Tech firms in China are climbing up the list for the world’s biggest spenders in research and development (R&D), a sign they may soon get rid of any reliance on Western technology. This comes as China aims to dominate the
The European Union (EU) is concerned that tech giants could act as gatekeepers to the metaverse, which it calls Web 4.0, stifling smaller players from entering the field and creating a virtual monopoly. To prevent this eventuality Europe’s governing body
President Joe Biden yesterday (April 4) sat down with his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to discuss the risks and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence development. During the powwow with academics and executives from tech giants like Google
As AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT become more prevalent, publishing executives are exploring the possibility of compensation for the use of their content in training such technologies. Generative AI technology has already left people in awe with their ability to
As parents and lawmakers become increasingly worried about how children and teenagers use online services, social media and streaming platforms are grappling with the challenge of determining the most effective methods for verifying a user’s age, reports AXIOS. The minimum
Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings is reportedly culling staff at its extended reality (XR) unit and folding plans for virtual reality (VR) hardware. It joins a host of Big Tech to have cut, or abandoned, spending on the metaverse as
The rise of ChatGPT, an artificially intelligent (AI) chatbot, has already set a new trend in the tech industry. Its widespread popularity and record-breaking engagement of 100 million users in two months has prompted other tech giants to reconsider. Also
Microsoft announced on Tuesday the launch of its remodeled Bing search engine and Edge web browser. Both are powered by the artificial intelligence (AI) technology behind ChatGPT, as the U.S. tech company takes on Google’s market dominance. Chairman and CEO
Meta, keen to be a Metaverse giant, plans to launch virtual reality headset Quest 3 later this year, with better mixed reality technology, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta confirmed that the release should be called Meta Quest 3. It’s expected
Have you ever posted pictures of yourself on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and others? If so, it maybe time to reconsider those postings. This is because a new AI image-generation technology now permits users to save
OpenAI’s newly released, GPT-3, the cool and impressive AI that writes proficient poetry and rhymes, can also give comprehensive instructions on how to successfully shoplift and make a bomb, if you tell it to be unethical. Reminiscing over early internet times,
Hollywood special effects teams are increasingly using metaverse-related technologies to bring fantasy worlds to life. Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), the special effects firm founded by George Lucas in 1975, is among a host of firms pioneering ‘StageCraft’ technology to
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