Month: May 2024
AI in Microsoft video game
Microsoft is planning to integrate its AI technology into video games. The tech company had shown off at the Microsoft Surface and Windows AI event how its Copilot AI could act as a user guide in a number of programs, including video games. Now, Microsoft has released two demonstrations of the algorithm at work in
Google Fibre cable to connect Africa to Australia
Seeking to expand its already significant presence in Africa, Google has announced it is building the first-ever fiber optic route to connect Africa with Australia. Google collaborated with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to chart the most scalable route across the continent, including access points that give other countries entry to the network and enable them to
Funding AI startups
Big Tech is showing no sign of easing on its AI startup investment ethos, in the hope that procuring smaller equity stakes might just get them a regulatory pass. But that’s not to say that the juggernauts of Silicon Valley and Seattle won’t be able to exert some form of control over these companies they
Change in Air turbulence
Our skies are getting bumpier, making the need to understand and predict turbulence increasingly urgent. Researchers propose birds could provide clues. Birds often encounter choppy skies. While only a few species reach the height of a cruising commercial aircraft, studying how they respond at lower altitudes could help meteorologists build better models to predict turbulence.
Russian attack Train Tracks in Ukraine
Russia’s Kharkiv push appears to be a coordinated new offensive that includes testing Ukrainian defenses in the Donetsk region further south, while also launching incursions in the northern Sumy and Chernihiv regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Kremlin’s army is attempting to create a “buffer zone” in the Kharkiv region to prevent Ukrainian
Google’s purchase of HubSpot
Google is the third-largest cloud services provider but holds less than half of the market share of Microsoft. Meanwhile, Amazon controls a third of the market. While Google’s still behind in the cloud market, it’s on a much more even playing field with Microsoft in the AI space, where it’s vying with a number of
Hacking Phones
For more than 15 years experts have known that ss7 could be abused to locate a phone user, intercept their text or voice data, or send texts or spyware to a device. Russia has exploited ss7 to track dissidents abroad. In the mid-1960s enterprising hackers realised that if they blew a particular toy whistle down
Nvidia Stocks Jump
The chipmaker has seen soaring demand for its semiconductors, which are used to power artificial intelligence, or AI applications. The company’s revenue more than tripled in the latest quarter from the same period a year earlier. Nvidia, which has positioned itself as one of the most prominent players in AI, has been producing some eye-popping
Fighting Corruption In Russian Military
Russia has arrested its deputy head of army staff, in a move that exposes Vladimir Putin’s deepening shake-up of the military. The arrest is part of a major effort to stamp out corruption surrounding the awarding of lucrative state contracts within the military. The arrest came as Russian troops made some of their most significant
The Rafah border crossing security
The Rafah border crossing is the most vital entry point for aid into Gaza. Israeli tanks rolled into the Palestinian side of the crossing on May 7, effectively taking control and shutting the border as forces began operations in the area. Egypt is refusing to cooperate with Israel on redirecting aid to the nearby Kerem