SAN FRANCISCO — Eight US newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in a New York federal court for violating their copyright to train the technology behind the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots. The newspapers, which include The New York Daily News and The Chicago Tribune, are owned by Alden Global Capital, a Florida-based hedge fund that created the second-largest US newspaper group behind USA Today owner Gannett when it bought the Tribune publishing chain in 2021. “This lawsuit arises from defendants purloining millions of the publishers’ copyrighted articles without permission and with ..read more

PARIS — Do social media users have the right to control what they see – or don’t see – on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external tools to take control of their feed – even if that means shutting it off entirely. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms on behalf of an Amherst professor who wants to release a tool that enables users to unfollow all the content fed to them by Facebook´s ..read more

NEW YORK ― Apple has confirmed it is working to fix an issue that is causing some iPhone alarms to not play a sound, after users who overslept raised the glitch on social media. The alarm, built into the Clock app of the device, is the wake-up tool of choice for many iPhone users. However, in recent days, a number of iPhone users have reported that their alarms have not gone off, causing them to be late for work and school. Apple has confirmed it is aware of the issue, and said it is working to quickly fix it. It remains unclear how many people have been affected, what may be causing the issue ..read more

LONDON — WhatsApp is introducing a new way for people to organize events in Communities, the company announced. The feature makes it easier to plan get-togethers and events directly in WhatsApp, whether it’s setting up a PTA meeting or a birthday dinner. Anyone can create an event that others can respond to, so everyone else in the group can see who is planning to attend. Users can find the event in the group’s information page, and those who are going to the event will get a notification when the event date nears. The new feature is first becoming available to groups that belong to a Communit ..read more

Egypt Post received the gold level in the international postal inspection review conducted by the Universal Postal Union on Egypt Post works, in terms of the application of postal security standards for international supply chains, and the commitment to implementing the Union’s strategy that aims to build the capacities of postal authorities in postal security field, during the Postal Operations Council meetings in the Swiss capital, Bern. Mr. Hatem El Soly, Head of Quality Division, Egypt Post and member of the Standards Board of the Universal Postal Union received the certificate from Mr. Ma ..read more

Concentrix Corporation, a global technology and services leader that has been operating under the trade name of Concentrix + Webhelp, announced its transition to the Concentrix name and continued evolution of its brand. Chris Caldwell, President and CEO of Concentrix The Concentrix name is based on the concept of concentric circles, reflecting the company’s focus on keeping its people and clients always at the center, a concept that is still as relevant today as it was when the name was established. The newly designed visual identity represents the technology and transformative solutions that ..read more

The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 server has evolved to become a key player in the acceleration of AI and generative AI, machine learning, deep learning training and HPC modeling. The introduction of Intel Gaudi 3 AI Accelerator into this server lineup marks a significant advancement, offering an enhanced suite of technical capabilities designed to meet the needs of complex, data-intensive workloads. This evolution caters to a more diversified range of workloads, providing developers and enterprise professionals with options for pushing the limits of GenAI acceleration. Harnessing Silicon Diversity fo ..read more

Orange Egypt, the leading provider of integrated telecommunications services, and Huawei, the leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, announced a strategic partnership to launch Huawei Cloud services for the first time in the Egyptian market. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the Egyptian technology sector and underscores Orange’s commitment to driving digital transformation by offering cutting-edge cloud computing solutions to businesses and individuals in Egypt through collaborations with global industry leaders. Through the partnership, Huawe ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Meta introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open source “Llama” large language model for powering the technology. Meta AI is smarter and faster due to advances in publicly available Llama 3, the tech titan said in a blog post. “The bottom line is we believe Meta AI is now the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use,” Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a video posted on Instagram. Being open source means that developers outside of Meta are free to customise Llama 3 as they wish and the company may then incorporate ..read more

TOKYO — Bosses worried about turnover or wondering how long a new hire will stick around can now turn to AI for a heads-up on who might be next out the door. The artificial intelligence tool was developed by Japanese researchers to try and help managers provide targeted support to staff to stop them from quitting. It crunches data on employees at a company, from their attendance record to personal information such as age and gender, and was created by Tokyo City University professor Naruhiko Shiratori with a start-up based in the Japanese capital. The tool also analyses data on employees who l ..read more