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NEW YORK: Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) on Thursday gave employees a sneak peek at a series of AI tools it was building, including ChatGPT-like chatbots planned for Messenger and WhatsApp that could converse using different personas. Company executives speaking at an all-hands meeting also demonstrated a coming Instagram feature that could modify user photos via text prompts and another that could create emoji stickers for messaging services, according to a summary of the session provided by a Meta spokesperson. The showcase provided the first concrete indications of how the social media giant is planning to make its own generative AI tools available to its 3.8 billion monthly users, months after competitors like Google, Microsoft and Snapchat announced a rush of launches of such tools in their products. Meta has yet to roll out any consumer-facing generative AI products, although it announced last month that it was working with a small group of advertisers t...

Meta-owned messenger application WhatsApp has recently introduced a new feature called Channels – a new broadcasting tool that helps individuals and organizations to share updates with their followers. Described as a reliable and private means of receiving important updates from individuals and organizations. This newly announced feature will be accessible through a dedicated updates tab within WhatsApp and Channel admins have the ability to share various types of content including photos, videos, stickers and polls with their followers. An example is given by WhatsApp, which includes a sporting team sharing updates on games and player information, receiving news from local officials, as well as updates from your latest creators. READ: WhatsApp introduces new option to send pictures in HD quality With the introduction of Channels, WhatsApp aims to provide a one-way broadcasting feature for creators and organizations. Users can easily search for their favourite organizations or spo...

Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European Commission and consumer authorities that the online platforms allegedly facilitate the misleading promotion of crypto assets. U.S. regulators suing crypto platforms Coinbase and Binance, along with last year’s collapse of FTX, have sparked concerns over consumer protection related to crypto assets such as bitcoin and ether. The European Union last month adopted the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for cryptoasset regulation (MiCa). BEUC in its complaint filed on Thursday said the proliferation of misleading advertisements of crypto assets on the social media platforms is an unfair commercial practice as it exposes consumers to serious harm such as the loss of significant amounts of money. It said this was happening through advertising and influencers. It urged the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network to require the online platforms to adopt ...

Britain will host the world’s first summit on artificial intelligence later this year, in a bid to broker a common approach by countries to limit the technology’s potential doomsday risks while harnessing its potential, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday. “AI has an incredible potential to transform our lives for the better. But we need to make sure it is developed and used in a way that is safe and secure,” Sunak said in Washington ahead of White House talks with US President Joe Biden on Thursday. “Time and time again throughout history, we have invented paradigm-shifting new technologies and we have harnessed them for the good of humanity. That is what we must do again.” The summit is expected to take place in the autumn and will gather “like-minded countries” to shape a regulatory response, Sunak’s spokesman said, following a G7 call for action in Japan last month. The spokesman denied that the summit was intended as a counterweight to efforts to exploit AI for authorit...

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, unveiled a cooking robot at the World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE). Attendees visiting the company’s stand in Hamburg, Germany, have the opportunity to meet and interact with a cutting-edge cooking robot, offering a glimpse into the future of catering innovation. Cooking revolution kicks off Meet the first real multifunctional robot for your home. Aimed at making your good cooking easy and convenient. Restaurant version also available pic.twitter.com/YrxcB3jtxa — Moley Robotics (@MoleyRobotics) March 16, 2023 dnata’s culinary demonstration features the world’s first AI-powered robot capable of handling cooking operations in commercial and residential kitchens. Developed by Moley Robotics, it is able to recreate identical dishes at scale by following pre-recorded chef instructions. It is equipped with multiple sensors and machine learning capabilities, enabling it to precisely measure ingredien...

The matters related to natural resources play a crucial role in global interaction amongst states as well as the corporate world. It is widely defined that a natural resource is a resource that has some sort of economic, cultural, aesthetic and ecological value. The very nature of natural resources have made them an essential part of political maneuvering within the global context and is also known to be the cause of conflicts when it comes to their management and distribution. It is widely acknowledged therefore that though natural resources and politics have been intimately connected throughout the history of human civilization yet they become contentious as the states got conscious about the value attached to them. The realisation started to emerge that many natural resources were being exploited in ways that rapidly undermined their future existence. It was cogently pointed out that finite natural resources that were jointly used would eventually be exhausted and that since no ...

Meta-owned WhatsApp has rolled out a “highly anticipated” new picture editing tool for the Desktop version of the app, WABetainfo reported. According to the report, the recently released feature is a “crop tool” for the drawing editor which allows the users to clip the images as per requirement. “This addition has been highly anticipated, as previous versions lacked this functionality. With this update, WhatsApp beta users on Windows can now enjoy the convenience of cropping their images within the app itself, making it easier for users to edit media,” it stated. WhatsApp beta for Windows gets a crop tool for the drawing editor! The latest WhatsApp beta for Windows update introduces redesigned calling buttons and a crop tool, making it easier for users to edit media. https://t.co/ZBfPf4yfo4 — WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) June 6, 2023 The new built-in crop tool feature lets users easily crop their images without leaving the WhatsApp interface. The new feature has initially been ...