X to offer paid users xAI chatbot – Musk
Elon Musk on Thursday said his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is launching Grok, a competitor to ChatGPT, for social media platform X…
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Italy approves laws to protect minors on TikTok, Instagram, others
Italy’s communication watchdog, AGCOM, has approved new regulations that allow it to require online video-sharing services to take down “harmful content” in…
Alphabet shares soar by 5% over Gemini AI launch
Wall Street on Thursday celebrated the debut of Gemini AI, which caused Alphabet to soar by about 5%. Long regarded as a…
X to begin recruitment of Japanese engineers
The CEO of social networking platform X, Linda Yaccarino said in a post on Thursday that the company will begin hiring developers…
Meta oversight board to review Israel-Hamas war content
Meta’s independent Oversight Board announced on Thursday that it will examine the way the company has handled violent content on its social…
How governments spy on Apple, Google users – US senator
A U.S. lawmaker issued a warning on Wednesday, claiming that unidentified countries are monitoring smartphone users through push notifications from their apps.…
Twitch exits South Korea over operational cost
Twitch, an Amazon streaming division, said on Tuesday that it will cease operations in South Korea in February of the next year…
Meta to end Messenger-Instagram chat integration
Meta has announced on its support page that the company will no longer support cross-app chatting between Messenger and Instagram from “mid-December…
Jumia CEO Massimiliano Spalazzi steps down
Jumia CEO Massimiliano Spalazzi will step down in December 2023, after serving as CEO of an e-commerce company for 11 years. The…
Bitmama acquires PayDay
Blockchain payments platform Bitmama Inc. has confirmed the acquisition of Payday, a virtual card service provider, marking a significant move in Nigeria’s…
Rockstar Games unveils ‘GTA VI’ trailer
Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software, finally unveiled a trailer for the newest game in its popular “Grand Theft Auto”…
TikTok expands Ticketmaster integration to 20 countries
TikTok has extended the partnership with Ticketmaster to more than 20 countries in North America, Europe, Australia and the UK. According to…