India’s Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) and Japan ANICANA Dealers Association (JADA) have forged a partnership to fuel collaboration in nurturing the Web3 ecosystem. They are focusing on advocacy, educational endeavors, and thought leadership activities. Significant investments in Web3 expansion across are driving growth and adoption. India’s Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) and Japan ANICANA Dealers Association (JADA) have signed an agreement to catalyze collaborative efforts toward nurturing the Web3 ecosystem. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) encompasses advocacy, educational endeavors, a ..read more

Saudi Arabia, with the largest investment in AI in the Middle East, is set to bolster its economy and make its mark on the global stage. The recent Leap tech conference showcased Saudi Arabia’s commitment to AI, drawing over 200,000 attendees, including top executives from major tech firms. These investments align with Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” agenda aiming to diversify the economy away from oil dependence towards a tech-driven future. Saudi Arabia is investing heavily in technological advancements, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), to diversify its economy and become a key play ..read more

Meta, the US tech giant, is currently going through a decline in shares during after-hours trading despite exceeding expected earnings. This is being dubbed as the fall of Meta. What’s Going on Meta? The Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp parent company announced increased expenses for 2024, primarily due to heavy investments in AI technology, with shares dropping over 15% as Meta anticipated due to spending billions of dollars, which was more than it had earned. Meta has prioritized integrating AI features across its platforms, including chat assistants, to allow for a better user experience ..read more

Scammers are using Facebook ads featuring fake news articles by the BBC to defraud users. Fake news articles featuring reputable names and falsely endorsing cryptocurrency investments are gaining traction on Facebook. These articles are generated by AI and made to look like they are coming from reputable surces. British consumer watchdog Which? believes that the platforms are at fault. Fraudsters are exploiting Facebook’s advertising platform to spread fake AI-generated news articles from the BBC endorsing cryptocurrency investment schemes. Jane Wakefield, a Technology reporter at the BBC, n ..read more

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are working on a new method called curiosity-driven red teaming (CRT) to train AI models and Large Language Models (LLM) to avoid generating harmful or toxic responses.  This method leverages AI to generate a significant amount of potentially dangerous and harmful responses that could be asked of an AI chatbot, to identify and filter out unwanted content.  In a new paper published on February 29, MIT scientists said this new training method is taking AI to another level by teaching it not to create dangerous answers that are aff ..read more

Due to the large number of outrages that were reported involving deepfakes and child sexual abuse material (CSAM), leading AI companies united on Tuesday to combat propagation of such AI-generated content.  Thorn, a non-profit known for its dedication to fighting against CSAM, announced that many tech companies such as Big Tech giants Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as CivitAI, Stability AI, OpenAI, and several other companies have signed and agreed on the new standards developed by the organization to address the matter.  Triggered by Criticism  Many of these compa ..read more

Google Search chief Prabhakar Raghavan cautioned employees about significant shifts ahead to maintain competitiveness in the new AI search engine landscape. Raghavan emphasized the need for adaptation, signaling an end to effortless growth due to changing dynamics. Despite the rise of AI-driven search engines, Raghavan expressed confidence in Google’s trusted reputation among users. Raghavan announced plans to streamline project timelines and expand teams in key markets like India and Brazil. In a recent all-hands meeting, Google Search chief Prabhakar Raghavan warned employees that Google w ..read more

On Wednesday, the US Senate passed a controversial landmark bill that could result in TikTok’s ban in the country if President Joe Biden signs it.   What About the Bill? This bill gives the Chinese company ByteDance, the mother company of TikTok, the option to sell its stake within a period of nine months. If ByteDance fails in doing so, the app would face a US blockade. Currently, the bill awaits if Biden signs his approval upon receipt. ByteDance informed BBC of its lack of immediate reaction to the development. Previously, the company expressed its resistance to any forced TikTok sale ..read more

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) disclosed the first-ever test of an AI-fighter pilot jet in simulated combat against a human-piloted F-16. The demonstrations of the testing took place at the Air Force Test Pilot School in California in September 2023 but was recently revealed by DARPA. The AI system, developed under DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program, piloted a modified F-16 test aircraft called the X-62A, or VISTA (Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft). DARPA has previously covered the Pentagon’s plan to integrate autonomous AI Ghost Jets into its arsenal ..read more

A sophisticated malware campaign has infiltrated the update mechanism of eScan antivirus software, wreaking havoc across major corporate networks. Avast traced the first incident back to 2018. Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in eScan’s updating process through a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack, substituting legitimate updates with malicious ones. GuptiMiner utilizes a complex infection chain and employs various techniques to ‘shackle’ itself to the system. A malware campaign hijacked an eScan antivirus update to distribute harmful backdoors and cryptocurrency mining software across major c ..read more