technology

Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care

by Pauline CURTET Agence France Presse Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (AFP) -- The white-coloured humanoid "Garmi" does not look much different from…

Venezuela, China, Biden and extraterrestrials: the disinformation of AI

by Javier TOVAR Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- A blond television presenter seemingly working for a channel called the…

China’s students leap ‘Great Firewall’ to get homework help from ChatGPT

by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese schoolchildren are turning to AI bot ChatGPT to slash their…

Deepfake ‘news anchors’ in pro-China footage: research

Washington, United States | AFP | The "news broadcasters" appear stunningly real, but they are AI-generated deepfakes in first-of-their-kind propaganda…

Japan rolls out ‘humble and lovable’ delivery robots

by Natsuko FUKUE / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France-Presse FUJISAWA, Japan (AFP) -- "Excuse me, coming through," a four-wheeled robot chirps…

TikTok hit by US lawsuits over child safety, security fears

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- TikTok was hit Wednesday with a pair of lawsuits from the US state of Indiana,…

UK clamps down on Chinese surveillance cameras

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK government departments were ordered Thursday to stop installing Chinese-made surveillance cameras at "sensitive sites",…

Musk announces ‘amnesty’ for banned Twitter accounts after poll

by Julie JAMMOT Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Elon Musk said Thursday many previously suspended Twitter accounts…

Musk floats ‘general amnesty’ of suspended Twitter accounts

San Francisco, United States (AFP) by Julie JAMMOT New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday polled users on whether the…

Google pays $392 mn in landmark US privacy case

by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Google on Monday agreed to pay $392 million to settle…

Twitter chaos deepens as key executives quit

by Julie JAMMOT Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into…

Plea from Ukraine first lady kicks off annual tech summit in Portugal

  Lisbon, Portugal | AFP | One of the world's biggest tech conferences will get going in Lisbon on Wednesday,…

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