Feb 16, 2023 08:20 am UTC| Business Technology
Hyundai Motor and Kia are releasing a new software patch that will be available to 8.3 million owners of the brands vehicle models. This is a free upgrade and was created after it was revealed on social media that the cars...
Info-stealing malware swipes Pepsi Bottling Ventures' sensitive data
Feb 15, 2023 23:28 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business
Pepsi Bottling Ventures announced that its network was breached by info-stealing malware, exposing sensitive personal and financial information. The breach happened on or around December 23, 2022, which Pepsi Bottling...
Microsoft discontinues Internet Explorer, permanently removed from MS Windows
Feb 15, 2023 10:24 am UTC| Business Technology
Microsoft is removing Internet Explorer from MS Windows computers as it is permanently discontinuing the web browser which it developed. The tech firm was said to have already announced this last year and at that time, it...
Chinese immigrants look to digital Chinatowns to find love online
Feb 14, 2023 13:16 pm UTC| Technology
Where do people go for good Chinese food? One obvious answer is Chinatown. Many large cities have established Chinatowns and other neighbourhoods that serve as a cultural base for different communities. But increasingly,...
Google's search business doesn't have to be killed by AI chatbots – here's the ugly workaround
Feb 14, 2023 13:05 pm UTC| Technology
Googles parent company Alphabet has lost a hefty US$100 billion (83 billion) or nearly a tenth of its market value after its new AI chatbot, Bard, botched an answer to a query on an ad promoting its launch. It claimed that...
Valentine's Day: research-backed tips for dating app success
Feb 14, 2023 12:58 pm UTC| Technology
Whether youre in it for the romance or the chocolate, Valentines Day means love is in the air. For the 300 million people who use dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge, February 14 might be a time to get chatting. I...
S. Korean tech firms Naver, KT, Samsung rush for tie-ups to compete with ChatGPT
Feb 13, 2023 22:55 pm UTC| Economy Business Technology
South Korean tech companies Naver Corp. and KT Corp. are rushing to form partnerships in different sectors to develop superior AI services to compete with Microsoft Corp.-backed OpenAIs ChatGPT. Naver Corp., Koreas top...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects