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26Sep By adminNo Comments
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In big blow, Facebook set to get sued over biased ad algorithms

The threat of a lawsuit is looming over Facebook as it faces allegations of biased advertisement algorithms. The Meta-owned social media platform in August agreed to the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) including restrictions on targeting ads at minors as well as ads based on gender or race. However, Facebook has come under scrutiny over a class action lawsuit filed against it in 2020, which alleges that the platform's ad algorithms discriminated against older people, not showing ads for insurance. While it was initially declared that the social media platform was safe from any lawsuits, it isn't the case anymore, according to the court. Here's what you need to know.Threat of a lawsuitAs per a report by The Verge, the case involves 48-year-old Samantha Liapes who tried to fi...
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25Sep By adminNo Comments
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Getty Images to Debut Its Own Artificial Intelligence Image Generator

Photography giant Getty Images Holdings Inc. is releasing an artificial intelligence tool that will generate images from the company's vast content library — an attempt to create AI content free of the copyright and ownership concerns that have plagued the technology so far.Getty, which holds the rights to millions of photographs, earlier sued Stability AI, the company that popularized the image generator Stable Diffusion, for using images without permission. Getty's new product, developed with chipmaker Nvidia Inc., will be trained Getty's own data and will endeavor to sidestep thorny legal issues, in part, by limiting what images will power the generator. The new tool will tap Getty's bank of creative images, but not its news photo collection, part of an effort to prevent the creatio...
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24Sep By adminNo Comments
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From $1 Billion to Almost Worthless: Faze Clan Runs Out of Hype

Three months after its July 2022 debut on the Nasdaq, FaZe Holdings Inc. threw an exclusive party at a San Diego nightclub, hiring the rapper Travis Scott to promote its stable of video-game stars and YouTube personalities.Social-media influencers mingled with gamers in expensive streetwear. Many looked bored as they filmed the event for their online channels. Well past midnight, Scott appeared for a 15-minute show, his voice barely audible over the thumping bass. The party, which cost $1.7 million, got the company and a sponsor's name in hundreds of Google search results, YouTube videos and Instagram stories. Lee Trink, FaZe's chief executive officer at the time, hailed the event as a great success. “We achieved all of the things we would have hoped for, including making money,” he sa...
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22Sep By adminNo Comments
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Meta Connect 2023: When, where to watch this virtual conference online

Meta Connect 2023: It is the time of the year when all the big tech companies are holding their events, showcasing their advances in software, hardware, and artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft held its Surface Event yesterday where it introduced two new products - Surface Laptop Studio 2, and Laptop Go 3, along with new additions to Bing, Windows, and Copilot rollout. Now, it is Meta's turn to showcase its products, and it will do so at the Meta Connect 2023. So, if you wish to know about the latest tech that Meta has on offer, know when, and where to watch Meta Connect 2023 online.About Meta Connect 2023Meta has announced that the Connect event is back and it will be held on two days this month. It will be a virtual event held at the Meta Headquarters in Menlo, California. Accordi...
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22Sep By adminNo Comments
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TikTok’s Strict Data Rules Are Keeping Researchers From Studying the App

As TikTok gets more popular, researchers at leading academic institutions want to study what users are doing there. Publicly, the company says it's open to this, and is partnering with academics. But researchers said so far, the video app's rules about data are too burdensome. TikTok is in the process of making its application programming interface, or API, open to researchers to analyze data on the platform. But the terms of service are so strict, academics at leading institutions say they're hesitant to accept them. The difficulty in researchingTikTok comes as competing platforms also are making it more difficult to review their data and are starting to charge for access to their APIs. Social scientists say it's important to gain access to TikTok to understand the app's impact on a ...
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21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Pragyan Rover sleep countdown: 1 day to go for ISRO to bring Chandrayan-3 mission to life at Shiv Shakti point

In a few hours, the Sun will rise on the Shiv Shakti point on the Moon. It's a big moment for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). They've been working tirelessly and now the countdown is on to to wake up Pragyan rover sleeping on the Moon for the last 15 days now. Will ISRO be able to disturb Pragyan Rover from its sleep to continue the Chandrayaan mission. If Pragyan Rover was strong enough to withstand the tough lunar night with temperatures of -200 degrees and wakes up, then it would be a miracle indeed. Know what ISRO plans as the reboot countdown is on. Know that just one day is left for Pragyan to be woken up as per ISRO schedule.The 'Reboot' PlanISRO scientists have a plan to give the lunar explorer a fresh start. They are going to try something like a "reboot" perhap...
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21Sep By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: McAfee unveils AI-powered product, expert calls for AI regulation and more

AI Roundup: BFSI expert Alok Bansal emphasized the critical need for a unified regulatory framework in the face of rapid adoption of generative AI, especially in sectors handling sensitive data. ConveGenius just launched SwiftChat, an AI chatbot platform on Amazon Web Services, delivering personalized learning content in regional languages to government schools. In a separate development, authors, including George RR Martin, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to train AI models.All this, and more in today's AI roundup. 1. “Critical Need for a Unified Regulatory Framework," says BFSI expertWith generative AI playing a crucial role in several industries, there is a critical need for regulatory guidelines around this ...
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20Sep By adminNo Comments
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PTI Fact Check joins WhatsApp Channels; To spot and highlight fake news on broadcast

The Press Trust of India's (PTI) fact-checking division, PTI Fact Check' has created its own WhatsApp Channel to highlight fake news and misinformation through the private broadcasting feature. WhatsApp users can now join the channel to stay updated about any misinformation that pops up on social media.The one-way broadcast tool was launched by the Meta-owned instant messaging platform in India and over 150 countries last week. PTI Fact Check's WhatsApp Channel offers access to more than 400 fact-checked stories, tips to spot and verify misinformation and disinformation on social media and also provides opportunities to participate in the organisation's fact-check efforts. The move gains significance given elections to five state assemblies this year and the Lok Sabha polls next year. ...
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29Aug By adminNo Comments
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ISRO’s solar mission Aditya-L1 to be launched on September 2, says space agency

After the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, ISRO on Monday announced that India's first solar mission Aditya-L1 to study the Sun will be launched on September 2 at 11.50 am from Sriharikota spaceport.Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to provide remote observations of the solar corona and in-situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrange point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth. Lagrange Points are positions in space where the gravitational forces of the Sun and the Earth produce enhanced regions of attraction and repulsion. These can be used by spacecraft to reduce fuel consumption needed to remain in position, according to NASA. Lagrange points are named in honor of Italian-French mathematician Josephy-Louis Lagrange. The Bengaluru-headqua...
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