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Senate Summons CEOs of Discord, Snap, and X for Child Safety Hearing

Subpoenas to testify at a hearing on online child sexual abuse by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on December 6 have been sent to the CEOs of Disc

Subpoenas to testify at a hearing on online child sexual abuse by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on December 6 have been sent to the CEOs of Discord, Snap, and X previously Twitter. The committee had to ask the U.S. Marshals Service for help serving the subpoenas because Discord and X refused to comply, even though Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Shou Zi Chew of TikTok are anticipated to testify willingly at a later session. In addition to pressing CEOs on their firms efforts to protect children, the committee seeks to address concerns about child safety online. Read More..

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Global Governments Tackle AI Regulation Amid Rapid Technological Advances

The fast growth of AI technology makes government regulation of artificial intelligence AI more difficult. Governments throughout the world are strugg

The fast growth of AI technology makes government regulation of artificial intelligence AI more difficult. Governments throughout the world are struggling with this issue. Numerous nations and areas are addressing the issues raised by AI by developing rules and looking into potential violations. Among the organisations actively interested in forming AI governance are Australia, the United Kingdom, China, the European Union, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, the United Nations, and the United States. President Joe Biden signed an executive order mandating creators of AI systems with potential dangers to share safety test findings with the government, and the United States plans to establish an AI safety institute. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Amazon Integrates Shopping Feature into Snapchat Platform

Amazon and Snapchats parent company, Snap, have teamed up to enable shopping within Snapchat. Users can shop directly from Amazon through Snapchat ads

Amazon and Snapchats parent company, Snap, have teamed up to enable shopping within Snapchat. Users can shop directly from Amazon through Snapchat ads without leaving the app. Amazons ads on Snapchat will display realtime pricing, Prime eligibility, delivery details, and product information. Linking Snapchat and Amazon accounts allows seamless inapp shopping. This partnership builds on their prior collaboration, where users could virtually try on glasses through AR on Snapchat before purchasing on Amazon. Snap aims to leverage its large user base for new interactive experiences. Snap, known for photo messaging, seeks to boost revenue through digital ads, competing with tech giants like Google and Facebook. Details about revenue sharing between Snap and Amazon for inapp transactions are undisclosed. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Microsoft Ignite Showcases Teams AI Noise Reduction and Virtual Workspace Enhancement

Microsoft unveiled updates across its products at Ignite, highlighting new features for Windows, Microsoft 365, and Azure. Notably, Teams introduces A

Microsoft unveiled updates across its products at Ignite, highlighting new features for Windows, Microsoft 365, and Azure. Notably, Teams introduces AIdriven noise reduction to minimize background noise and lower other speakers voices. Another feature, "decorate your background," lets users enhance their workspace virtually, launching for Teams Premium users in early 2024. Voice isolation is rolling out presently and will be available broadly in 2024. Additionally, Teams will offer immersive spaces in January 2024, enabling users to attend meetings as avatars in 3D environments. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

AmazonFunded Groups Rally Against Microsofts Cloud Dominance

Amazon is backing advocacy groups aiming to curb Microsofts rise in government cloud contracts. The groups argue that Microsofts Azure service locks c

Amazon is backing advocacy groups aiming to curb Microsofts rise in government cloud contracts. The groups argue that Microsofts Azure service locks customers in, hindering tech progress. Amazons substantial funding to these groups influences their efforts, advocating for Microsoft products on any cloud system, especially Amazon Web Services. Through lobbying and complaints, they push for open access to Microsoft software on various cloud platforms. Evidence suggests Amazons direct involvement in crafting statements for these groups, despite their claims of representing member consensus. Amazon denies authoring these statements. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Spotifys CuttingEdge Alliance with Google Cloud Boosts Personalized Recommendations

Spotify and Google Cloud joined forces to use advanced AI models LLMs to understand how users listen to podcasts and audiobooks, enabling tailored rec

Spotify and Google Cloud joined forces to use advanced AI models LLMs to understand how users listen to podcasts and audiobooks, enabling tailored recommendations. These LLMs, such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, are AIpowered tools trained on diverse data to create content. Google Cloud, a part of Alphabet, houses various LLMs PaLM 2, Codey, Imagen, Chirp trained on text, code, images, audio, and video. Spotify, an early adopter of AI, started by using it for music suggestions and now wants to expand this tech to improve recommendations for podcasts and audiobooks. Spotifys goal is to increase revenue by focusing on nonmusic content like podcasts and audiobooks, using AI advancements. This aligns with their strategy to profit from highmargin formats, despite the previous significant costs of venturing into these areas. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Indias Auto Industries to Benefit from Teslas Expansion Plans

Indias Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal, visited Teslas Fremont facility, lauding Indian talents role in Teslas operations and their pivotal contributi

Indias Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal, visited Teslas Fremont facility, lauding Indian talents role in Teslas operations and their pivotal contribution to the electric vehicle EV sector. Goyal revealed plans for Tesla to double auto component imports from India, strengthening their partnership. Elon Musks prior meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled future collaborations, with Musk intending to visit India in 2024. Goyals visit coincides with talks of potential customs duty concessions for Teslas manufacturing plant in India. The government clarified no separate policy for Tesla, urging the use of existing schemes like ProductionLinked Incentives PLI for innovation in ACC battery storage, auto, and drone industries, aligning with Indias sustainable development goals. Goyal affirmed the governments commitment to fair policies. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Clean Energy Employment Surges, Outpacing Fossil Fuels

In 2021, clean energy jobs globally surpassed traditional fossil fuel jobs for the first time, totaling 35 million compared to fossil fuels 32 million

In 2021, clean energy jobs globally surpassed traditional fossil fuel jobs for the first time, totaling 35 million compared to fossil fuels 32 million, according to the International Energy Agency. Clean energy is growing at 3.6 times the rate of fossil fuel jobs, with 4.7 million new clean energy jobs created worldwide. India saw increased fossil fuel employment postpandemic but also generated a substantial number of new clean energy jobs, ranking third globally in the energy workforce. China observed significant growth in clean energy employment but a decline in fossil fuel jobs, while coal industry employment continues to shrink globally, especially in less mechanized markets like China and India. Labor productivity rise poses challenges for these countries as coal jobs decline. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          



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