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WeChat Deemed a Security Risk in Canada, Banned on Government Devices

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 16:15

Canada banned WeChat on government-issued phones on Monday, roughly two years after the Biden administration lifted American bans on the Chinese “everything” app.

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Microsoft Chief Says More Games Coming, Regrets Dumping Windows Phone

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 16:10

Gizmodo

Microsoft has a few reasons to celebrate as of late thanks to a few record-breaking buyouts to put a huge swathe of the game industry under its thumb.

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Epic Games Is Selling Bandcamp and Having Not-So-Epic Layoffs

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 15:10

Gizmodo

The video game company behind the massive battle royale game Fortnite is also fighting for its life. Epic Games is reportedly laying off 870 employees as well as selling some of its previous acquisitions.

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China's government-approved AI chatbots were released to the public this week. Baidu's chatbot Ernie reportedly says a Chinese military takeover of Taiwan is possible.

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 10:46

Tech Insider

bert and ernie sesame street — This scene from 'Sesame Street' shows the character Ernie on the left. He shares a name with Baidu's new chatbot.
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YouTube Says Its Music AI Incubator Will 'Protect' Artists

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 13:25

Gizmodo

YouTube is embracing the future of artificial intelligence in the music industry by creating a YouTube Music AI Incubator to “protect” artists and their work, the company said in a press release on Monday.