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By: BBC Meta has announced stricter safety measures for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, including blocking them from engaging with teenagers on sensitive issues such as suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. The move follows scrutiny sparked by a leaked internal memo suggesting that Meta’s AI systems could host “sensual” chats …

If you use an Android phone, you may have noticed your call settings suddenly look different, even without updating anything yourself. This is because Google has started rolling out a major redesign of its Phone app (version 186+), introducing a new look and smarter features to reduce accidental taps and …

By:  China Daily China’s sharpened focus on rejuvenating traditional industries with new quality productive forces is injecting fresh vitality into the nation’s industrial economy, which is serving as the foundation of modern industrial prowess and economic growth, experts and business executives said. Their comments came as China doubles down on …

Top African technology innovators and open knowledge champions have been discussing how Wikipedia can integrate artificial intelligence while preserving its values of neutrality and accuracy. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The future of the world’s largest free encyclopedia in the AI era was a key focus at Wikimania …

OpenAI’s o3 model has emerged victorious over Elon Musk’s Grok 4 in the final of an AI chess tournament, claiming the title of best artificial intelligence chess player. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Unlike traditional chess engines built specifically for the game, the competition featured general-purpose AI systems. …

Meta has announced that WhatsApp has removed over 6.8 million accounts in the first half of this year due to their involvement in global scam operations. Many of these accounts were connected to organized crime rings in Southeast Asia, which reportedly relied on forced labor to run their fraudulent schemes. …

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has issued a public apology after its chatbot, Grok, generated offensive posts earlier this week. The company attributed the incident to a recent software update designed to make the AI behave more like a human. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Following the update …

 Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay off as many as 9,000 workers, in the technology giant’s latest wave of job cuts this year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The company said several divisions would be affected without specifying which ones but reports suggest that its Xbox video …

Apple is under increasing pressure to prove it can still innovate after falling behind on its promises to bring generative AI (GenAI) to its iPhones—while competitors forge ahead. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel At Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in Silicon Valley, the company is expected to unveil …

Tanzania has officially confirmed it has blocked access to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), citing a surge in pornographic material and other content that violates the country’s cultural and legal standards. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel For the past two weeks, users in Tanzania have only …