Technology

Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm
Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm
by  AFP

Meta on Tuesday said it will start removing posts that label Jews "Zionists" and target them for harm. "We will now remove content that targets 'Zionists' with dehumanizing comparisons, calls for harm, or denials of existence on the basis that 'Zionist' in those instances often appears to be a proxy for Jewish or Israeli people," Meta said in a blog post.

Samsung says 'no disruption' to production despite strike
Samsung says 'no disruption' to production despite strike
by  AFP

South Korean tech giant Samsung said Tuesday that production was not being disrupted despite a three-day general strike by thousands of workers. "There has been no disruption to production," local media quoted Samsung as saying.

S. Korea petitioned to probe BLACKPINK Jennie's 'vaping incident'
S. Korea petitioned to probe BLACKPINK Jennie's 'vaping incident'
by  AFP

A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of BLACKPINK apparently smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul's foreign ministry telling AFP Tuesday it had received a formal complaint. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP on Tuesday that they had received a petition related to the incident.

Australia sounds warning over state-backed Chinese hackers
Australia sounds warning over state-backed Chinese hackers
by  AFP

Australia's cyber intelligence agency sounded a rare warning Tuesday about the rising threat of state-backed Chinese hackers, saying they were "actively" looking for targets to compromise. "APT40 is actively conducting regular reconnaissance against networks of interest in Australia, looking for opportunities to compromise its targets," the Australian Signals Directorate said.

AI boom reshapes Wall Street as TSMC joins trillion-dollar club
AI boom reshapes Wall Street as TSMC joins trillion-dollar club
by  AFP

The entry of Taiwanese chip giant TSMC into the elite club of the world's most valuable companies is further proof that the generative AI revolution is shaking up Wall Street. The top ten of the world's most valuable companies is headed by Microsoft and Apple, closely followed by AI chip designer Nvidia.

Trillion-dollar chip giant: Five things to know about TSMC
Trillion-dollar chip giant: Five things to know about TSMC
by  AFP

Taiwanese semiconductor titan TSMC briefly joined a rarefied club of companies valued at more than $1 trillion on Monday. It works closely with AI leader Nvidia, which became the world's most valuable traded company in June with a market capitalisation of around $3.3 trillion.