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Salman Rushdie: AI only poses threat to unoriginal writers
Salman Rushdie: AI only poses threat to unoriginal writers
by  AFP

Artificial intelligence tools may pose a threat to writers of thrillers and science fiction, but lack the originality and humour to challenge serious novelists, Salman Rushdie wrote in a French journal published Thursday.

Neuralink shows quadriplegic playing chess with brain implant
Neuralink shows quadriplegic playing chess with brain implant
by  AFP

Neuralink on Wednesday streamed a video of its first human patient playing computer chess with his mind and talking about the brain implant making that possible. Musk is hardly alone in trying to make advances in the field, which is officially known as brain-machine or brain-computer interface research. gc/bfm

UN General Assembly to address AI's potential risks, rewards
UN General Assembly to address AI's potential risks, rewards
by  AFP

The UN General Assembly will turn its attention to artificial intelligence on Thursday, weighing a resolution that lays out the potentially transformational technology's pros and cons while calling for the establishment of international standards.

Social media company Reddit rides high in IPO
Social media company Reddit rides high in IPO
by  AFP

The Reddit social network said Wednesday it had priced at the top of its expected range ahead of going public on the New York Stock Exchange, in a sign of enthusiasm by investors. With easy financing scarce, Silicon Valley is seeing a dearth of companies ready to make the big leap to go public, with Pinterest being the last social media company to do so in 2019.

Biden unveils almost $20 bn for Intel to boost US chip production
Biden unveils almost $20 bn for Intel to boost US chip production
by  AFP

US President Joe Biden unveiled almost $20 billion in grants and loans Wednesday for Intel's domestic chip-making plants -- his administration's biggest investment yet in the sector as he takes on China's chip dominance and sells his economic achievements over election rival Donald Trump.

Rising scourge of e-waste a 'catastrophe' for environment: UN
Rising scourge of e-waste a 'catastrophe' for environment: UN
by  AFP

The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said Wednesday, warning this avalanche of dumped gadgets was polluting the planet. This includes small everyday items like e-cigarettes and tablets, household appliances like electric toothbrushes and toasters, and larger items like television screens and electric bikes and scooters.