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Austrian data use complaint against X for AI training

Austrian data use complaint against X for AI training

On Monday, the Austrian advocacy group NOYB lodged a complaint against the social media platform X, accusing the company, owned by Elon Musk, of using users' personal data to train…

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UK reviews social media legislation in the wake of far-right protests

UK reviews social media legislation in the wake of far-right protests

The Online Safety Act, passed in October but not set to be enforced until early next year, empowers the government to fine social media companies up to 10% of their…

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Cisco will cut thousands of jobs in its second layoff of the year.

Cisco will cut thousands of jobs in its second layoff of the year.

According to people familiar with the matter, Cisco opens a new tab that will slash thousands of jobs in a second round of layoffs this year as the American networking…

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Food Security: USAID and NITDA to Collaborate to Address Food Insecurity

Food Security: USAID and NITDA to Collaborate to Address Food Insecurity

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has expressed the agency’s readiness to collaborate with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other stakeholders…

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Nigeria and the United States Agree to Use AI, Promote Data Flows, and Strengthen Digital Upskilling

Nigeria and the United States Agree to Use AI, Promote Data Flows, and Strengthen Digital Upskilling

Nigeria's Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy has agreed with the United States to collaborate on harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI), enhancing data flows, and advancing digital skills. This partnership…

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Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy encourages parents, schools, and guardians to enroll their children in the Build-A-Thon Holiday Camp

Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy encourages parents, schools, and guardians to enroll their children in the Build-A-Thon Holiday Camp, a transformative 3-week immersive program specifically designed for…

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opening of its first store in India, Apple says, "Welcome Mumbai."

With the opening of its first store in India, Apple says, “Welcome Mumbai.”

On Wednesday, Apple Inc. unveiled the design of its first retail location in India as a number of onlookers rushed to catch a glimpse of the store's black-and-yellow artwork inspired…

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OpenAI will provide workarounds for the ChatGPT ban in Italy

OpenAI will provide workarounds for the ChatGPT ban in Italy

The country's data protection authorities said OpenAI planned to offer remedies to Italian authorities on Thursday to address concerns that resulted in a ban of its ChatGPT chatbot in Italy…

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Vietnam will look into the "toxic" content on TikTok

Vietnam will look into the “toxic” content on TikTok

Since "toxic" content on the short-video platform "poses a threat to the country's youth, culture, and tradition," Vietnam will begin investigating TikTok's operations there in May, the Information Ministry announced…

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China is planning a $500 million undersea broadband connection to compete with a project supported by the United States.

A $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network connecting Asia, the Middle East, and Europe is being developed by state-owned Chinese telecom companies to compete with a comparable U.S.-backed project,…

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