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China's Baidu says its upgraded AI bot rivals latest ChatGPT
China's Baidu says its upgraded AI bot rivals latest ChatGPT
by  AFP

Chinese internet giant Baidu unveiled the newest version of its AI chatbot ERNIE on Tuesday, claiming it rivals the capabilities of OpenAI's latest ChatGPT. Baidu led Chinese tech firms in rolling out generative artificial intelligence apps, which are trained on vast amounts of data and interactions with users to answer questions, even complex ones, in human-like language.

Smartphone sales sag globally: market tracker
Smartphone sales sag globally: market tracker
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Sales of smartphones continued to shrink globally in the recently-ended quarter as consumers watched spending, market tracker Counterpoint reported on Monday. South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung continued to lead the smartphone market, accounting for a fifth of the sales in the recently-ended quarter.

Biden campaigns on Trump's Truth Social network
Biden campaigns on Trump's Truth Social network
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US President Joe Biden is taking on likely 2024 election rival Donald Trump in his own backyard -- at least virtually. The Capitol assault came after Trump falsely claimed that he, and not Biden, won the 2020 election.

IOC to explore Olympic eSports Games
IOC to explore Olympic eSports Games
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The International Olympic Committee is looking at creating an Olympic eSports Games, IOC president Thomas Bach announced on Saturday. "I have asked our new IOC eSports Commission to study the creation of Olympic eSports Games," Bach revealed during the opening ceremony of the 141st IOC session on Saturday in Mumbai.

Musk's X rebuffs disinfo claims on Israel violence
Musk's X rebuffs disinfo claims on Israel violence
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Elon Musk's social media platform X has defended itself against claims from the European Union that it is failing to tackle disinformation around the violence in Israel and Gaza. Musk's leadership since the renewed Israel violence has drawn plenty of criticism, not just from the European Union.

Microsoft fights $29 bn US back tax claim
Microsoft fights $29 bn US back tax claim
by  AFP

The US Internal Revenue Service is asking that Microsoft pay a whopping $29 billion in unpaid taxes from 2004 to 2013, the company said in an official filing on Wednesday. Microsoft added that "since 2004, we have paid over $67 billion in taxes to the US." The accounting practices of US big tech companies have long posed a problem for authorities.

IRS says Microsoft owes $29 bn in unpaid US taxes
IRS says Microsoft owes $29 bn in unpaid US taxes
by  AFP

The US Internal Revenue Service is asking that Microsoft pay a whopping $29 billion in unpaid taxes from 2004 to 2013, the company said in an official filing on Wednesday. Microsoft added that "since 2004, we have paid over $67 billion in taxes to the US." The accounting practices of US big tech companies have long posed a problem for authorities.