Category: Technology

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has suggested that the 75-day deadline for banning TikTok could be extended, though he expects a deal to keep the app running in the country will be finalised in time. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he still hopes to secure a deal to keep TikTok operating in the US, crediting the app with helping him win the 2024 presidential election. The app’s future has been uncertain since a law requiring its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to either sell it on national security…

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI as said that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover bid contradicts his lawsuit arguing that the company’s assets should not be for private gain. A consortium of investors led by Musk offered $97.4 billion to buy the assets of OpenAI’s nonprofit, in another salvo from the world’s richest man against the artificial intelligence startup. Musk sued OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others in August and has asked a US district judge to block OpenAI’s attempt to transition to a for-profit entity. OpenAI in its letter, submitted to a federal court on…

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The emergence of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) models is offering Chinese chipmakers like Huawei a stronger foothold in the domestic market, allowing them to better compete against powerful US processors. For years, Huawei and other Chinese firms have faced challenges in matching Nvidia’s high-end chips, which dominate the AI training sector—where vast amounts of data are processed to refine algorithmic decision-making. However, DeepSeek’s models prioritise “inference” — the stage where AI generates conclusions — by optimising computational efficiency rather than relying purely on raw processing power. That is one reason…

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The government aims to launch 5G services in Pakistan by the middle of the year, announced Parliamentary Secretary for IT Sabreen Ghori on Wednesday. Addressing today’s National Assembly session, Ghori further assured lawmakers that the prevailing internet speed issue will be resolved and people will see improvement by the middle of the year. The IT official added that “there are several reasons for internet slowdowns” as she further elaborated on connectivity and speed issues being largely faced by the people. The lawmakers maintained that at times internet speeds suffer. “No…

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, rejected a $97.4 billion acquisition offer from a consortium led by Elon Musk, BBC reported. Speaking at the AI Action Summit in Paris, Altman stated, “We are not for sale,” reaffirming OpenAI’s commitment to its mission of ensuring artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Musk’s lawyer, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that Musk had submitted the takeover bid. In a cheeky response, Altman posted on Musk’s social media platform X, saying, “No thank you, but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.” OpenAI operates…

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Chinese automotive giant BYD has said that plans to unroll advanced self-driving technology on nearly all its cars, including budget models priced below $10,000. The company also said it would integrate AI startup Deepseek’s software into its cars, following domestic peers such as Geely, Great Wall Motors, and Leapmotor. BYD is Tesla’s biggest rival in China and increasingly abroad, and Monday evening’s announcement led analysts to suggest a new price war might be on the horizon. BYD will install its “God’s Eye” autonomous driving system in at least 21 models, including…

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YouTube, once a dinner party idea, has transformed into a global phenomenon, now on the brink of surpassing cable television in paid viewership in the United States. Conceived by PayPal colleagues Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim in 2005, YouTube..com launched on Valentine’s Day of that year. Just months later, on April 23, the platform introduced video uploads with Karim’s historic 19-second clip, “Me at the Zoo,” which has since garnered 348 million views. Over the two decades, YouTube has grown beyond initial expectations, boasting over 2.5 billion global viewers…

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WhatsApp is improving user experience and simplifying the sharing of status updates with the help of a new significant update that is available to some beta testers. Beta testers can get their hands on the new update by downloading the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.3.22 update via the Google Play Store, according to WABetaInfo. The new update for Meta’s popular instant-messaging app includes two new shortcuts in the gallery sheet that will appear when users tap the floating button in the ‘Updates’ tab. This addition enables users to quickly create text-based…

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Experts worldwide have urged stronger regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent it from escaping human control, as global leaders convene in Paris for a high-profile summit on the technology. France, co-hosting the event alongside India on Monday and Tuesday, has opted to prioritise AI ‘action’ in 2025, shifting the focus away from safety concerns that dominated discussions at previous summits in Britain’s Bletchley Park in 2023 and Seoul in 2024. The French approach advocates for governments, businesses, and key stakeholders to support global AI governance and commit to sustainable…

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WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that he has no interest in buying TikTok, the widely popular short-video app facing potential bans in the US due to national security concerns linked to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Musk’s comments, made in late January, were released online on Saturday by The WELT Group, a part of the German media company Axel Springer SE, which hosted a summit where the Tesla chief joined the conference via video. “I have not put in a bid for TikTok,” Musk said a week after US…

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