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Visitors to the Japan Mobility Show will get a vision of the future of rescue in the disaster-prone country, including exoskeletons

Japan Show Provides Glimpse Of Robots As Future Of Rescue Efforts

With a drone camera, a survivor is spotted in the rubble. "My idea is to help people such as firefighters with my machines," Izu, 61, told AFP. It was Attraclab that co-developed the small delivery robot squeezing through the cardboard rubble at the Japan Mobility Show and designed the remote-control stretcher on wheels or tracks.

Japan Auto Show Returns, Playing Catchup On EVs

Toyota Motor President Koji Sato showcased new electric vehicle concepts at the Japan Mobility Show, but the country is well behind its rivals in the fast-growing market
Tokyo's rebranded auto show returns this weekend just as China looks set to overtake Japan as the world's biggest car exporter after Toyota, Nissan and others got stuck in the electric vehicle slow lane.
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Chinese tech giant Baidu says its newest AI chatbot rivals the capabilities of ChatGPT

China's Baidu Says Its Upgraded AI Bot Rivals Latest ChatGPT

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.
Microsoft will finally get its hands on Acrivision, the publisher of popular video game Call of Duty

Microsoft, 'Call Of Duty' Maker Set To Seal Tie-up

Xbox-maker Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, whose video games include "Call of Duty" and "Candy Crush", are set to seal one of the biggest technology tie-ups after overcoming final hurdles Friday.
The accounting practices of US big tech companies have long posed a problem for authorities

Microsoft Fights $29 Bn US Back Tax Claim

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.
Online misinformation has proliferated amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas

Tech Firms Struggle As Israel-Gaza Falsehoods Explode

From fake accounts impersonating journalists to war-themed video games fueling false narratives, tech platforms are struggling to contain a tsunami of misinformation around Palestinian-Israeli hostilities after rolling back content moderation policies.
Google's new AI tool can read DNA like a language, and see immediately if a word substitution will change the meaning of that sentence, the company says

Google AI Tool Predicts Danger Of Genetic Mutations

Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases.
ChatGPT Enterprise will be powered by GPT-4, OpenAI's highest performing model, much like ChatGPT Plus, the company's subscription version for individuals, but business customers will have special perks

ChatGPT Turns To Business As Popularity Wanes

OpenAI on Monday said it was launching a business version of ChatGPT as its artificial intelligence sensation grapples with declining usership nine months after its historic debut.
Zimbabwe heads to the polls on August 23 to elect the president and legislature

Zimbabwe Election Disinformation Spreads On WhatsApp

From doctored photos making small crowds big to posts praising government accomplishments that never were, WhatsApp has become the channel of choice for disinformation in Zimbabwe before this month's elections.
Google's prototype AI news writing tool is reportedly "unsettling" in its capabilities

Google Testing AI News Writing Tool

Google is working with news publishers to design a new AI-backed tool to help journalists report and write their stories, the company said on Thursday.
Social media in Niger came under a massive disinformation attack in February, an AFP Fact Check investigation has found

IEC Partners With Social Media Platforms To Curb Disinformation

"Upon careful review of any reported complaint indicating disinformation or misinformation, the Commission promptly notifies the relevant online platform. The platform is expected to acknowledge and swiftly process the notification, ensuring a diligent response," The MMA Africa Director, William Bird said.
A woman uses her phone next to a logo of the WhatsApp application during Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai

WhatsApp Back Online After Global Outage Hits Users

At around 0750 GMT, outage reporting site Downdetector had shown over 68,000 users had reported problems with the app in the United Kingdom. Problems were reported by 19,000 people in Singapore and 15,000 people in South Africa, as well.

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