Category: Technology

Warnings about artificial intelligence (AI) are ubiquitous right now. They have included fearful messages about AI’s potential to cause the extinction of humans, invoking images of the Terminator movies. The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has even set up a summit to discuss AI safety. However, we have been using AI tools for a long […]

Noogata, a Tel-Aviv based eCommerce platform, released a new AI assistant on Tuesday to give Amazon sellers a competitive edge.  In today’s highly competitive eCommerce landscape, dominated by giants like Amazon, companies face immense challenges in increasing the visibility of their product listings. With millions of items listed on Amazon’s platform alone, it’s no wonder […]

Parents today spend more time with their children than ever before. Yet, at the same time, they worry more than previous generations about doing enough – believing a lack of engagement may harm their child’s future success and wellbeing. This can have negative impacts. Increased social pressures on mothers to be engaged with their children, […]

When you search online to see how people are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, you will quickly find that food requests are popular. More specifically, users are seeking help with menu planning to meet their personal dietary goals. But how effective is this technology in providing dietary advice? In a consumer poll, […]

WhatsApp announced two new privacy features on Tuesday: Muting calls from unknown numbers and privacy checks, both of which are already available to users.  After the recently launched privacy protection features such as password-protecting sensitive chats using “Chat Lock,” “temporary messages” that disappear, blocking screenshots in “One Time View,” and the ability to keep your […]

Even tech experts have been astonished by the recent, rapid growth of AI technology, able to hold human-like conversations in multiple languages, create music and pass medical exams. While the potential benefits of AI in fields such as healthcare are indeed inspiring, the pace of change is rapid, and there is still lots of uncertainty […]

An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as the microblog has become the country’s most complained-about platform since new owner Elon Musk lifted bans on a reported 62,000 accounts. The demand builds on a campaign by the eSafety Commissioner to make the website more accountable […]

The idea that our mind could live on in another form after our physical body dies has been a recurring theme in science fiction since the 1950s. Recent television series such as Black Mirror and Upload, as well as some games, demonstrate our continued fascination with this idea. The concept is known as mind uploading. […]

The battle for social media supremacy has taken an interesting turn, with LinkedIn and Facebook joining forces to take on Twitter. This comes after the news of LinkedIn deleting the account of a talented 14-year-old teen hired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. While this move might be viewed as an isolated incident, LinkedIn claims the account […]

The European Space Agency’s (Esa) Euclid mission will launch into space on a Falcon9 rocket from SpaceX on July 1, or soon after. Many of us who have worked on it will be in Florida to watch the nail-biting event. The mission is specifically designed to study the dark universe, probing both “dark matter” and […]