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Climate conspiracy theories flourish ahead of COP28
Climate conspiracy theories flourish ahead of COP28
by  AFP

Climate conspiracy theories are flourishing with lifestyle influencers joining in the misinformation war and scientists hounded on social media, researchers say, as pressure rises on leaders at the COP28 summit.

Polarized world threatens open internet: ICANN
Polarized world threatens open internet: ICANN
by  AFP

After 25 years of keeping the internet strong and stable, the nonprofit ICANN -- responsible for its technical infrastructure -- is warning that increasingly polarized geopolitics could start cracking the foundations of the online world. "We are living in an increasingly nationalistic, polarized world," Costerton said.

Nvidia revenue rockets on demand for powerful chips
Nvidia revenue rockets on demand for powerful chips
by  AFP

Nvidia on Tuesday reported that its revenue more than tripled in the recently ended quarter as companies snapped up chips to power artificial intelligence (AI). Sales of chips now requiring export licenses to China and other affected markets have accounted for a fifth to a quarter of Nvidia's data center unit revenue over the past few quarters, according to the company.

The twists and turns of an OpenAI meltdown
The twists and turns of an OpenAI meltdown
by  AFP

Silicon Valley star Sam Altman was suddenly ousted from the top spot at OpenAI as it led the race to artificial intelligence, only for the ambitious tech guru to be scooped up by Microsoft. Microsoft quickly moved to hire Altman, announcing a deal to have him join the Redmond, Washington-based computing colossus to lead a new artificial intelligence team.

With X's Musk under fire, Biden joins rival Threads
With X's Musk under fire, Biden joins rival Threads
by  AFP

US President Joe Biden on Monday joined Threads, Meta's social media rival to Elon Musk's X, just days after the White House blasted the tech baron for pushing anti-Semitism. The White House confirmed it had launched Threads accounts for the president, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, her husband Douglas Emhoff and the White House itself in English and Spanish.

AI doomsayers blamed in OpenAI's undoing
AI doomsayers blamed in OpenAI's undoing
by  AFP

OpenAI has gone from ruling the world of artificial intelligence with ChatGPT to chaos, its chief executive ousted seemingly for advancing too fast and too far with the risky technology. We want stability here," said Ryan Steelberg, CEO of Veritone, a company that helps firms develop artificial intelligence.

Altman drama: twist in seven-year Microsoft, OpenAI relationship
Altman drama: twist in seven-year Microsoft, OpenAI relationship
by  AFP

Microsoft's hiring of ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday marks another twist in the seven-year-old partnership between the US giant and the startup that created ChatGPT. Here a key moments in the history of their partnership: - Founded as a non-profit - OpenAI is founded in 2015 by entrepreneurs and investors, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Tesla chief Elon Musk.