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Tech Happening

PRESS RELEASE / Government ICT officers forum elects new leadership

The Government ICT Officers Forum, a body of first-class gazetted ICT officers in the government sector, held its biannual election on July 13. Thirty-one candidates competed for 17 positions across six categories.

5m ago

AI vs humans: influencers face competition from virtual models

Social media influencers have embraced artificial intelligence to spice up their content but they are also facing growing competition from AI-generated Instagramers, TikTokers and YouTubers

8m ago

'Game of Thrones' author, other writers sue ChatGPT creator over copyrights

"Game of Thrones" author George RR Martin and other best-selling fiction writers have filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the tech startup of violating their copyrights to fuel its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT.

1y ago

AI both a risk and opportunity for journalism: study

AI is both a threat and an opportunity for journalism, with more than half of those surveyed for a new report saying they had concerns about its ethical implications on their work.

1y ago

Musk says X could charge all users 'small monthly payment'

Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said Monday, citing the need to cut down on bots.

1y ago

Twitter's blue ticks start vanishing

Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks on Thursday, as the symbol previously used to signify a verified account vanished from users including the Pope, Donald Trump and Justin Bieber.

1y ago

Indian celebrities, politicians lose Twitter blue ticks

Twitter has removed verified blue ticks from the accounts of a host of Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

1y ago

Will AI help achieve gender equality at workplaces?

Gender stereotypes continue to hold women back at work, but a handful of tech firms say they have developed AI (artificial intelligence) systems that can help break biases in hiring and promotion to give female candidates a fairer chance.

3y ago

GoGrabi - a new e-commerce for groceries launched

GoGrabi, new e-commerce for groceries, has just been launched recently. An initiative by Nexio Retail Concept’s Limited, GoGrabi plans to utilise a hyper-local model and provide a fast and cheap grocery shopping experience to the customers all over Dhaka from Octob

4y ago

Joycalls rewards disabled loyal customer

Joycalls, the internationally recognised social chatting IVR platform, recently handed over a token of appreciation to its loyal customer, Shoriful Islam, a 30-year-old blind resident of Khalishpur, Khulna.

4y ago

AI robot serves customers at Seoul restaurant

“Aglio Kim”, a trolley-like robot which uses artificial intelligence (AI), is delivering food to customers at a restaurant in Seoul, in order to minimise human contact and help ensure social distancing.

4y ago

GM exploring ‘flying car’ market using its Ultium electric battery: sources

General Motors Co is exploring options in the aerial taxi market, including whether to build the vehicles known colloquially as “flying cars,” as part of a push by the US automaker to look for growth in related transportation markets, two people familiar with the matter have said.

4y ago

Apple to hold 'special event' on September 15; new products anticipated

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has invited media to a “special event” it is streaming on September 15, with high anticipation that the iPhone maker will launch new versions of its core products.

4y ago

ZKTeco Brings Elite Series [TI], a robust face verification and thermal imaging temperature detection terminal with ultra-large capacity

ZKTeco has introduced the Elite Series [TI], a robust face verification and thermal imaging temperature detection terminal. Elite Series [TI] is a fully upgraded version of the Elite Series Visible Light facial recognition terminals using Thermal Imaging intelligent engineering facial recognition algorithms and the latest computer vision technology.

4y ago

TiCON: Putting technology in forefront even during pandemic

In the wake of the COVID 19 crisis, TiCON has developed its video conferencing system called eMeeting, which many businesses in Korea and Japan have been using for months. The eMeeting platform, which puts particular emphasis on ensuring the security of user information, is suitable for online meetings, webinars of corporate, healthcare, education sector.

4y ago

Microsoft prices its dual-screen Android phone at $1,399, will arrive Sept 10

Microsoft Corp has said the Surface Duo, its dual-screen smartphone powered by Alphabet Inc’s Android operating system, will start at a price of $1,399 and arrive in stores beginning September 10.

4y ago

Google turns Android phones into earthquake sensors

Alphabet Inc's Google's Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California.

4y ago

Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram

Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok in the United States and more than 50 other countries on Wednesday, embedding a new short-form video service called Reels as a feature within its popular Instagram app.

4y ago