Tag Archives: technology
Google to train 20,000 Nigerians in digital skills
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Google plans to train 20,000 Nigerian women and youth in digital skills and provide a grant of 1.2 billion naira ($1.6 million) to help the government's create one mil...
Aug 15, 2023
Norway wealth fund to firms: use AI, but do it responsibly
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund, the world's single largest stock market investor, is urging firms it invests in to engage with artificial intelligence as a way t...
Aug 15, 2023
ONE boosts range of Aries EV battery, aims for 600 miles with Gemini
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Our Next Energy, the Michigan-based electric vehicle battery startup, said its new Aries II battery pack is capable of providing 350 miles (565 km)of range between charges ...
Aug 15, 2023
Moderate Democratic coalition creates AI working group
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moderate Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have formed a working group on artificial intelligence aimed at tackling the issue of what restrictions, i...
Aug 15, 2023
OpenAI says AI tools can be effective in content moderation
(Reuters) - ChatGPT creator OpenAI made a strong case for the use of AI in content moderation, saying it can unlock efficiencies at social media firms by speeding up the time it takes to handle some o...
Aug 15, 2023
Nvidia shares climb as analysts raise targets ahead of report
(Reuters) - Shares of Nvidia rose more than 3% in hefty trading volume on Tuesday after two brokerages raised their price targets for the chipmaker, heightening already lofty expectations ahead of its...
Aug 15, 2023
Latin Americans fall prey to more online scams as cybersecurity lags
By Carolina Pulice MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gabriella Batalha didn't think much when she noticed she had been logged out of Instagram - until the next day when she found her account overrun with sensat...
Aug 15, 2023
US Congressman says Chinese spies hacked his emails
By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned him that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, with bo...
Aug 15, 2023
Mexican fintech Klar lands $100 million debt line in loan book boost
By Kylie Madry (Reuters) - Mexican financial services startup Klar has received a $100 million debt facility from investment firm Victory Park Capital, it announced on Tuesday, meant to expand the com...
Aug 15, 2023
Musk’s X social media platform shuts down promoted accounts ad business – Axios
(Reuters) - Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will no longer allow advertisers to promote their accounts within the platform's timeline to attract new followers, Axios reported on Tue...
Aug 15, 2023
