform. The feature has already been launched in the UK and Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, where it has been received well. Read Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy as wunderkind CEO exits The company has been focusing on the e-commerce side lately. "With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users," one of the job listings reads. TikTok did introduce similar shopping feature s, such as a Shopify shopping tab for live shopping feature s for users in the US. However, the growth was very slow. TikTok is now entirely focusing on making it a success in the US as it is also recruiting new employees to cater to this specific sector. Source: https:/...

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil on Sunday said the government would consider making illegal the paying of ransoms to cyber hackers, following recent cyber attacks affecting millions of Australians. Australia's biggest health insurer, Medibank Private Ltd, last month suffered a massive cyber attack, as Australia grapples with a rise in hacks. Singapore Telecommunications-owned telecoms company Optus, Australia's second largest telco, along with at least eight other companies, have been breached since September. Asked on ABC television on Sunday whether the government planned to look at outlawing ransom payments to cyber criminals, O'Neil said "that's correct". "We will do that in the context of ... cyber strategy," she said. The comments come after O'Neil, on Saturday, formalised a new cyber-policing model between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Signals Directorate - which intercepts electro...

A Sydney man has slammed a popular bar and restaurant after he was charge d an extra service fee for his beer. The man took to social media to express his frustration after he ordered a beer at the Bavarian Bier Cafe in Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter. The man claimed the price of the beer had increased from the menu price by $1.73 once he got to the bar to pay. Make huge savings at your favourite stores with 7NEWS Coupons >> “These fees are getting out of control ,” he said in a Reddit post. “The beer was advertised at $12, when I went to pay, the EFTPOS terminal said $13.30 and the final price was $13.73.” Many took to the comments of the Reddit post to express their confusion over the surcharge, with some pointing out the restaurant had a long list of surcharges. “I know, it shouldn’t be legal to list a price you can’t actually pay,” one user said. A Sydney man has slammed a popular bar after he was charged an extra surcharge on his beer.  Credit: AAP “As if 12 bucks for a be...

Police have confirmed a Russian network was behind the hacking of customer data held by Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank. “We believe those responsible for the breach are in Russia,” Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw told reporters in Canberra on Friday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Medibank hackers dump customers’ personal details on the dark web. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “Our intelligence points to a group of loosely affiliated cyber criminals who are likely responsible for past significant breaches in countries across the world.” He said the crime had the potential to impact millions of Australians and damage a significant Australian Business . “This cyber attack is an unacceptable attack on Australia and it deserves a response that matches the malicious and far-reaching consequences that this crime is causing.” Kershaw said talks would be held with Russian law enforcement about the individuals involved, who w...

Changes are coming to Wordle … again. The New York Times (NYT) has just named Tracy Bennett the new editor of Wordle, the wildly popular online puzzle game that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word daily. With an editor in place, the Times said that the game is shifting away from the preselected words of Josh Wardle, the puzzle’s creator. Catch all of your favourite shows on Channel 7 or stream free on 7plus >> It will, instead, include words that the New York Times has chosen, for the first time in its history. Also changing: The answer will never be a plural that ends in “s” or “es.” However, you can guess plural words to help you eliminate possible words. In the updated version, the answer will never be a plural that ends in “s” or “es.”  Credit: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett “Wordle’s gameplay will stay the same, and answers will be drawn from the same basic dictionary of answer words, with some editorial adjustments to ensure that the game stays focused...