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HaptX accuses Meta of identical patent for “Haptic Glove”

Haptic gloves company “HaptX” is alleging that Meta has emulated its design in its latest uncovering for the Haptic Glove in Wednesday’s reveal, stating it appears “to be substantially identical” to its patents. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) haptic glove pioneer HaptX pointed fingers at Meta – formerly known as Facebook – stating […]

Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook

Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its platform in the Southeast Asian nation, internal documents viewed by The Associated Press show. Three years ago, the company commissioned a report that found Facebook was used to […]

Meta reveals “Haptic Glove” for Metaverse’ VR

Mark Zuckerberg posted on Tuesday a video of him experimenting on a “haptic glove” to assist in sensing virtual objects, to highlight Meta’s virtual reality (VR) fueled metaverse. The cyborg glove is developed with hundreds of small motors to help bring sensory feeling to the hand. In addition to locking limbs into specific positions, such […]

Roads, transit, internet: What's in the infrastructure bill

The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joe Biden plans to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more. The plan promises to reach almost every corner of the country. It’s a historic investment that the president has compared to the building of […]

The Future of Machine Learning and Quantum Computing

Since the rise of the fourth industrial revolution, digital innovation acted as one of the main pillars for global evolution, the future of machine learning with various tech companies adopting algorithm-based artificial intelligence (AI) will heighten the industry’s universal value. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are both associated as they are the most adopted technologies to […]

SpaceX delivers new crew of 4 to station, 'glorious sight'

A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts pulled up Thursday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. It took 21 hours for the flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the glittering outpost. The one German and three U.S. astronauts said it was an emotional moment when they first spotted the space station […]

Prince Harry says he warned Twitter CEO of U.S. Capitol riot

Britain’s Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge hate online, revealing that he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that the site was being used to stage political unrest. Harry made the comments Tuesday in an online panel on misinformation in California. […]

Cisco VP highlights need for inclusivity when entering the 4IR

As the global health crisis slowly subsides, one cannot ignore the fact that the pandemic forced a brave new world onto all of us. Pandemic-infused conundrums have evolved from mere debates between both people and companies, are now being actionably championed by those looking to thrive within the fourth industrial revolution. The future of work, […]

Europe bolsters pioneering tech rules with help from Haugen

European lawmakers have pioneered efforts to rein in big technology companies and are working to strengthen those rules, putting them ahead of the United States and other parts of world that have been slower to regulate Facebook and other social media giants facing increasing blowback over misinformation and other harmful content that can proliferate on […]

Meta’s networking platforms enforce hate speech, report shows

Meta shared on Wednesday its latest statistics report addressing the intensity of bullying, hate speech, and harassment on its platforms, as the public’s scrutinizing vigilance centers its gaze on the social network. The data released by the Big Tech giant’s last quarterly transparency report surfaced as Facebook’s guardian company, Meta, endures an increasingly examining scrutiny […]