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Tech Companies Are Transforming the Kitchen With AI and Robots That Do the Cooking

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chef-like robots, AI-powered appliances and other high-tech kitchen gadgets are holding out the promise that humans don’t need to cook — or mix drinks — for themselves anymore. There was plenty new in the food and beverage world at CES 2024, the multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology […]

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Davos 2024: AI-generated disinformation poses threat to elections, says World Economic Forum | Computer Weekly

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated disinformation and misinformation poses risks to upcoming elections in the US, the UK, Asia and South America over the next two years. Attempts to undermine the democratic process by spreading false narratives could erode confidence in governments and lead to civil unrest. The World Economic Forum (WEF) warned today that online

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Japan’s Nuclear Safety Agency Orders Power Plant Operator to Study the Impact of Jan. 1 Quake

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year’s Day quake to study its potential impact. The Nuclear Regulation Authority, or NRA, asked for further investigation even though initial assessments showed the Shika nuclear power plant’s cooling systems and

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Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Instagram and Facebook unveiled further limits on what teens can see on the apps, a move their parent company Meta says will reduce the amount of potentially harmful content young people encounter. Already, teens could opt to have Instagram’s algorithm recommend less “sensitive content” —

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Substack wanted to be neutral. Its tolerance of Nazis proved divisive.

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The newsletter platform Substack rose to prominence with a permissive approach to online speech, attracting big-name writers who felt “canceled” by the mainstream media for their conservative or libertarian rhetoric. Criticized in December for tolerating Nazis and white supremacists on its platform, Substack doubled down,

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HPE nabs Juniper Networks in $14bn deal to boost networking | Computer Weekly

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced its intention to acquire Juniper Networks, in a deal worth $14bn. The acquisition aims to bolster the company’s high-margin networking business, which, according to HPE, will double in size. HPE and Juniper Networks regard the deal as a way to meet the demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and

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Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration | Computer Weekly

Emergency legislation will be pushed through Parliament in a matter of weeks to quickly overturn the convictions of hundreds of former subpostmasters and their staff, prime minister Rishi Sunak has promised. The blanket exoneration comes after a major dilemma for the government. During Prime Minister’s Questions, in a House of Commons united on the

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