Category: Technology

AI-generated falsehoods and deepfakes seem to have had no effect on election results in the UK, France, and the European Parliament this year, according to new research.  Since the beginning of the generative-AI boom, there has been widespread fear that AI tools could boost bad actors’ ability to spread fake content with the potential to

Plus: California has passed three AI bills This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. There are more than 120 AI bills in Congress right now More than 120 bills related to regulating artificial intelligence are currently floating around the

Top officials from Google, Apple, and Meta testified Wednesday before the United States Senate Intelligence Committee about each of their company’s ongoing efforts to identify and disrupt foreign influence campaigns ahead of the country’s November elections. The hearing, chaired by Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, served largely to impress upon the companies the need for

It’s hard not to feel the ripple effect when big shifts happen. One such shift came Wednesday when Lionsgate—the studio responsible for the John Wick, Hunger Games, and Twilight franchises—announced it had teamed up with artificial intelligence firm Runway for a “first-of-its-kind partnership” that would give the AI firm access to the studio’s archives in

The JAMB matriculation list is important for all Nigerian students going into accredited Nigerian institutions. Only candidates whose names appear on the list are legitimate students. If your name is not on the matriculation list, one major fallback is that your application for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme will not go through. It

Funding from DFIs has grown Africa’s venture capital industry and now that funding seeks to create a market for climate tech in Africa but there needs to be clear winners soon.  A venture capitalist has two jobs: funding companies with the potential for outsized returns and managing relationships with the limited partners (LPs) who provide

In response to media reports about ByteDance‘s plan to collaborate with TSMC on AI chips, ByteDance stated today that the reports are inaccurate. ByteDance stated that the company is indeed exploring the chip field, but it is still in the early stages, mainly focusing on cost optimization for its recommendation and advertising businesses, and all

On September 17, Midea Group officially listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with the stock code 00300.HK. For this IPO, Midea Group set the issue price at HKD 54.8 per share, issuing a total of 566 million H shares, of which 28.29 million shares (approximately 5%) were offered publicly in

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch is just a couple days away. Alongside the first reviews dropping, we have also learned some new details about the device’s repairability. There are several interesting internal changes that make this the most repairable iPhone ever. Here’s how iPhone repairs are improving. Apple has been moving for years toward making the

A survey by a UK bank suggests that AI-generated voice cloning scams are on the rise, with 28% claiming to have been targeted. It’s recommended that people agree a secret code to guard against the possibility of being take in … AI-generated voice cloning scams A voice cloning scam is when a criminal uses AI