Google's Gemini AI assistant reaches one billion users
The milestone, which Google calculated based on how many people use the Gemini app across its ecosystem, gives the search giant a victory amid a major overhaul of its AI division.
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EXPLAINER: What to know about Wednesday's total solar eclipse
Eclipses happen when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, casting a narrow band of shadow across our planet. It creates a strange twilight during which temperatures drop, shadows appear at strange angles and some animals go to sleep.
Meta pushes global AI vision amid race with OpenAI, Anthropic and China
In a long essay published Monday about the future of artificial intelligence, Zuckerberg called for the US to compete against China, prevent "government tyranny" over AI and ensure that "superintelligence" technology will become available to everyone.
AI's hunger for power sparks US private gas plant boom
Analysis by the research firm Cleanview, shared with AFP, identified around 60 data centers planned for the coming years with a combined 97 gigawatts of "behind-the-meter" generation into the early 2030s, around the total installed capacity of Mexico.
Technology can make school journeys safer, authorities say
“If children are not safe, schools have no business, parents lose their loved kids, and the government loses valuable future citizens; therefore, road safety is a collective responsibility of all."
UK observatory nervously watches growing space junk threat
Experts at Chilbolton Observatory, operated by the UK's national space laboratory RAL Space, monitor UK-licenced satellites and fast-multiplying fragments of space debris swirling around them.
Harvesting electricity from soil in Japan
"As the population moves toward 10 billion, energy issues will become just as critical as food issues," said Nakagawa, chief executive of design firm Tripod Design.
Anthropic AI used fake identities to target real people in UK test
During the tests by the AI Security Institute, some Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents engaged in "sustained, potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organisations", it revealed in a report published late Tuesday.
Three arrested over unathorised sim card registration
“Police have also written to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to obtain the full particulars of the registered owners of the recovered National Identification Cards. In addition, inquiries are being conducted with Airtel and MTN to establish whether the suspects were authorised agents of the respective companies,” he added.
ICT ministry, communication stakeholders call for affordable internet, smartphone taxes
Zawedde said the government is engaging stakeholders on reducing taxes on smartphones and internet access, with a policy paper expected to be presented to Cabinet soon.
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These systems can etch minuscule circuits onto silicon to create microchips that power AI as well as all sorts of everyday electronics.
Uganda becomes East Africa's hub for virus detection and research
“An EAC Regional Centre of Excellence is a specialised institution recognised by the Community to provide advanced expertise, research, training, innovation and technical support in an area of regional importance. These Centres ensure that scientific knowledge and specialised capabilities developed in one Partner State become a shared regional resource benefiting all East Africans,” he said.
Mpigi school ICT skilling campaign receives Rotary boost
"Parents must stop abandoning their core responsibilities. Children cannot learn effectively on empty stomachs, regardless of how many computers we donate; these pupils need lunch at school, so I encourage you to contribute lunch to the school whenever you're called to do so,” Ssemwanga added.
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Casual WhatsApp conversations are increasingly spiralling into major defamation lawsuits in the country, as courts treat digital messages, voice notes, and group chats as permanent and public records whose legal implications are as significant as those of traditional means of communication, such as print media, radio and television.
Tororo technical institute IT equipment boost to enhance digital learning
Tahakanizibwa noted that digital literacy has become a key requirement for success in modern workplaces and educational institutions, making investments in technology increasingly important.
Let the machine type; teach our children to think
At MUST itself, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Pauline Byakika, the university's first female VC, heads an Institution that runs a data-science research hub that puts machine learning and AI to work on medical images, sharpening disease diagnosis across Africa. She has presented herself, even as a seasoned professor, as someone who must constantly learn, unlearn and relearn. If that is contextually true for a Vice Chancellor, it is true for a Senior Six student
UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s
Starmer said that the government "will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16", warning that these platforms are "exposing them to content that is dangerous" and "designed to be addictive".
Anthropic cuts access to AI models over US 'national security' order
Fable 5, released Tuesday, is a locked-down version of Mythos 5, a cutting-edge AI model that Anthropic has held back from the public amid concerns that it had unprecedented abilities to identify software vulnerabilities, or holes in code that hackers could exploit
Canada to ban under-16s from social media, regulate AI
"We have seen the very serious consequences that online harms can have...The safety of children cannot be an afterthought," said Culture Minister Marc Miller in a statement announcing the proposal.
Survey finds generational gap in attitudes to AI romance
Leaps in AI development have seen people turn to chatbots as confidants and lovers, while advancements in robotics are helping produce more sophisticated sex dolls — raising questions over the impact on human relationships.
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