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- Technology
Top AI experts, CEOs issue 22-word warning against ‘risk of extinction’ from AI
New Delhi: Top researchers, experts, and CEOs (including Sam Altman of OpenAI) have issued a fresh warning about the existential threat the artificial intelligence (AI) poses to humanity. In a 22-word statement,…
- World
Sri Lanka issues flood, lightning warnings for 12 districts
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology on Saturday issued a warning of heavy floods for 12 out of a total of 25 districts in the South Asian country, where heavy rains were…
- Technology
UK man credits Apple Watch for warning him of undiagnosed heart condition
London: A UK-based man has credited Apple Watch for pointing medics towards an undiagnosed heart condition. Author Adam Croft, 36, from Flitwick in Bedfordshire, UK, awoke to find his Apple device had…
- World
5.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issued
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the national weather agency said, although no tsunami warning was issued. According to the Japan Meteorological…
- Middle East
Israel to fight travel firm’s plan to add warnings to West Bank listings
Tel Aviv: Israel has threatened to launch a “diplomatic war” against Booking.com if the Dutch online travel reservation service company will add safety warnings to listings in the West Bank. Tourism Minister…
- World
Taiwan lifts typhoon Hinnamnor warning, no casualties reported
Taipei: Taiwan’s meteorological agency lifted its typhoon warning as Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon this year, left the island and its coastal waters, with no reports of severe disasters or casualties. According to…
- Technology
Google Docs expands warnings about dodgy files, links
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that its office collaboration tools Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings will now show a warning banner when users open potentially malicious files from the web.…
- Technology
Twitter rolls out ability to add content warnings to individual posts
New Delhi: Under the new CEO Parag Agrawal, Twitter is doubling down on efforts to sanitise its platform and now, the micro-blogging platform is giving all users access to the content warning…