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in TechnologyWhat did Twitter do in Turkey before the presidential election?
Answer: On May 12, 2023. Twitter announced that it would limit access to some tweets and accounts in Turkey without specifying which ones or why. The company said it complied with the legal process and tried to keep Twitter available in Turkey. The decision sparked controversy and criticism from some observers who accused Twitter CEO…
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in TechnologyWhat makes Linda Yaccarino a trailblazer as Twitter’s new CEO?
Answer: Linda Yaccarino, previously the head of advertising and partnerships for NBCUniversal. was confirmed as the new CEO of Twitter on May 12, 2023. She was appointed by Elon Musk, who bought the platform last year for $44 billion. She will focus on business operations while Musk works on product design and technology. Yaccarino is…
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in TechnologyWhat is the name of Elon Musk’s chatbot that he claims will be a “maximum truth-seeking AI”?
Answer: Elon Musk gave his AI project that he says will try to understand the nature of the universe (and avoid annihilating humans) the name TruthGPT. He announced his plan to create his own rival to OpenAI’s Chat-GPT in an interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson on April 17, 2023. Musk also said he created…
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in TechnologyOn March 29, 2023, Elon Musk and 1000 tech luminaries signed a letter calling for what?
Answer: Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was one of the signatories of an open letter published by the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit backed by Musk, on March 29, 2023. The letter urged AI labs to stop training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, OpenAI’s latest large-language…
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in TechnologyAccording to a leaked memo, only 6 months after its acquisition, what does Elon Musk value Twitter at?
Answer: Elon Musk values Twitter at $20 billion, according to an internal memo reported by the Information on March 25, 2023. Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter in October 2022, meaning Twitter lost more than half its value in just half a year. However. Musk acknowledged it as an overpayment at the time of the…
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in TechnologyDid TikTok’s CEO tell Congress that China didn’t influence his company?
Answer: China’s commerce ministry declared it opposed a TikTok sale just hours before Shou Zi Chew, TikTok’s CEO, testified before Congress about TikTok’s ties to China on March 23, 2023._x000D_
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in TechnologyWhat’s the key difference between Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing?
Answer: Google released its conversational AI bot Bard on March 21, 2023, as a stand-alone webpage featuring a question box. Google’s Bard is a chatbot trained to be informative and comprehensive, while Microsoft’s Bing is a chatbot optimized for search results. This makes Bard a noticeably less effective tool than Bing at surfacing useful information…
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in TechnologyWhat were the first decisions made by YouTube’s Chief Executive Neal Mohan?
Answer: On March 17, 2023. YouTube allowed Former President Trump back on the platform. The announcement came after similar decisions by Twitter and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram. It’s one of the first significant content decisions YouTube has taken under its recently appointed chief executive, Neal Mohan, who assumed the top job in February…
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in TechnologyWhat is the most notable difference between ChatGPT’s version 4 and GPT-3.5?
Answer: One of the main features of GPT-4 is that it can process and generate different types of media, such as images and videos. This allows users to input a picture or video and ask for a summary, description, or transformation. This feature was not present in GPT-3.5. which could only deal with text. OpenAI…
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in TechnologyWhat are Ordinals?
Answer: Ordinals are the latest type of NFTs that are based on Bitcoin and stored directly on the blockchain. They were introduced in January 2023 after an upgrade enabled more data storage capacity for each satoshi (the smallest unit of bitcoin). Unlike other NFTs that rely on external platforms, Ordinals cannot be altered or deleted…
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in TechnologyAre AI-generated personas pushing malware on YouTube?
Answer: This AI-generated persona is being used on YouTube to spread malware. The videos are supposed to trick people into downloading Photoshop, Premiere Pro, or various video games from malicious links in the description section. Since November 2022, there have been 200-300% more such video frauds. This is according to CloudSEK, an artificial intelligence company…
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in TechnologyHow many people use TikTok in the EU?
Answer: By February 2023. TikTok had an average of 125 million active users in the EU. In October 2022, there were 65.9 million TikTok users in the US, with two-thirds of teens using it. The number of Canadians on TikTok is relatively small (26%), but 76% of people 18-24 have an account._x000D_
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in TechnologyWhat is Meta Verified?
Answer: On Feb. 19, 2023, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. announced Meta Verified as a premium subscription service. Users who pay a monthly fee get blue check marks, improved reach, extra impersonation protection against accounts “claiming to be you,” and direct access to customer service. Users must submit a government ID to…
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in TechnologyWhat is “prebunking”?
Answer: A pre-bunking approach involves releasing short videos that show people how to spot false claims. It is considered a quick and easy method of limiting the impact of misinformation. In the fall of 2022. Google launched a prebunking video campaign in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia in the largest test of the method.…
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in TechnologyWhat is Bard?
Answer: Google announced on Feb. 6, 2023, that it’s launching a chatbot service called Bard. The conversational AI is being tested for feedback and will be released to the public in the coming weeks. Bard explains complex subjects in simple terms and does other things, like providing tips on planning a party or lunch ideas.…
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in TechnologyWho are the founders of Google?
Answer: According to a New York Times Jan. 20, 2023, article. the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin have re-engaged with the company to help with its AI strategy. Google has been worried about ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, as it could potentially disrupt its search business. According to a slide presentation reviewed by…
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in TechnologyWhich tech giant owns part of OpenAI?
Answer: With Microsoft’s investment package of $1 billion in 2019, OpenAI moved from non-profit to “capped” for-profit (with a profit cap set to 100X). A Semafor report published on Jan. 10, 2023, revealed Microsoft’s plan to invest an additional $10 billion in return for owning a 49 percent stake in OpenAI, which values the company…
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in TechnologyWhat’s OpenSea?
Answer: OpenSea is an eBay-like site where people can browse millions of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), buy the images, and put their own up for sale. Since 2021 OpenSea has become the largest NFT marketplace worldwide. The company has raised more than $400 million from investors, at a value of $13.3 billion
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in TechnologyWhat is the all-time best-selling video game globally?
Answer: The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, released by Mojang in May 2009, selling more than 238 million copies across all platforms (as of April 2021). Microsoft revealed Minecraft Legends, a spinoff game planned for 2023, during its annual gaming showcase on June 12, 2022. The game will be available on all major…
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in TechnologyWhich government is estimated to own more than half of the world’s surveillance cameras?
Answer: Industry researcher IHS Markit estimates that more than half of the world’s nearly one billion surveillance cameras are in China. The New York Times analysis found that the police strategically chose locations, such as residential buildings, karaoke lounges, and hotels to maximize the amount of data their facial recognition cameras could collect.
