EU to tell Apple how to do interoperability, DMA style

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

The European Union has opened two “specification proceedings” on Apple under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see it instructing the iPhone maker on how to comply with certain interoperability provisions in the market fairness regulation. If Apple fails to meet the Commission’s requirements it could risk fines of up to 10% of […]
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Astra Vulnerability Scanner Review (2024): How Good Is Astra?

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

Astra Security is among the best vulnerability scanners for security-conscious companies. Learn more about its features, performance, and pricing with this detailed review.

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Brightband sees a bright (and open-source) future for AI-powered weather forecasting

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

With an explosion of weather and climate data that the last generation of tools can’t handle, is AI the future of forecasting? Research certainly suggests so, and a newly funded startup called Brightband is taking a shot at turning machine learning forecast models into both a business and open source standard. Today’s weather prediction and […]
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AI governance can’t be left to the vested interests

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

A final report by the UN’s high level advisory body on artificial intelligence makes for, at times, a surreal read. Named ‘Governing AI for Humanity’, the document underlines the contradictory challenges of making any kind of governance stick on such a fast developing, massively invested and heavily hyped technology. On the one hand, the report […]
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Phlair’s carbon sucking technology could lower direct air capture’s costs

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

The startup is taking a different approach to removing carbon dioxide from the air than most of its competitors.
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Online Casino Workers Went on Hunger Strike Over Working Conditions

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

Protests against online gaming company Evolution have gone to extremes in Europe—and are reverberating in the US.

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China’s Alibaba launches over 100 new open-source AI models, releases text-to-video generation tool

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

Alibaba is hoping its latest AI offerings may tempt customers around the world to sign up to its cloud services.

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Content Creators in the Adult Industry Want a Say in AI Rules

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

A group that includes sex workers, sex tech businesses, and sex educators has demanded a seat at the table to shape AI regulations that they say could lead to discrimination against them.

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India weighs easing market share limits for UPI payment operators

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

The governing body overseeing India’s popular UPI payments rail is considering increasing its proposed market share cap for operators like Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm.
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The United Nations Wants to Treat AI With the Same Urgency as Climate Change

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

A UN report proposes that the organization take a much more active role in the monitoring and oversight of AI.

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