Technology

• November 02, 2023

  World Leaders Agree on Artificial Intelligence Risks

  Leaders from countries including the U.S. and China agree in writing on the dangers of the rapid growth of AI

• November 02, 2023

  India Probing Phone Hacking Complaints by Opposition Politicians, Minister Says

  Politicians reported receiving warning messages from Apple

• November 01, 2023

  US Pushes for Global Protections for Threats Posed by AI

  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says leaders have "a moral, ethical and societal duty" to protect humans from dangers posed by artificial intelligence, and is pushing for a global road map during an AI summit in London. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Washington.

• November 01, 2023

  US Pushes for Global Protections Against Threats Posed by AI

  VP Harris, at London summit, touts US roadmap for protections for threats posed by generative artificial intelligence

• November 01, 2023

  Electric Vehicles Hit the Roads in Malawi

  Drivers in Malawi are getting an opportunity to purchase electric vehicles through a local startup company. The handful of buyers so far say they no longer have to struggle daily to get fuel at pump stations. Lameck Masina reports from Blantyre.

• November 01, 2023

  British PM Rishi Sunak Hosts AI Summit in London

  The 100-person guest list includes Elon Musk, the richest man on earth; Sam Altman, the brain behind ChatGPT; and a host of world leaders

• November 01, 2023

  UK Kicks Off World's First AI Safety Summit

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will all attend the two-day conference, which will focus on growing fears about the implications of so-called frontier AI.

• October 31, 2023

  Electric Vehicle 'Fast Charger' Seen as Game Changer

  Major EV infrastructure changes will make recharging superfast

• October 31, 2023

  TikTok User Recycles Indian Navy Footage Claiming Russia Attacked Israel

  Video shows a 2017 Indian frigate test-launching a cruise missile. Misuse of old footage has become a signature disinformation tactic for the Israel-Hamas war.

• October 30, 2023

  Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order on AI Oversight

  Agencies and departments across the U.S. federal government are being directed to develop rules for the safe and equitable use of artificial intelligence

• October 30, 2023

  Musk Pulls Plug on Paying for X Factchecks

  The social network pays content creators whose work generates lots of views a share of advertising revenue

• October 28, 2023

  Musk Says Starlink to Provide Connectivity in Gaza

  A telephone and internet blackout isolated people in the Gaza Strip from the world and each other

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