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Google, Microsoft, Meta collaborate to enhance global app security Three tech giants, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have formed a steering committee to improve app security across the globe through a newly restructured...

OpenAI Invites Global Partners to Contribute Data for ChatGPT  OpenAI is actively pursuing global partnerships with organizations to acquire data for ChatGPT's training. The initiative seeks large-scale datasets reflecting human society, not readily...

UK approves Microsoft bid for Call of Duty maker Activision British regulators on Friday approved Microsoft’s $69-billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, maker of the “Call of Duty” video game, paving the way...

OpenAI Faces Copyright Lawsuit from 17 Renowned Authors A group of prominent authors, including George R.R. Martin, known for the popular fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire (adapted into Game...

Google Sets New Rules for AI-Generated Election Ads to Boost Transparency Google, the global search giant, is taking proactive steps to address the rise of AI-generated content in election advertising and combat...

CSOs Shine Light on Digital Rights Concerns Ahead of Zimbabwe Elections TECHDIGEST - In anticipation of the upcoming August 23 elections in Zimbabwe, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) and Gender Media Connect (GMC) have...

New York Times bars tech companies from using its contents to train AI models TECHDIGEST -  The New York Times has implemented preemptive measures to prevent the utilization of its content for...

Amazon commits to better marketplace laws TECHDIGEST - Amazon on Wednesday offered commitments to the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority after Britain’s competition watchdog raised concerns about the U.S. e-commerce giant’s treatment...

Amazon Invests $120m In Internet Satellite Facility TECHDIGEST - Amazon said Friday it will invest $120 million to build a satellite construction facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, as part of its...

Google expands AI service to 59 countries TECHDIGEST - Google has announced the expansion of Bard, its conversational AI service, to 40 new languages including Swahili — the first African language to...