Technology

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is engaging Hollywood celebrities to lend their voices for its artificial intelligence initiatives. Sources close to the discussions reveal that Meta is offering multimillion-dollar deals to stars like Judi Dench, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key. Meta aims to finalize these agreements before its Connect 2024 event in September, where it plans …

A hospital in China has made history by successfully conducting a remote surgery with the surgeon located 5,000 km away from the patient. Utilizing advanced technology and thorough research, a team of doctors enabled their colleague in Shanghai to control a machine that removed a lung tumor within an hour. A video of this pioneering procedure has gone viral on …

The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Friday against TikTok, accusing the app of failing to prevent children from joining and unlawfully collecting their personal data. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by allowing children to create accounts without parental knowledge or consent. It claims that TikTok …

Imagine examining a 520-million-year-old larva with its brain, internal organs, soft tissues, and nervous system still intact. This remarkable discovery was made by scientists from Britain’s Natural History Museum, who uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved fossil in China. This ancient larva lived during the Cambrian period, a time known for a rapid diversification of life on Earth. Fossils from this era …

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, saw a significant drop in his net worth by $15.2 billion, bringing his total to $191.5 billion, as reported by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. This sharp decline is part of a broader downturn affecting the tech sector. The Nasdaq 100 Index fell by 2.4%, impacting the fortunes of several tech billionaires. Elon Musk’s …

Over the past month, temperatures in Antarctica, typically one of the coldest places on Earth, have averaged 10 degrees Celsius higher than normal. This significant and unusual increase is being characterized as an almost record-breaking heatwave. The past year has seen a global trend of record-high temperatures, with monthly averages frequently exceeding the critical 1.5-degree Celsius increase over preindustrial levels, …

Swiss researchers have put forward a novel idea for the construction of a blast shield to protect a lunar launch pad using an autonomous, robotic hydraulic excavator. This robot would utilize materials from the moon itself, specifically gathering rocks to build a protective stone wall with a radius of 50 to 100 meters around the pad. The team, led by …

A ransomware attack on Wednesday, July 31, disrupted services at nearly 300 small Indian local banks. The attack targeted C-Edge Technologies, a company providing tech support to small banks across India. C-Edge Technologies is a joint venture between the State Bank of India (SBI) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The attack caused significant service outages, preventing bank customers from withdrawing …