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17Feb

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News, Technology, US

Meta is Working on Humanoid Robots

Meta wants to play a major role in the development of humanoid robots and the AI associated with them. However, it is not yet certain whether it wants to market such a robot itself. According to Bloomberg sources, Meta has set up a new division within Reality Labs, the branch where AI and VR headsets are developed, among other things. At the same time, the company is in talks with robot companies such as Unitree Robotics and FIGure AI Inc. Meta aims to use its existing software, sensors and computing components from existing products for robot development. However, it would not yet be about building humanoid robots itself. However, that is not entirely out of the question. Meta has hired Marc Whitten to lead the new robotics department. He spent the last nine months as CEO ...

Tata Steel: US Important Market With 12 Percent of Sales

10Feb

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Business, News, US

Tata Steel: US Important Market With 12 Percent of Sales

Tata Steel is closely monitoring developments surrounding the threat of new import duties on steel and aluminium from American President Donald Trump. The United States is an important market for the steel company from IJmuiden, with approximately 12 percent of total annual sales going to it. According to a spokesperson for Tata Steel, this amounts to 800,000 to 900,000 tons of steel per year going to the US. "That is not insignificant," the spokesman said. Trump has threatened to impose 25 percent duties on steel and aluminium imported from abroad. "Import duties always impact our sales abroad. If higher tariffs are imposed there, it will affect us. Although not yet known, we are preparing for all possible scenarios. The steel company supplies steel for electric car batteries...

Russian Hackers Trick Diplomats With WhatsApp Codes

20Jan

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Business, Russia, Technology, US

Russian Hackers Trick Diplomats With WhatsApp Codes

A hacking group with Russian ties attempts to convince diplomats to join a WhatsApp group through targeted attacks to take over the entire account. According to a Microsoft Threat Intelligence Report, Russian Star Blizzard, a group operating on behalf of Russia, is attempting to take over users' accounts with a spear phishing campaign. Spear phishing is a highly targeted attack, often targeting high-ranking people. According to Microsoft, this method has been attempted since mid-November. In it, the victim supposedly receives an email from a US government employee inviting them to a WhatsApp group about non-government initiatives to support Ukraine. Microsoft warns that the campaign explicitly targets government or diplomatic employees, including predecessors and successors to...

Canada is Not for Sale: Canadian Politician Sends Message to Donald Trump

16Jan

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Canada, News, US

Canada is Not for Sale: Canadian Politician Sends Message to Donald Trump

Canadian politician and businessman Doug Ford from Ontario appeared in parliament with "Canada is not for sale" on his cap, a clear message to Donald Trump, who will officially become the new president of the United States on Monday. Doug Ford previously responded strongly to Trump's statements that Canada would like to 'incorporate' into the US. Now Ford made a splash wearing a navy blue cap with the message "Canada is not for sale." He got the idea from Trump's cap with the iconic message: "Make America Great Again." "We must unite, and we can't let President Trump divide us. He's going to try to destroy our country; he's going to try to divide our country." The 78-year-old Republican had previously threatened to retake control of the Panama Canal and expressed his intention...

Microsoft Will Pump $80 Billion into Data Centres for AI Applications This Year

6Jan

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Business, News, Technology, US

Microsoft Will Pump $80 Billion into Data Centres for AI Applications This Year

Microsoft's chairman, Brad Smith, announced that it will invest $80 billion in data centre expansion by 2025. This is necessary to enable the enormous computing power required for AI applications. More than half of the investment is in the United States. "This reflects our confidence in the American economy," Smith said in a blog post. He also called on the new US President, Donald Trump, to support the sector and not to hinder it with "heavy regulations" regarding artificial intelligence. Race for computing powerIn the previous fiscal year, which ended in June 2024, Microsoft spent more than $50 billion on data centres. The major cloud infrastructure providers, such as Microsoft and Amazon, seem to have recently been engaged in a race for the most computing power to meet the g...

Google is Working on an Anti-Scam Tool for Chrome

23Dec

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Google is Working on an Anti-Scam Tool for Chrome

A new feature in the Chrome browser is supposed to warn users when a site is trying to scam them. The feature, which appears to use AI, is currently being tested. If you enable the feature, Chrome will automatically scan various web pages for possible scams. It uses a large language model (LLM) for this on your device itself. We say it is because the feature is not usable for the general public yet. A researcher on X/Twitter discovered them in Chrome Canary, a browser's beta version. According to the description, the LLM looks for the brand behind the web page and tries to determine its intentions. That way, it could also identify possible scams. Interestingly, the LLM appears to be on the user's device, and from there, it analyses your browser traffic. This way, your surf...

Utah Family(Parents, 3 Children) Found Dead, Teen Son Survives

18Dec

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News, US

Utah Family(Parents, 3 Children) Found Dead, Teen Son Survives

In a house in the US state of Utah, the police found the bodies of five family members. They all had gunshot wounds, the police of West Valley City reported on X. Only the 17-year-old son, who also had gunshot wounds, survived the drama. What exactly happened is still unclear. The bodies found are those of the parents and three children aged 11, 9 and 2. The 38-year-old mother had not shown up for work on Tuesday, after which a family member decided to take a look. He found the 17-year-old son with gunshot wounds in the garage and then notified the police.

TeamViewer Aims to Expand with US Acquisition

10Dec

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Business, Europe, Germany, News, Technology, US

TeamViewer Aims to Expand with US Acquisition

German TeamViewer is acquiring American 1E for 720 million dollars. In addition to remote support, it also wants to improve the user experience, supplemented with AI. 1E is a 300-person company with $77 million in recurring revenue, 99 percent of which comes from enterprise customers. It is positioned in the market with its digital employee experience (DEX) platform, primarily intended to make the experience more pleasant for end users. TeamViewer sees this as an excellent extension to evolve its remote assistance tool into an end-to-end offering. It will include management of digital workplaces and predictive maintenance, which should reduce irritation for the end user. 1E is an American company (with offices in the UK, India, and Ireland), which gives TeamViewer an extra foo...

Lego Builds First Factory in the United States

17Apr

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Lego Builds First Factory in the United States

Lego wants to build its first factory in the United States, specifically in Virginia in the east. The toy manufacturer intends to increase its market share in this way. It concerns an investment of 1 billion dollars. “If we look at the potential in the US, we still have a long way to go,” US chief operating officer Carsten Rasmussen told Bloomberg news agency. The popularity of colourful building blocks across the ocean is much lower than in Europe. “We are already strong on the east coast and the north, but there is still much potential elsewhere. We think we can succeed in the coming years.” The Danish company competes globally for first place with American toy giants Mattel and Hasbro. Over the past four years, Lego has doubled its turnover in the US, but there is still much r...

Chinese Spy Balloon Collected Information About US Military Bases

3Apr

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China, News, US

Chinese Spy Balloon Collected Information About US Military Bases

The Chinese balloon launched over the coast of the US state of South Carolina on February 4 was indeed able to collect sensitive information. Various sources report this to the American channel NBC News. In February of this year, the world was under the spell of suspicious objects over North American skies. On February 4, an American F-22 fighter jet shot down a large white balloon. A Chinese spy balloon, the United States declared. China has always denied that and spoke of a weather balloon. Nevertheless, the discovery of the balloon certainly caused a lot of tension between the two countries. After further investigation, the United States found that the balloon, first spotted over Alaska on January 28, could gather information. China could steer the balloon to fly over some loc...