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Amazon to stop support for communications service Chime next year

February 20 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab said it would stop support for its unified communications service, Chime, next year and will not accept new customers beginning Wednesday.

Amazon employees h...
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Microsoft develops AI model for videogames

February 20 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab has developed an artificial intelligence model of a videogame which can help generate visuals and actions, the company announced on Wednesday.

The model, called Muse, was made in collaboration with Ninja Theory, a dev...
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Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts

February 19 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after which they will be deleted. Previously, these videos were stored indefinitely. The change goes into effect on Wednesday.

All live videos that are currently older than 30 days will be removed from the platform as part of this change. Before videos are deleted, users will receive a notification and be given 90 days to cho...
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Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords

February 19 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Last week, Valve removed a game from its online store Steam because the product was laced with malware.

After the removal of the game, which was called PirateFi, security researchers analyzed the malware and found that whoever planted it...
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Samsung Electronics to Cancel Shares Worth 3.05 Trillion Won

February 18 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Samsung Electronics has decided to cancel its own shares worth 3.05 trillion won (approximately 2.11 billion USD), according to a regulatory filing by the company, as reported by Reuters.

The company further stated that it will repurchase common shares worth 2.7 trill...
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South Korea Plans to Acquire 10,000 GPUs to Stay Competitive in AI Race

February 18 2025 | TW News Correspondent

South Korea is planning to acquire 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) this year to remain competitive in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, according to a report by Reuters.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok stated that competition in the AI sector is no longer confined to companies but has evolved into an intense national innovation race. He further mentioned that the GPUs will be procur...
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Apple Delays AI-Enhanced Siri Update Due to Technical Issues

February 18 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Apple’s plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into Siri are facing delays, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman reported that engineering challenges are preventing the smart features in Siri’s new version from functioning properly.

Initially, the update was expected to be released with iOS 18.4 in April. However, it is now anticipated...
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Russia fines Google for YouTube clip telling Russian troops how to surrender, TASS says

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

A Russian court has fined Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google 3.8 million roubles ($41,530) for hosting content on YouTube that included videos instructing Russian soldiers how to surrender, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Monday.

Russia has for several years ordered foreign technology platforms to remove content it deems illegal, such as what it calls "fakes" about the war in Ukraine, issuing s...
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OpenAI tries to ‘uncensor’ ChatGPT

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

OpenAI is changing how it trains AI models to explicitly embrace “intellectual freedom … no matter how challenging or controversial a topic may be,&...
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