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Why the Anthony Bourdain voice cloning creeps people out

The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Anthony Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology. The movie “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” appeared in cinemas Friday and mostly features real footage of the beloved celebrity chef […]

New AI program uncovers mental illnesses among senior citizens

Mental health practitioners in Singapore will be able to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose senior citizens with illnesses such as anxiety, stress, and depression all through a video screening. Its purpose is to support early detection of mental health issues. The way it works sounds deceivingly simple. The emotional analysis technology captures the patient’s […]

Five Middle East operators sign joint open RAN agreement

Five network operators in the Middle East signed on Sunday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide support and deployment of open RAN technology in their future infrastructure rollouts. Etisalat Group, Saudi Telecom Company (stc), Zain Group, Mobily – the Saudi operator part-owned by Etisalat- and du announced in a joint statement  their aim to […]

UAE offers golden visa and training to coders

Over the next five years, the UAE will witness a digital transformation to its economy as the country launched The National Program for Coders on Saturday. The initiative offers golden visas to 100,000 coders, as well as code training with tech giants.  The UAE is going the extra mile to attract the best coders from around the globe, while offering them with the basis needed to develop innovative tech ideas.  IT specialists and […]

Amazon acquires Facebook team for internet satellite

E-commerce titan Amazon payed Facebook an undisclosed fee as part of its latest acquisition, terminating Facebook’s efforts to deliver internet connectivity. Amazon acquiring Facebook’s employees initiates the beginning of its plan to provide internet connectivity from low Earth orbit satellites, The Information reports. Back in April, Facebook’s team was added to Amazon’s 500-person group which […]

China’s Big Tech firms sign ‘self-discipline’ pledge

An assemblage of China’s biggest tech companies has cooperatively signed on Tuesday an antitrust ‘self-discipline’ agreement with Beijing’s expanding regulatory pressure on Chinese tech firms. E-commerce platform Alibaba Group, Tencent, and TikTok’s parent company ByteDance are amongst 33 Chinese tech companies that have voluntarily signed an agreement of self-discipline amidst Beijing’s regulation rise on Big Tech companies.  Some of China’s biggest and most dominant tech […]

What are the benefits of using Open RAN technology?

Open Radio Access Network, Or Open RAN for simplicity, isn’t a new thing, but it is seeing a sharp rise in adoption coinciding with. It refers to open access to radio network architecture, and telcos are clamoring to jump aboard the band wagon.   A bandwagon that would otherwise be very, very expensive to implement for any one entity.  The biggest players in worldwide telecoms, those same ones […]

Toyota revs up its digital mapping subsidiary Woven Planet

Toyota plans to hire more people and invest heavily in its subsidiary Woven Planet to work on mobility technology so the Japanese automaker stays competitive amid the global shift to using artificial intelligence and robotics in everyday driving. “Toyota’s traditional strength in hardware is something we never want to lose. To make safe mobility we […]

Instagram introduces security tool to recover hacked accounts

Instagram announced on Tuesday a security feature that would enable its users to help recover their hacked accounts.   The Facebook owned platform revealed the new tool called “Security Checkup” in a blog post to guide its users, whose accounts may have been hacked, through the steps needed to secure them.  Users through this feature will undergo four major steps: after checking their login activity, they will be asked to review their profile information, followed by a confirmation […]

Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws

For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive ransomware attack that snarled businesses around the world and escalated U.S.-Russia diplomatic tensions. But it turns out that the recent hack wasn’t the first major cybersecurity problem to hit the Miami-based […]