Monthly Archives: February 2024

U.S. Awards $1.5 Billion to Chipmaker GlobalFoundries

The grant will go toward chips for the auto and defense industries, and is the largest award to date from $39 billion in government funding.

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North Korean hackers use ChatGPT to scam Linkedin users

North Korean hackers are reportedly using ChatGPT to trick users on LinkedIn and other social media platforms into providing sensitive information and data, according to a report. ChatGPT parent company OpenAI and investor Microsoft revealed last week that it had … Continue reading

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US awards $1.5bn to GlobalFoundries for domestic semiconductor production

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the US government will award $1.5 billion to expand semiconductor production. You can read the briefing-room official statement here. US-based GlobalFoundries (GFS.O), the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, will receive $1.5 billion to expand … Continue reading

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Warframe makes mobile debut a decade after release

Warframe, the popular multiplayer shooter, makes its bullet-time debut on iOS starting February 20. Publisher Digital Extremes made the announcement on the game’s site, which spans a decade of existing content for the free-to-play action title. The series has seen … Continue reading

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TikTok’s AI Creative Assistant teams up with Adobe in new integration

TikTok’s AI-powered Creative Assistant integrates with Adobe Express to help make the video-making process easier. Adobe Express has long since been a valuable tool for TikTok creators, packed with plenty of templates and media elements that can help make polished … Continue reading

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Monumental funding secured for robots to lay bricks

An Amsterdam-based startup has secured $25 million in funding in its mission to transform the construction industry, led by robots laying bricks! Monumental is working to blend human knowledge with the capability of artificial intelligence to deliver solutions to build … Continue reading

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Crypto betting platform Lucky Block agrees deal with UFC hero Bisping

Former UFC world champion Michael Bisping has signed a partnership agreement with crypto casino platform Lucky Block. The 44-year-old mixed martial arts figure has said he will become an ambassador for the company, which will be a sponsor of his, … Continue reading

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Reddit reportedly signs $60million annual deal with AI company

Reddit is allowing access to an “unnamed” artificial intelligence (AI) company ahead of the social platform’s initial public offering (IPO). The deal, reported by Bloomberg is worth “about $60 million on an annualized basis” for AI models to be given … Continue reading

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Wyze camera outage allowed some users to spy inside others’ homes

A Wyze executive has confirmed that at least a dozen users were able to see thumbnails taken from other users’ cameras, due to an outage with their partner network. David Crosby wrote in a Wyze forum post on Friday that … Continue reading

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Deepfake fears intensify as Google CEO sounds alarm on AI misinformation

A senior Google executive has warned of the “very serious” threat posed to democracy by artificial intelligence (AI) powered deepfakes, in a year of crucial national elections across the world. The concerns have resulted in the heavyweights of the tech … Continue reading

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