Microsoft: ‘ever present’ AI assistants are coming
The tech giant says we are moving to a “fundamentally new age” of “persistent” AI tools.
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News24 Business | Uber safari: E-hailing app now offering Cape Town visitors a one-day game drive
Uber Safari is launching this week, offering riders in Cape Town the opportunity to go on a one-day game drive to a private reserve for $200.
Samsung accused of obstructing Fortnite downloads
The game maker says actions taken by Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature go against competition laws.
The debate: Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?
How much are smartphones harming children and what should we do about it? BBC InDepth hosts a debate between a campaigner and an academic.
‘Everybody wants to be in’: How songs are chosen for EA FC
Steve Schnur explains how he chooses which songs get selected for the massive football game’s soundtrack.
Microsoft re-launches ‘privacy nightmare’ AI screenshot tool
It says it has listened to concerns about the tool, which continuously screenshots online activity.
Facebook parent company fined €91m over password storage
An inquiry was launched in April 2019 by the Irish Data Protection Commission.
They were arrested for posting during the riots – will it change anything?
Charges following disorder felt significant, but for social media giants there was no day of reckoning.
Watch: Can BBC reporter’s AI clone fool his colleagues?
Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy has an AI clone of himself built to see how sophisticated they can be.
News24 Business | Facebook, Instagram group bets on normal-looking AR glasses, celeb AI voices
Meta launched AI chatbots voiced by Hollywood celebrities including Judi Dench and John Cena on Wednesday, betting its billions of users are eager to embrace artificial intelligence.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows release date delayed to 2025
The highly-anticipated game’s launch has been pushed back from November to 14 February 2025.
Is Elon Musk’s Starlink a game changer for Africa?
The satellite internet company is expanding across Africa, but not without some controversy.
James McAvoy and Tom Brady fall for ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ hoax
More than 600,000 people have shared a message falsely denying Meta the right to use their images to train AI.
Terminator creator James Cameron joins board of AI company
His role at Stable Diffusion creator StabilityAI will focus on AI’s use in special effects.
Sharp rise in problematic teenage social media use, study says
The report says a “continuously online” generation needs more help to live healthy digital lives.
Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years for role in FTX crypto fraud
Ellison testified as a star witness against her ex-boyfriend and FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.
Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities
CEO Pavel Durov said the change should “discourage criminals” who have given Telegram a bad image.
News24 Business | Huawei ‘super fans’ annoyed at lack of supply as pricey phone hits China stores
Many fans of Huawei on Friday were disappointed that its much-anticipated phone, Mate XT – more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max – was not available for walk-in customers.
MrBeast is YouTube’s biggest star – now he faces 54-page lawsuit
It’s been another busy week for Jimmy Donaldson, in what is becoming a bit of a theme for the world’s biggest YouTuber.
News24 Business | Encrypted ‘Ghost’ app used by criminals across the world: What we know
Police revealed Tuesday they had infiltrated and taken down an encrypted chat app called Ghost used by criminals across the world.
A Tamagotchi comeback? Toy gets first UK store as global sales double
The egg-shaped toy which housed a virtual pet was one of the biggest crazes of the 90s.